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Easier-to-Pronounce Variants of the Name Vitalii (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by Vitaly to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Recently, I moved to the UK due to the war in Ukraine and have noticed that people here struggle to spell my name correctly. As a result, I would like to ask for suggestions on alternative versions of the name Vitalii that are easier to pronounce. Thank you in advance for your replies.

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[–] SomeoneElse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it spelt Вітaлій or Віталію in Ukrainian? I don’t think I’d have any problem pronouncing or spelling your name in it’s romanized form, but I did complete the duolingo Ukrainian course so I have a little bit of familiarity with the language.

You’ve probably noticed the different ways Зеленский is spelt in English; Zelenskyy, zelensky, zelenskiy… Й doesn’t translate seamlessly to English and ий is even harder. I’d say Zelensky is the easiest to read/spell for English people. On that basis I’d go with Vitaly for strangers.

I can’t see why your English friends and co-workers can’t get used to Vitalii though. It’s really not that hard. But then I have a very common first name of French origin and a common Irish surname. It’s extremely rare for someone to pronounce my name correctly 🤷🏼‍♀️

Радий знайомству Віталій. Слава Україні!

[–] Vitaly 1 points 1 year ago

It spells as Віталій or Віталік(when i speak to my family). Maybe you have no problem with pronouncing my name, but they do. Today was my first day in school after two month of waiting and it was pretty good in general but it was something like introduction day. I've introduced myself like Vitalii but also said that you can call me Vito.

Thank you for trying to learn my language and for your support.

And Zelenskyy is Зеленський in Ukrainian.

Дякую за твою підтримку це дуже гріє серце!