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writer.at.heart415
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Fri, May 28 2010, 7:17 pm
I'm naming girl #1 after my bobbe and great-bobbe, Feige and Ita, in English Faye Elizabeth. I don't know how to spell Feige, though. We're Hungarian so my bobbe pronounced it FY-guh, not FAI-guh, and I don't know which way I prefer. Which should I use? How should I spell it? So far, the spellings of FY-guh I've thought of are:
Feige
Feiga
Feyge
Feyga
Fyge
Fyga
and FAI-guh are:
Faige
Faiga
Fayge
Fayga
Which pronunciation and spelling do you guys like better?
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Isramom8
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Sat, May 29 2010, 1:47 pm
I like the spelling Fayge. But if you want it pronounced like your grandmother, use the spelling Fyga.
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Tamiri
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Sat, May 29 2010, 1:51 pm
I was named Fagie for my grandmother who was of Polish extraction and we pronounce it Fay-gee. If you want the "eye" and "eh" sounds I would spell it Fygeh. I don't think anyone can get it wrong with that spelling.
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amother
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Sat, May 29 2010, 3:13 pm
My grandmother is Hungarian and she spells her name Faiga.
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amother
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Sat, May 29 2010, 3:17 pm
I like Fayge because that's the way I spell my name.
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fam.marks
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Sat, May 29 2010, 4:00 pm
My daughter is Fayga Hava. We spelled it phonetically so nonone would make fun or have trouble with it. I have seen it spelled Faigie, Fagie etc. Just do what you want. The prononuciation is where you put the accent. Breslev pronounce different than otherrs. Its up to you.
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life'sgreat
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Sat, May 29 2010, 10:25 pm
The reason why your grandmother was called Fygeh was because she was probably from chasidish background and we say the double yud as /ei/. But those who don't use that havarah usually call their kids with an /ai/. It doesn't change the name, so choose whichever you think your child will feel most comfortable with.
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Ruchel
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Sun, May 30 2010, 11:27 am
Feiga and Faiga can both be prononced in two ways, bay or by. It's not about chassidish, it's about accent.
Feige/Faige is another ending (eh instead of ah) and Feigi/Faigi yet another one (I/ee).
Fyga is not a clear spelling imho, I would totally read it as figa.
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yo'ma
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Sun, May 30 2010, 11:30 am
I've written my name, Fayga, but I'm not from hungarian descents. Fayga is one of my few names and not my legal name, so I hardly ever write it.
Oh, and don't call me Fayga because I would not respond!!
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amother
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Sun, May 30 2010, 12:55 pm
I'm a Fayge. That's what my parents thought was the best phonetic spelling (though of course, since it's my legal name, a lot of people think I'm a bacteria).
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amother
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Sun, May 30 2010, 5:24 pm
I don't know that it makes a difference how you spell it. We are also chassidish. My sil is Raizy (pronounced Rye-zee) & she spells it the same way as all the people who pronounce it Ray-zee.
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