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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Why would parents do this to their child? Sometimes parents don't have a clue what the name they give their child could do to said child. Changing the pronunciation doesn't change the fact that his name is a girl's name.
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Even though in America it's a girl's name, it's always been more androgynous in Britain. Like the name Dana here, for example.
As for the pronunciation, it's yet another example of two nations divided by a common language. The name Maria also comes to mind, or the way most Americans mispronounce Bernard and Augustine.