How would you spell....

[la79al]

Andrea but pronounced ohn-dray-uh.  Don't want to be too youneek but already have one kid who I have to correct the name for, don't really want another.  

[michellina]

Maybe Andreia? That's a tricky one.

[spring78]

When you pick a name with one legitimate spelling in your language, but multiple legitimate pronunciations, you just have to accept that you will have to correct people -- especially when you prefer the less common pronunciation in your region. I would not ever recommended making up a spelling or choosing an obscure variant (unless you have a connection to the culture where the variant originates) to force the pronunciation of your choice. The obscure variant will just cause more confusion and made up spellings are just wrong. I would stick with Andrea.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Stick with Andrea.

[normadix]

Andrea and correct people, I wouldn't change the spelling

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Jan 30, 2015 23:19:45 GMT -5 spring78 said:

When you pick a name with one legitimate spelling in your language, but multiple legitimate pronunciations, you just have to accept that you will have to correct people -- especially when you prefer the less common pronunciation in your region. I would not ever recommended making up a spelling or choosing an obscure variant (unless you have a connection to the culture where the variant originates) to force the pronunciation of your choice. The obscure variant will just cause more confusion and made up spellings are just wrong. I would stick with Andrea.

This.

[Deleted]

I know an Andrea pronounced the way you want and she just spells it the regular way. Stick with that.

[bromios]

Andrea.

[Deleted]

My cousin's name is Andrea but her husband pronounces it "Ohn-drey-uh". He's the only one who pronounces it that way. She just rolls with it.

[mjreilly]

I would stick with the correct spelling: Andrea

[MissMarch]

I would spell it Andrea. Most people know that Andrea has multiple legitimate pronunciations, so I imagine they'd be receptive to a correction if their go-to is not the one you want.

[cypress]

I only met someone who pronounced Andrea the way you describe recently (a coworker). It feels normal to adapt to a different pronunciation that I am used to with her, because that is her name plain and simple (to say it the other way wouldn't be her). My name is gaining in popularity from when I was born "Amelia" and some people never get it. It tends to be the person not the name.

[DanaScullyX]

Andrea. It is a legit pronunciation, but since it is not the preferred one in the US, you will definitely have to correct people. Decide if it's worth it.

[ruemorgan]

I agree it should still be spelled Andrea