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Originally Posted by issybird
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.
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Actually, England and the US had the same version of English back when the Pilgrims came to America. It is from there that things changed for both countries. Even Australia's English changed.
To say the US pronounces things wrong is itself wrong. It's just different.