Monday, August 14, 2006

Fallon?

First of all, due to the previous discussions, Fallon is off the list. It is a proper Irish name, but no one likes it but me and it obviously has the capacity for unfortunate mispronunciations.

And for the record, it's pronounced like Phallic, but with an "n". Phallin. And now that I have made that unfortunate connection, it's definitely gone.

2 comments:

Allknowingjen said...

Aw- I kinda liked Fallon. And bonus I was even pronouncing it right in my head. (It's also the name of a big Ad agency) But I totally understand why it is now out.

This reminds me of a faux pas I once made, but I'll post it on my own blog instead of lurking here in your comments all night...

Ms. Huis Herself said...

Yeah, there's a town in Ireland named "Ennis," which is pronounced like "Dennis," as you may guess. Well, a couple of visitors (my MIL included, I must say) have given it a long e sound instead... it rhymes differently then.