How do you pronounce?

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How do you pronounce?
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Thu, 09-28-2006 - 5:28pm

How do you pronounce these names? Are there any other variations? Which do you like best, and which do you think goes best with sib Lorelei (if any)?

Annora
Honora
Inara




Edited 9/28/2006 5:31 pm ET by serendipity_girl
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Registered: 10-14-2005
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 5:55pm

9I would pronounce Honora and Annora the same (uh-NOR-uh) but I'd pronounce Inara as ee-NAHR-ah.

I prefer the first pronounciation and would go with the Honora spelling. Honora doesn't seem like a great match with Lorelei, honestly. (I'd expect Honoras siblings to be Temperence and Constance or something similar. )Annora seems to match a little better in appearance and because it doesn't look like a virtue name, but it also looks made up or kre8tiv to me. I'm just not wild about it. I much much much prefer Nora(h). I think Norah would be a great match with Lorelei. Both are sweet and feminine but strong and recognizeable without being popular. Or, if you don't mind the alliteration, I also really like Lenore or Leonora.




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Thu, 09-28-2006 - 5:58pm

*delurking*

My grandmother's name was Hanora. Everyone called her Nora. Her given name was said Huh Nora.

I like Nora but always thought Hanora was odd.

But I do LOVE that it's different and NOT popular!

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Registered: 09-12-2006
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 5:59pm

I would also say Honora like uh-NOR-uh.

A variation on this name that I like a lot is Honoria, pronounced uh-NOR-ee-uh.

-Katharine

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Registered: 05-05-2006
Fri, 09-29-2006 - 12:16am

I agree with the previous posters about the pronounciation. I really like Honora. Annora is also nice.

I don't see any problems with Lorelei and Honora or Lorelei and Annora as siblings. My name and my sister's are much more different than that, but they sound natural together to me. You will say your kids' names together a million times. No matter what name you pick it will sound right with Lorelei before long.

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Registered: 04-13-2006
Fri, 09-29-2006 - 1:10am

Out of the three, I like Annora the best. I think it goes best with Lorelei. It reminds me of Lenora and I love that. Honora and Inara are a little too different IMO.

Shelly

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Registered: 08-20-2001
Fri, 09-29-2006 - 2:12pm

Here's how I'd pronounce them:

Annora- AN-nore-ah

Honora-Ohn-ore-ah

Inara- Ih-NAR-ah

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Registered: 09-29-2006
Fri, 09-29-2006 - 6:36pm
Enora
That's what my dh named his rabbit. He got the name from the movie Serinity.
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Registered: 09-25-2006
Fri, 09-29-2006 - 7:33pm

Annora: uh-NOR-uh, although the double-n makes me think it should be Ann-OR-uh


Honora: oh-NOR-uh


Inara: in-NAH-ruh or ee-NAH-ruh


 
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Fri, 09-29-2006 - 7:38pm

I'd also pronounce Annora and Honora about the same. Inara I'd say more like In-ahr-a.

Besides those already mentioned, there's also:

Anora
Annorah
Hannora
Hanorah
*if you're interested in other spellings
Vanora/Vannora
Gwennor(e)/Gwenora/Gwennora
Sonora
Nathara/Nathaira
Nolana/Nolanna
*if you'd like some similar ideas

HTH

~Kelli

Ps. Annora is my favorite of the three you listed, btw. ;)


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