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Hi,

My husband and I have made a list of names for our baby. How would you pronounce (or mispronounce) these names?

Yayoi
Wakana
Azusa
Musashi
Yuzuru
Makoto


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I've never heard any of these names said out loud before, so I could be way off on these... still, these would be my guesses:

Yayoi: yuh-YOY

Wakana: wuh-KAH-nuh

Azusa: uh-ZOO-suh (...reminds me of Aziza: uh-ZEE-zuh)

Musashi: moo-SAH-shee

Yuzuro: yoo-ZOO-roh

Makoto: muh-KOH-toh

Most of these sound Japanese to me -- if they are, you may also want to try asking this question at a forum for people who speak Japanese or live in Japan.



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Update!

I've found a .wav file of someone saying Makoto here:

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These are Japanese names as you guessed. I am from Japan and my husband is from U.S. Because he is fluent in Japanese, I was wondering what they sound like for native English speakers who know nothing about Japanese. Your comment was a great help! Thanks a lot!

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You're welcome! I hope I didn't mangle any of them too much. smile Best of luck choosing a name for your baby!


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First reactions

Yayoi= YAY-yoi or yah-yoi
Wakana=wah-KAH-nah
Azusa=ah-ZOO-za
Musashi=moo-saw-she
Yuzuru= u-zoo-roo
Makoto= mah-ko-toe



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