Posted by Deb
on 8/27/2008, 9:18 am, in reply to "shameless self-promotion"
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I like the look of Llyr best too, but I could see it being mistaken on paper as a feminine name in an English speaking environment. It might also get mispronounced as "liar" a lot. I also have trouble pronouncing the Welsh double L correctly but, as my great grandfather was half Welsh, I give myself permission to choose Welsh middle names and just pronounce them the best I can. I guess I feel entitled by ancestry. Hehe.
On the other hand, English speakers are accustomed to seeing a double L now and then, such as in the name, Lloyd. It isn't pronounced the Welsh way, but no one stumbles over it. If you can tolerate giving up the authentic Welsh pronunciation, I'd say it's usuable.
Of your other options, I don't care for Lir at all; seems incomplete and of ambiguous vowel pronounciation. Lear I kind of like the look of. Of course, Shakespeare's King Lear comes to mind, but, for me, Shakespeare references are a positive. Lear spelled this way strikes me as very masculine. I'd say it's usuable. No one would have trouble pronouncing or spelling it and kids at school wouldn't really have much ammo from the name itself for teasing other than to bring up kings or jets.
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