My pet peeve is the Finnish name “Yrjö”. It comes from the Greek name “Geôrgios”, which means farmer, but nowadays the word “yrjö” means vomit. ‘Unique spellings’ like some “Everleigh” also drive me crazy.
My pet peeve is the Finnish name “Yrjö”. It comes from the Greek name “Geôrgios”, which means farmer, but nowadays the word “yrjö” means vomit. ‘Unique spellings’ like some “Everleigh” also drive me crazy.
It definitely reads like a name in English. You just have to pronounce it Jeen. I know a few old ladies with that exact name.
I’m not saying it doesn’t read in English, but whenever I read it, my mind registers it as a word/object. In English, it has those connotations.