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by edgecombe on 11 September 2022 - 13:09
by GSCat on 11 September 2022 - 22:09
What language and country/region?
Maybe also influeneced by the origin of the breed of the dog with the name, so which breed?
by Hundmutter on 14 September 2022 - 10:09
General pronounciation across many languages seems to go with the Greek from which it springs - making a Z sound for an X at the front of a word. Only place I've actually KNOWN it used as an 'EX' sound is in (English) English, here in the UK, where it is occasionally used playfully in dogs' names, Band names, etc. What made you ask ?
by Mike Delaney on 14 September 2022 - 10:09
Zan-Tay
IMO
by mrdarcy on 14 September 2022 - 13:09
Yes Mike that's how I would say it.
by edgecombe on 17 September 2022 - 21:09
by edgecombe on 17 September 2022 - 21:09
by Hundmutter on 24 September 2022 - 06:09
I think it would probably be " as in 'ran', rather than Zonte " - one can never be too sure, since the person who names a dog will have their own take on pronunciation & it may be an unexpected one. But the 'a' sound is more likely than if the name had been spelled "Xant h e". JMO.
by Hundmutter on 28 September 2022 - 09:09
And speaking of unexpected versions, I am reminded that if the X was used as by the fans of the hairless South American dogs shortened to "Xolos", the X there is pronounced "Sh" ... ;-) ;-) ;-) - which would give us "Shantay" !
by GSDHeritage on 28 September 2022 - 13:09
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