The Meaning of Amarantha Françoise Dyuaaxchs

My name is AMARANTHA FRANÇOISE DYUAAXCHS. If you click on it, you can hear a wave file.

Amarantha

The pronunciation is straightforward here: A.muh.RAN.thuh, where the 'uh' is a schwah.

The name is taken from the mythical Greek flower, the amaranth. There are many flowers today which are in the amaranth family, among them Joseph's Coat, the love-lies-bleeding, and tumbleweed. Amarantha means Immortal, or She Who is Eternal.

Françoise

To spell it accurately, there should actually be a cedilla (it looks like a '5' minus the top line) beneath the 'c'.

It is best pronounced with a French accent: frrahn.SWAHZ

Françoise is the feminine of François, which is the French form of Francis. It means free, freedom, or at liberty.

Dyuaaxchs

This is probably nearly impossible for most native English speakers to pronounce. You'll have the best chance if you're familiar with Russian. The first consonant sound is exactly what it seems: 'd.' The single vowel sound can be made by bouncing your tongue off the soft palate at the back of your mouth. It sounds like a cross of oo-ee and a seal barking. The final consonant is pronounced like the German 'ch' in 'Bach.' Perhaps I'd approximate it best like this: DUICH

The name originates from the German word meaning 'thick.' It was considerably altered by the proximity of the Russian language, and by American immigration officers.

My most common nickname is Amy, which means 'beloved.' Please don't call me that unless we're on very good terms.

Other common nicknames are 'Hazelnut,' 'Limmortal,' 'Zhoomble,' 'Emu,' 'Witch,' 'Pied Piper,' 'Weird,' and 'Cat' or 'Ratwoman,' where the perceived rats are actually mice.

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