Somebody named their kid Drizzt?

Larry_OHF · 08-11-2006, 10:16 PM

And my wife met them today! She was speaking to a client today who named her boy Drizzt, and when my wife recognized the name, she about flipped!

Now...the mother said that the kid's name is pronounced "Driz-ZEET", but I know that is a common error. I did a quick google of it and found this:

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"Drisst" - The correct pronunciation. It is confirmed in an interview with Salvatore published in DRAGON Magazine (the TSR house mag) around the time The Legacy came out. Also, this is the way it appears in the Forgotten Realms boxed set.

http://www.eyrie.org/~drizzt/drizzt/pronou.html

So, should my wife tell this mother that she is wrong? [img]smile.gif[/img]

BTW...I have always pronounced it Driz-it.

Dundee Slaytern · 08-11-2006, 10:27 PM

If they say it's pronounced "Driz-ZEET", then let it be. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Part of my name is pronounced "C" but people almost always pronounce it "Zee" or "Zzz" when we first meet. I can't really blame them, since the pronounciation of my name is different from the norm( even in my native language).

VulcanRider · 08-12-2006, 01:02 AM

Lewis Black has a good routine (adult language!!) about unusual names. It's an audio clip, about 4 minutes long. The first 1/2 is about names, but it's all funny.

Sir Goulum · 08-12-2006, 01:24 AM

That's creepy. It's like me naming my kid Ziroc or something.

JrKASperov · 08-12-2006, 05:28 AM

I read somewhere, either in FR material or in one of the books, author prologues and such, that the correct pronunciation is Dritst. That Drizzit is wrong is written in the premise to Dark Elf Trilogy.

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 08-12-2006, 05:37 AM

Dritst. That's the way I know it too. I can't remember which book it is, but there's one where 2 guards see him and call him "the Drizzit". It's funny.

Personally, I say spell the name the way it sounds, or how people know it. I have a number of customers with stupid spellings of their name. Like Maria. She pronounces it Mariah. Well, just put the "h" on there, it's not going to drain your printer of ink or anything!

johnny · 08-12-2006, 07:50 AM

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
That's creepy. It's like me naming my kid Ziroc or something.

My pot belly pig's name is Sir Goulum.

Dreamer128 · 08-12-2006, 07:56 AM

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
That's creepy. It's like me naming my kid Ziroc or something.

Or Choc. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Bithron · 08-12-2006, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by johnny:

quote:
Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
That's creepy. It's like me naming my kid Ziroc or something.

My pot belly pig's name is Sir Goulum. [/QUOTE]You just had to, didn't you? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Sir Goulum · 08-12-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:

quote:
Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
That's creepy. It's like me naming my kid Ziroc or something.

My pot belly pig's name is Sir Goulum. [/QUOTE]Cute. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

08-12-2006, 01:02 AM	#3
VulcanRider Lord Soth Join Date: July 25, 2002 Location: Melbourne FL Age: 59 Posts: 1,971	Lewis Black has a good routine (adult language!!) about unusual names. It's an audio clip, about 4 minutes long. The first 1/2 is about names, but it's all funny. __________________ ----- Help feed animals in shelters with just a mouse click at The Animal Rescue Site !!

08-12-2006, 05:28 AM	#5
JrKASperov Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 16, 2003 Location: Wa\'eni\'n Age: 38 Posts: 1,701	I read somewhere, either in FR material or in one of the books, author prologues and such, that the correct pronunciation is Dritst. That Drizzit is wrong is written in the premise to Dark Elf Trilogy. __________________ God is in the rain.

08-12-2006, 05:37 AM	#6
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 58 Posts: 5,634	Dritst. That's the way I know it too. I can't remember which book it is, but there's one where 2 guards see him and call him "the Drizzit". It's funny. Personally, I say spell the name the way it sounds, or how people know it. I have a number of customers with stupid spellings of their name. Like Maria. She pronounces it Mariah. Well, just put the "h" on there, it's not going to drain your printer of ink or anything! __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

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Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 41 Posts: 11,063	If they say it's pronounced "Driz-ZEET", then let it be. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Part of my name is pronounced "C" but people almost always pronounce it "Zee" or "Zzz" when we first meet. I can't really blame them, since the pronounciation of my name is different from the norm( even in my native language).

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Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	That's creepy. It's like me naming my kid Ziroc or something.

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