How do you pronounce Ylva?
I found Ylva on this website, and loved its Old Norse meaning of “she-wolf”. My only qualm is the pronunciation. I’ve been saying ILL-vah, but my friends say YIV-lah. Also, I found several websites that say the Old Norse pronunciation of Y is like the German Ü with the umlaut over it. Ylva is cognate with Ulva, which I’m pretty sure has to be OOHL-vah. Which is correct?Thanks so much for your help!
Karen
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How do you pronounce Ylva?  ·  Karen  ·  11/27/2004, 2:20 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Ylva?  ·  Leona  ·  6/28/2022, 7:46 AM
Re: How do you pronounce Ylva?  ·  Satu  ·  11/28/2004, 3:16 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Ylva?  ·  Caprice  ·  11/27/2004, 2:38 PM
a question for caprice  ·  Lala  ·  11/28/2004, 7:35 AM
Re: a question for caprice  ·  Caprice  ·  11/28/2004, 10:41 AM
Re: a question for caprice  ·  Jo  ·  4/8/2022, 2:54 PM