Say Liza!

If you've pondered how to pronounce my name...

It's a Hebrew name (אֵלִי), and so, the correct way to say it is eh-lee (emphasis on the eh). Most people use the spelling “Eli”, but this is open to too much interpretation (such as ilai, which I explicitly do not like.) So a friend, who has a keen for germanic languages, suggested Ælij (Aelij). I just love that cool æ ligature! Note that in latin-based languages, æ is pronounced ay, whereas in germanic-based, it is eh.

 

P.S.

The title for this post is a reference to Liza Minnelli's song, Say Liza. She too seems to be frustrated about people mispronouncing her name.

Published Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:20 PM by aelij
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