"edelweiss..."
#1
Posted 25 January 2016 - 11:01 PM
Should it be a middle to prevent mis-pronunciation?
Thanks!
#2
Posted 02 February 2016 - 08:07 AM
#3
Posted 02 February 2016 - 09:34 AM
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#4
Posted 03 February 2016 - 12:01 PM
Just after I read your initial post, I saw a birth announcement for a baby girl Edelweiss.
I think Edelin would fit in with today's style name, and some may argue that it is more wearable than Edelweiss, but I find that the pronunciation would be less clear. I could see this being mistaken as EE-duh-lyn (like Edie) or Ed-uh-lyn (like Edison), same with Edelina. Edelina resembles a latin name so I would use a latin pronunciation (Eh-duh-lee-na). If you want the AY sound at the beginning, Adelyn could work, but then you are loosing the beauty of Edelweiss.
Personally, I think that Edelweiss would make a lovely name, and has the possible nickname Edel (Ay del) or even just Del.
If you want to look at it another way, you could find a name with a similar meaning. Edelweiss literally translates to Noble (edel) white (weiss). So finding a name meaning noble and/or white could be another way to 'honor' your favorite movie.
Adelaide
Edelmira
Heidi
Eugenia
Audrey
Alarice
Alba
Berwyn
Bianca
Ceridwen
Eirween
Gwenlyn
Rowena
Winifred
Wynne
And another name I came across, Adelvice, which is a variant of Adelaide so the first syllable is AH not AY but you could spell it this way and pronounce it as Edelweiss.
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#5
Posted 04 February 2016 - 04:20 PM
#6
Posted 12 February 2016 - 01:28 PM
I love it! I think it would be a great first or middle name. Altough, I wonder if it might get pronounced EE-dlynn with a long E. Have you toyed with any 'A' spellings?
Adelynn
Eadlynn
Aidlynn
Just thinking....
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