Ormond Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 [quote name='Fireball07' post='1695831' date='Feb 22 2009, 15.50']For some reason I always pronounced Jaime's name as "jem". I think "Jamie" sounds really wrong. How about Arya? I pronounce it Are-yeah (as in the two words) but my friend pronounces it air-yeah.[/quote] This is one that I got information about before I wrote my baby name book. It's supposed to be ARE-yuh, as in "Are yuh a fan of GRRM"? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loathsome warg Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 [quote name='Archdaimon' post='1695510' date='Feb 22 2009, 05.18']I am from Denmark, and tradition here is to say a lot of Latin words with hard C... Like in German Caesar became Kaisar... (I seem to recall somewhere that hard C was the Roman way, and soft C was the ecclestial latin way... someone more knowledgeable should be able to correct me if I am wrong) I always thought Cersei was to be pronounced Ker-sei, not ser-sei... But ok, make sense, its an English book...[/quote] Yup, Classical Latin uses the hard C and medieval/later Latin tends to soften the C, especially if it's used before a vowel. Ex. Incipit in Classical Latin= In-ki-pit , in Medieval Latin = In-chi-pit For the record, I kinda like that Martin is loose with pronounciation. Although the HBO series may change this, I'm always stubbornly sure that what I hear in my head is correct! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball07 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 [quote name='Ormond' post='1695946' date='Feb 22 2009, 23.57']This is one that I got information about before I wrote my baby name book. It's supposed to be ARE-yuh, as in "Are yuh a fan of GRRM"? :)[/quote] Pretty much what I thought. Good, I like being right. Even if he did say you can pronounce them how you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThanatosAngel Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 So would Viserys be something like "viss-err-ris?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jondegi Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 [quote name='ThanatosAngel' post='1704360' date='Mar 1 2009, 20.07']So would Viserys be something like "viss-err-ris?"[/quote] From looking at the other names with lys in them, I think it would be viss-err-ees. I'm not sure though. I've always pronounced it Viss-err-iss as well. I really don't care how they are pronounced for everyone except Jaime. I just do not like the way some people pronounce it as Jay-mee. I don't know why. I've always called him Jayme. Ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball07 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 [quote name='jondegi' post='1704436' date='Mar 2 2009, 06.34']From looking at the other names with lys in them, I think it would be viss-err-ees. I'm not sure though. I've always pronounced it Viss-err-iss as well. I really don't care how they are pronounced for everyone except Jaime. I just do not like the way some people pronounce it as Jay-mee. I don't know why. I've always called him Jayme. Ah well.[/quote] I agree with you about the Jaime thing. You're not Irish, are you? I say viss-err-iss too and dan-air-iss for Dany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jondegi Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 [quote name='Fireball07' post='1704983' date='Mar 2 2009, 10.55']I agree with you about the Jaime thing. You're not Irish, are you? I say viss-err-iss too and dan-air-iss for Dany.[/quote] No, I'm not Irish, Fireball...if only. :D Jayme sounds more...knightly to me. I don't know, Jaymee doesn't seem to fit him. I'm insane, I know. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball07 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 [quote name='jondegi' post='1705085' date='Mar 2 2009, 20.35']No, I'm not Irish, Fireball...if only. :D Jayme sounds more...knightly to me. I don't know, Jaymee doesn't seem to fit him. I'm insane, I know. lol[/quote] That's exactly how I feel. That's how most of the people around me say it too and Yerman said the same below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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