tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987975473741642533.post7478774854489851489..comments2023-08-16T04:04:46.775-07:00Comments on Bewitching Names: RyuIsadora Vegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099290022548663538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987975473741642533.post-16328444985906842132012-02-13T18:20:24.972-08:002012-02-13T18:20:24.972-08:00Agree with Nooks - it's RYOO, all one syllable...Agree with Nooks - it's RYOO, all one syllable, but in a Japanese accent you barely hear the R. <br /><br />I find this name very difficult for an Anglophone to say, and when I say it, it sounds terribly awkward.<br /><br />I have heard many discussions on this, as to how to pronounce it in English, and the best I can come up sounds more like "dew" than anything else.Teddy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378901507001179689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987975473741642533.post-80585933758019139892012-02-13T07:17:12.927-08:002012-02-13T07:17:12.927-08:00Actually, when you hear it (just asked a Japanese ...Actually, when you hear it (just asked a Japanese friend), it sounds most to my ear like "you" -- you barely hear the "r/" at the start at all! <br /><br />Good name.Nook of Nameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272090640290192997noreply@blogger.com