https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 22:11:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255182 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:26:47 +0000 Jonesy 255182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's great learning these lovely names! Now I will just have to adapt... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255172 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:19:09 +0000 celia 255172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Kari- Yes , all the time, in more than one language in fact </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255168 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:15:47 +0000 Mo 255168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So nice to hear everyones real names! Pronunciation guides are a bonus lol! Mine sounds just like a marina where the boats are And Una, the school kids reminded me of this when there was a toilet paper with a slogan - Marina, soft as the sea breeze yet strong as the sea - so you are not alone in the playground taunts lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255144 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:27:46 +0000 teri 255144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm just Teri....lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255120 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:47:03 +0000 Marigold 255120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice to meet you Una :), great name and suits you perfectly! I love unique names, mine is very popular here in the US, but it wasn't the case back in my country (Poland) when I was growing up, the Polish version is Izabela, pronounced the same as the English language version.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255110 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:36:40 +0000 Astrid 255110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I'm Astrid. English speaking people normaly pronounce the "A" like the first a in "area", but that would be a german "Ä" (which sounds so wrong to my ears!). It's more like the second a and the tr is not rolled together in the back, but sharper in the front of the mouth. I know, hard to understand!<br /> Una, I have a friend with your name, and the pronounciation is just like yours. That's the typical one here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255093 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:51:43 +0000 rute 255093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome Una! What a gorgeous name!!!!!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255079 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:17:36 +0000 Aida 255079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, that's a pretty name! And I'm pleased that my pronunciation guess was correct ;)<br /> My name is.. Aida (eye-EEE-duh, with first 2 syllables rolled together, no stop). /wave </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255077 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:59:10 +0000 Kari 255077@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(Ce)celia, do people ever sing the Simon &amp; Garfunkel song to you?</p> <p>Tara, I'm trying to correct my mental pronunciation of your name - thanks! With names like yours (and mine) that can be pronounced two ways, I automatically tend to assume the pronunciation rhymes with my name.</p> <p>@Kate: I was thinking of it in my head with most of the emphasis on the second syllable - jeNAva, when all of the syllables actually have equal "weight".<br /> (Jenava, please correct me if I'm wrong - again!)</p> <p>So many pretty names abound! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255076 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:55:45 +0000 Tara 255076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Indians roll the rrrr, my Irish uncle gives it the cutest lilt, Americans usually pronounce the a differently and emphasise the r more, British people pronounce it all proper-like, and Australians say Taaaaaaahra! And one of my best friends calls me "Ta-ra-ra-boom-di-aye!" XD (Miss Ra-Boom-di-aye for short!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255075 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:51:58 +0000 Tara 255075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>P.S. Which is totally ok by me! I love how different people pronounce my name, personally! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255074 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:45:10 +0000 Angie 255074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tara - I pronounce your name YOUR way. Do I get brownie points? </p> <p>Pleased to meet you Malina, Marlene and Andrea </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255072 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:39:43 +0000 Tara 255072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I'm Tara! </p> <p>But I bet some of you Americans pronounce it "Tarra" (as in "tarragon") rather than its real proununciation - "Taaahra" (with the aaaaaaa drawn ooooooout as in "say aaaaaahhhh!"!). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255039 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:43:58 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 255039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Una, Malina and Marlene! I'm Andrea! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255038 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:37:33 +0000 celia 255038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Una, what a great name.</p> <p>I think I said it in my introduction to the forum but I'll say it again, my full name is Cecilia, but people tend to shorten my name in various ways, hence the Celia :)<br /> You can call me either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-255016 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:49:12 +0000 Marley 255016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey Una! Love your name! It just fits you perfectly! BTW - my formal name is Marlene, but I've always been called Marley. (It's a coming out party!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-254997 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:27:12 +0000 sarah 254997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How nice to know your real name, and what a nice name it is! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-254961 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:51:12 +0000 catgirl 254961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It rhymes with tuna (as many a grammar schoolmate reminded me!)... I understand that's the Gaelic promunciation (a variation on Oonagh), and the British version is You-na. Nope, it's not an Indian name, though I am 100% Indian!</p> <p>Nice to meet you, Malina - what a gorgeous name! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-254959 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:44:21 +0000 Mo 254959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, guess I should say my full name is Malina. But people call me Mo all the time. They either can't remember how to spell my name or they end up remembering it as Melinda or Melanie ha ha. Una, Malina. Malina, Una. Remember David Letterman's bad attempt at humor at the Oscars with Uma - Oprah?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-254956 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:38:11 +0000 Kate 254956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Una!</p> <p>Oh, now I'm curious about the pronunciation too, my first guess was like the game Uno, but with an a instead of an o.</p> <p>Kari, how is Jenava pronounced? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-254954 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:34:02 +0000 Kari 254954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi, Una!</p> <p>Now just to make sure I'm not hearing your name wrong in my head - is Una pronounced "Yoo-nah", or "oo-nah"? I realized when I met Jenava in person that I was emphasizing completely the wrong syllable in my head.</p> <p>(For the record, my name is pronounced like "Carrie.") </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-254951 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:30:16 +0000 Angie 254951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*chuckle*</p> <p>Thanks, Una! Pleased to meet you and thank you for being a fabulous forum member :)</p> <p>By the way, try Theory sheath dresses. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coming-out-of-the-ylf-closet#post-254950 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:28:00 +0000 catgirl 254950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>x) </p>