#desinameproblem

[Blacklisted_Prince]

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@12345678910

wohi to main soch rhi hoon k humra name kisi ne kya krna hai

Hmri soch ktni mlti julti hy na

[Moodie_Foodie]

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5 letter long and the contains an and an I. It gets butchered like a cow on bari eid. .. yeah!!! #igotnameproblems](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=igotnameproblems)

[us1415]

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Mine is an american name but it gets butchered from desis and Mexicans. Desis pronounce my name is Jo-el as in Noel and mexicans make the J silent as hesus for Jesus.

[Ess_Emm]

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@Dopey

What are we talking about? I am often speechless.

Names and stuff. Ya know.

@OneYourMomWarnedAbt

I have one. First day of the class in my grad school. Class is half Indians and half Chinese. Prof a white Texan. During roll call he suddenly stops. Struggles a bit. Calls ‘Gay’. Nobody answers. He goes ‘Amit Gay’. All Indians are laughing now. Chinese confused. His name was Ghai.

Mahboob. Yeah…it’s pretty obvious what that gets butchered to.

@TLK

That is ok people. Our community still cannot tell a good difference between Jean, Sean, Shawn, John and Gene.

Our people can’t say some desi names either

@Guac

Iqra pronounced Iggra

Sidra ----> Citra

Sana—> Sauna

Nauman—> No man

One of our friends actually got mad when someone kept saying “Sauna” She’s like no, it’s Sana, not saaaaaauna.

@Mezhgan

My first name is the same as my GS name. It’s a Dari name and gets butchered quite a bit. The British assume it’s a variation of the name Megan (as in Megan Fox) and often pronounce it that way. More irritating is when Iranians correct me about the supposedly correct pronunciation. Pronunciation is relative as there a few different dialects of Persian/Dari (even within Iran), so no! I’m not pronouncing it wrong!

I have a Pashto middle name as well but that usually doesn’t get butchered as the the only speak who call me that speak Pashto and know how to pronounce it.

Just curious, how do you pronounce you name? I wanna make sure I’m saying it right in my head too

@Moodie_Foodie

5 letter long and the contains an and an I. It gets butchered like a cow on bari eid. .. yeah!!! #igotnameproblems](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=igotnameproblems)

Oh this reminds me, of this I saw a while ago

Umm..yeah.

@us1415

Mine is an american name but it gets butchered from desis and Mexicans. Desis pronounce my name is Jo-el as in Noel and mexicans make the J silent as hesus for Jesus.

I guess no one’s immune eh

[Mezhgan]

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@Ess_Emm

Just curious, how do you pronounce you name? I wanna make sure I’m saying it right in my head too

It’s pronounced Mezh-gone. The -zh is like -sh but replace the s with z. That tends to throw people off.

[OYMWA]

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@Mezhgan

It’s pronounced Mezh-gone. The -zh is like -sh but replace the s sound with z. That tends to throw people off.

In that case, count us with the British. We have butchered it too.

[KKF]

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@Mezhgan

It’s pronounced Mezh-gone. The -zh is like -sh but replace the s with z. That tends to throw people off.

your name has letter ZA [with 3 dots on top] with sounds like DUAAD but in former case the tip of the tongue touches the bottom of the upper frontal teeth to make that sound.

also, the N in ur name has a noon Ghunnah [nasal ‘N’]

[Ess_Emm]

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@Mezhgan

It’s pronounced Mezh-gone. The -zh is like -sh but replace the s with z. That tends to throw people off.

Oh damn, I’ve been saying it Mez-gun in my head all along

So it’s…Mesh-gone? How is the Z pronounced?

[TLK]

And is it my fault that my name is Anas Butt

[Ess_Emm]

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@TLK

And is it my fault that my name is Anas Butt

No it’s not TLK

[Mezhgan]

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@Ess_Emm

Oh damn, I’ve been saying it Mez-gun in my head all along

So it’s…Mesh-gone? How is the Z pronounced?

For the z, replace the the s in the -sh sound with a z. The -zh sound is almost sound like a soft g sound, rather like the g in protégé or décolletage.

@KKF

your name has letter ZA [with 3 dots on top] with sounds like DUAAD but in former case the tip of the tongue touches the bottom of the upper frontal teeth to make that sound.

also, the N in ur name has a noon Ghunnah [nasal ‘N’]

In Dari, I spell it this way مژگان

[OYMWA]

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@Mezhgan

For the z, replace the the s in the -sh sound with a z. The -zh sound is almost sound like a soft g sound, rather like the g in protégé or décolletage.

so its like mejh-gone?

[Ess_Emm]

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@Mezhgan

For the z, replace the the s in the -sh sound with a z. The -zh sound is almost sound like a soft g sound, rather like the g in protégé or décolletage.

Ah, I gotcha. Thanks!

Now your name totally sounds Afghani, pronounced the right way

[KKF]

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@Mezhgan

In Dari, I spell it this way مژگان

same as in Faarsii and Urdu…MiZgaaN means eyelashes. it’s extensively used in Urdu poetry.

[muqawwee123]

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@KKF

same as in Faarsii and Urdu…MiZgaaN means eyelashes. it’s extensively used in Urdu poetry.

Barsat ka to moasam kab ka nIkal gaya par
Mijgan ki ye ghattayein ab tak barasteeyan hein

Vey Suraty Ilahi Kis Des Bastian Hayn Abida Parveen …

[Ess_Emm]

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@Mezhgan

For the z, replace the the s in the -sh sound with a z. The -zh sound is almost sound like a soft g sound, rather like the g in protégé or décolletage.

In Dari, I spell it this way مژگان

ohh you’ve got that not-often-used letter in your name! that’s a very hard letter to pronounce normally. it’s got a mix between a YA and Z sound.

In dari does that letter get used a lot?

[OYMWA]

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we should have her do the audio upload

[Mezhgan]

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@Ess_Emm

ohh you’ve got that not-often-used letter in your name! that’s a very hard letter to pronounce normally. it’s got a mix between a YA and Z sound.

In dari does that letter get used a lot?

It does get used a bit but I wouldn’t say it’s super common. I would say it is more commonly used than in Urdu though. Quite a few names have it, like:

• Fozhan, a feminine name meaning “loud voice”
• Manizheh, name of a female character in the epic poem the *Shahnama *(“Book of Kings”).
• Bizhan, a male name based on a character in the Shahnama
• Mozhdeh, a female name meaning “good news”
• Nazhin, a supposedly unisex name derived from a type of tree. I say supposedly as I’ve never met a guy with this name.

[mahool]

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@Mezhgan

My first name is the same as my GS name. It’s a Dari name and gets butchered quite a bit. The British assume it’s a variation of the name Megan (as in Megan Fox) and often pronounce it that way. More irritating is when Iranians correct me about the supposedly correct pronunciation. Pronunciation is relative as there a few different dialects of Persian/Dari (even within Iran), so no! I’m not pronouncing it wrong!

I have a Pashto middle name as well but that usually doesn’t get butchered as the the only speak who call me that speak Pashto and know how to pronounce it.

What is the meaning of Mezhgan?

Mezban is host…

[Mezhgan]

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@mahool

What is the meaning of Mezhgan?

Mezban is host…

It means “eyelashes.”