Name transcription

[ulvesang.livejournal.com]

When I go to Russia, I'll need to write my name for official reasons. I've been writing my name in direct, letter-by-letter transliteration for my classes... but the problem is that my name isn't pronounced like the English letters anyway, and so when it goes to Cyrillic it gets even worse. Rather: should I work it a bit in Cyrillic to make it sound closer to how it's pronounced (or at least how I pronounce it??? I'm actually thinking that ь might be appropriate because a consonant is quite soft anyway... does this occur in Russian surnames???

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Comments

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Come on, you cannot just transliterate it letter-by-letter, in 90% cases with English names it just doesn't work. Йохн Смитх? Come on, it's Yokhn Smeetkh :)
Sorry, what is your name? please show us how do you transliterate it and we'll consult you if it's correct :)

[shellesie.livejournal.com]

just show us your name :)

[ashalynd.livejournal.com]

I think when you get your visa you'll have your name written in Cyrillic on it?.. Or is it not/no longer the case?..

[temcat.livejournal.com]

Are you from Sweden? Then I could probably help with transliteration ;-)

[ulvesang.livejournal.com]

No, but I have a Swedish name... I've actually never heard it pronounced "properly" by a REAL Swedish person... :(

The full name (BACK YOU EVIL STALKERS) is: "Todd Stian Vargsaang (or Vargsång-- the "too real to be official" spelling)...

and you're gonna be....

[taniatom.livejournal.com]

Тодд Стиан Варгсаанг (Варгсонг if more Swedish)
sorry the real swedish pronunciation is not possible to spell in Russian, i guess
or... Варьйсонг? Noone would do it anyway

Re: and you're gonna be....

[ekeme-ndiba.livejournal.com]

Тодд, not Тудд?

Re: and you're gonna be....

[temcat.livejournal.com]

"рьй" sounds more like Norwegian. I would go for "Варъйсонг" or "Варйсонг", though I would prefer the first variant.

Re: and you're gonna be....

[temcat.livejournal.com]

I think Тодд, not Тудд, because of double "d", but I'm not 100% sure about that.

Re: and you're gonna be....

[ulvesang.livejournal.com]

It's definetely Тодд. Тудд would sound like "Tood"... :P

[capitan-blood.livejournal.com]

I think in Russian language tradition the best is:
Тод (Тодд) Штейн Варгсонг

Re: and you're gonna be....

[taniatom.livejournal.com]

if hi's travelling from Sweden they might write it as Тудд
not likely though

[taniatom.livejournal.com]

it is definitely Тудд in Swedish. But ... there actually are official rules how to transliterate names from different languages. I just mean that if it's a swedish name but a person is not getting a visa in Sweden (and I somehow thought it was the case)then different transl;iteretion rules apply.

i've never seen things like this

[taniatom.livejournal.com]

anyway. For instance all Swedish ...bergs are always ...берг. And pronounced as ...берк :)

Кайса Бергквист:)
Розенберг
Линдберг

[temcat.livejournal.com]

Uh, no :-) Not Штейн. It's Стиан or even Стиян, if you listen take into account the nature of Swedish "i"... But as taniatom pointed out, there must be some kind of official rules for that.

хороший вопрос!

[taniatom.livejournal.com]

потому что когда я об этом думаю, я понимаю, что уже не помню.
Мне казалось, что она - О в закрытом слоге. Но закрытый слог в шведском - это когда в конце двойная согласная или две согласные.
Но похоже, что это не правда.
Или очень много исключений.
Или нужно всё запоминать.
Но я теперь уже хочу выяснить этот вопрос:)
Могу сказать через пару дней

Re: Offtopic, all but parent please disregard :-)

[oryx_and_crake]

I have to remind that the working language of this community is English. Many people here have just started learning Russian and they will not be able to benefit from your comment unless you provide a translation. Thanks in advance.

Re: хороший вопрос!

[oryx_and_crake]

I have to remind that the working language of this community is English. Many people here have just started learning Russian and they will not be able to benefit from your comment unless you provide a translation. Thanks in advance.

Re: Offtopic, all but parent please disregard :-)

[oryx_and_crake]

Please read the rules of the community. There are no exceptions to "English only" rule, offtopic or not, addressed to one person only or not. Sorry. Besides, off-topic is not allowed either.