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Edda · **05-18-2015, 10:58 AM**

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NGL I find it pretty irritating when random PvEers say "EE-da." Like "eatda hoagie." Last name is pretty straightforward, only part people switch up is "tine" and "teen" for the last syllable (it's "teen").

GloryRhodes · **05-18-2015, 11:02 AM**

Spahro Llorn = Sparrow Lowrn

Alienne Sandraix = Alien Sahndray

Kage · **05-18-2015, 11:13 AM**

Kage is a weaboo who only wanted to PVE and play the game and Kage is a handle I've used for... 10? years now, or at least various forms of it (OokamiKage, thekage, ExKage, ExpiaKage, etc).

So then I found out about RP and I never did find a way to be lore compliant and everyone ran with his name so it never became too much of an issue.

Other than questions of "Related to s-CRY-ed?"
I say yes, even though it's not because I will love anyone who likes s-CRY-ed.

"Kage Kiryuu" - Kah-gay Keer-yuuu

No it's not Cage like Johnny Cage... or Nic Cage. >.<

EDIT: NO IT IS NOT CAR-GAY. I AM NOT A GAY CAR.

***Maril*** · **05-18-2015, 11:42 AM**

Contrary to popular belief, Nailah's name has nothing to do with nails. So it's Nai-Lah with pressure on the L. For my two tribal cats, it's Lee-MaKa (L'maqa) and Lee-Ness-Ah (L'nessa).

Erik Mynhier · **05-18-2015, 12:17 PM**

Air-Reek-Ear
Lu-Me-Air
Mean-Air

Hammersmith · **05-18-2015, 12:55 PM**

Ham
Ham ham
Ham-smith
Ham-taro
Hamwich
Hammershit
(One of these names is not like the other)

D'aito Kuji · **05-18-2015, 02:00 PM**

Using the traditional accent of the Dodo tribe that D'aito Kuji hails from, her name is pronounced:

Deh [super quick pause] A - Eye - Toe - Koo - Gee.

The given name and the Sire's name should run together and sound almost like a single name. Â This pronunciation makes it a little different than the Japanese Buddist temple I named her after.

Outside of her tribe, people tend to simplify her name, pronouncing it:

Day-Toe

She doesn't mind this and is sometimes genuinely startled and impressed when she encounters someone who gets it right.

While she is thankful for her Sire, D'aito will generally correct anyone who tries to use Kuji in replacement for her given name, the exception being her superiors in the Maelstrom.

Zyrusticae · **05-18-2015, 02:16 PM**

Miqo'te names are pretty straightforward, though not as straightforward as Lalafell names. It's really only the Elezen and Roegadyn names where you get the really strange and hard-to-pronounce stuff.

For the record, T'rahnu Ihka is pronounced Tuh-ra-(short hiss)-nu Ee-(short hiss)-ka. No stresses on any of the syllables, just one smooth run from beginning to end. Of course, the hisses would be omitted for any non-Miqo'te speakers.

Chris Ganale · **05-18-2015, 02:19 PM**

I actually run into a problem in my own group over R'tahz's name with a few of them when said over voice. They have a tendency to pronounce it 'Tazz' as said in Tasmania, but I've treated it as...well...the way it's spelled, with the shorter 'ah' sound.

Seno also has had a few troubles from time to time. I've heard people pronounce his name "See-no" when it's said "Say-no". Which is probably not how you're supposed to pronounce a Japanese name structured like that but I don't care.

***RiniKett*** · **05-18-2015, 02:25 PM**

La-Rin-he K-ett

Rin-ee

Dasair · **05-18-2015, 02:28 PM**

This is such a neat thread; sooner or later, I'll tend to ask people (if it's not expressly stated somewhere) how to pronounce their characters' names.

My main's name started out as something completely crazy that I adapted to FFXIV conventions later. The original base was Xsaiav'lairnn (much more of an 'elf' name) which was actually pronounced Ks-SAY-vel-air-nn.

Post-Elezen conventions, it became Xavarian, and ended up going with the pronunciation Ks-say-VAIR-ee-en to still sound similar to the original concept. (however, in my head, I said it like Ks-sah-VAR-ee-en for the longest time. ICly, he doesn't really care much about mispronunciations either way.)

Mystrife is said like MIST-reef-ff or MIST-riff-ff, that extra 'ff' being there to account for that.. weird silent e in French that draws the sound out a bit more, but doesn't really have much of a sound to go with it beyond a tiny little added 'breath' I guess. The difference between the 'ee' and the short-i sounds don't much matter either due to how quickly that end part is said. (Almost like the word 'Mischief'.)

Yorumei takes on Japanese pronunciation rules and is basically Yo-roo-may, with a slight roll on the r.

Klynzahr · **05-18-2015, 03:02 PM**

(05-18-2015, 10:06 AM)Steel Wolf Wrote: Introducing my character as Sthalwilf Haemrstymmwyn has always been a good "opener" for me, as the responses of people trying to pronounce the Roegadyn language has always been fun. Â It also opens up conversation pretty well most times. Â :3

I run into this a lot and the results are usually great fun.
Although Klynzahr Iyrnahctwyn looks intimidating it is actually one of the easier to pronounce Roe names in my opinion. The trickiest parts are the 'y' sound and the 'ah' sound that show up a few times.

The 'y' falls somewhere between a long 'eee' and a short 'i' sound, but it's closer to the E of clear than the I of click.

The 'ah' is pronounced like the last syllable of Sarah, basically a softer form of the short 'A' sound. The 'h' slides into the vowel and almost disappears, making it relatively easy to just ignore.

The name itself flows likeÂ kleen-ZAHRÂ ear-NAHKT-veenÂ When spoken quickly the last name should vaguely resemble the name Earnest, followed by the wyn suffix.

Since Klynzahr refuses to translate her name, she will often shorten it down to Klyn, (which follows the previous vowel rules) or even Klin (which sounds just like it's spelled).

Kismet · **05-18-2015, 03:06 PM**

All of my XIV character's names are extremely easy to pronounce. There have been times where my one alt Lhei has had her name said as "Lee" or it was misspelled, but that's only happened on maybe two occasions. (She's going to become a completely off-screen char come Heavensward, anyway.) My character Astrid has a brother named Lamont that some people might pronounce "La-mon" or "La-moh", but it's really just a hard 't' at the end. :p

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Edgar · **05-18-2015, 03:19 PM**

Edgar Von Gandervalt is pretty easy to wrap your head around, but Ed's tribal name is a bit of a doozy:

Z'sira'a Tordone,Â pronounced Zoh-Se-er-ah Tor-Dawn-Ah. I don't know what I was smoking, either.

As for Kopo, a lot of people pronounce his name one syllable at a time, when there's a silent O snuck in there.

Koporo Aporo is actually pronounced Kopro Apro, as if the O's don't even exist. This is a nod to his accent, which slams words and conjunctions together all haphazardly.

Vali · **05-18-2015, 03:22 PM**

Val-ee-Rely-ah Far-oh

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