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How vs. To vs. Spell?

I recently stumbled upon the name Croia. I fell in love with it, but found out the actual pronunciation is Cree-ah. I thought it was Kroy-ah which is the pronunciation I like. Should I change the spelling or keep it and pronounce it Kroy-ah?

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Poll created: Jan 20, 2020
Total Votes: 1
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I would change the spelling. Considering it comes from the Irish word for "heart" (croí), it seems strange to use it and pronounce it incorrectly. Croya, maybe?
posted by VEL :: 5 years ago | report
I have never heard this name before, and I would assume most haven't, depending where you live. I think it's perfectly fine to keep the spelling, as I believe most everyone would see it and pronounce it as Kroy-ah
posted by User :: 5 years ago | report
I think Croya would be your best bet. I agree with not using an incorrect pronounciation.
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
If you like the sound of Cree-uh better, which imo is definitely a lot more attractive than Kroy-uh, change the spelling. You could literally just take the O out and use Cria or chabge it to Crea/Creah and it will easily get said CREE-uh because of it's similarity to the quite common names Mia and Leah
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
It's probably fine as is, but you could change it to Kroia if you want.
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
I mean I read it as Croy-ah but if it's pronounced a different way spelled Croia maybe change it to Croya to avoid confusion later
posted by Ash :: 5 years ago | report
It's not really a name at all just the Irish word for heart, if you want to make up a name you can spell it how ever you like though.
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
This is the name of Conor McGregor's daughter. Spell CROY-ah differently, as croi is an actual Irish word that means "heart," and Croia is pronounced as CREE-ah. GL!
posted by JSV :: 5 years ago | report

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