Pronunciation of Marysienka/appropriate given name?

mylksnakeThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Nov 13, 09	Nov 13, 09, 17:42 / #
How do you pronounce Marysienka and Marysieńka, and could it be appropriate to use this as a given name for a baby in the U.S.?

gumishuThreads: 17 Posts: 3,943 Joined: Apr 6, 09	Nov 13, 09, 18:38 / #
it is pronounced like Marishenka(h) - sure it can be a given name - but why don't you just call her Mary (Marysieńka is diminutive of Marysia which is diminutive of Maria which is Mary in Polish)

mylksnakeThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Nov 13, 09	Nov 13, 09, 20:01 / #
Thank you for the info :) We considered Maria, but we would like the name to very clearly sound Polish and many people we've talked to say they think of Mexican heritage first when they hear "Maria." Plus, our last name is not Polish, so that increases the confusion of a Polish sounding name. Would the syllables be: /Mar-ee-shen-ka/ or /Ma-rish-en-ka/?

gumishuThreads: 17 Posts: 3,943 Joined: Apr 6, 09	Nov 13, 09, 23:39 / #
mylksnake: Would the syllables be: /Mar-ee-shen-ka/ or /Ma-rish-en-ka/? in Polish it is actually divided into Ma-ry-sień-ka (Ma-ri-shen-ka) but maybe it is more difficult to pronounce in English actually in your place I would call the child just Marysia - I think it sounds Polish enough and shortness helps in case of names - you might consider what kind of spelling to use too (Polish or phonetical English) - in the end the decision is up to you