On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 3:45:45 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:29:52 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> >On 9/27/2017 8:49 AM, Gary wrote:
> >> Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>
> >>> My SiL has a cousin name Gina.... rhymes with vagina. I hate to imagine
> >>> the teasing she was subjected to in school.... and later.
> >>
> >> I had a girlfriend named Gina. Rhymed with Geena. Real name was
> >> Mary Regina.
> >> I'll bet your Gina is prounced the same way and not your claim.
> >>
> >
> >Could just be the way her parents wanted it pronounced. Just like the
> >odd spelling of simple names that forces a person to spell their name to
> >others for the rest of their life.
> >
> >Karen -- Caryn
> >Emily -- Emmalee
> >Ryan -- Ryun
> >Jackson -- Jaxson
>
> I always wonder: Did the parents want to be special or were they
> unable to spell the name?

Depends on the socioeconomic background of the parents.

Cindy Hamilton