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Help[Opinions] Re: Elin
in reply to a message by Hola123
I really dislike Elin and since Ellen is my all time favorite name I too have a major concern about people mispronouncing it or even thinking that Elin is just a different spelling of Ellen! :S
Elin is not pronounced like EE-lin (it's not the correct Scandinavian pronunciation anyway). The pronunciation is more like eh-LIN.
Here's a soundfile I posted on the facts board: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3272103&board=gen
Elin is not pronounced like EE-lin (it's not the correct Scandinavian pronunciation anyway). The pronunciation is more like eh-LIN.
Here's a soundfile I posted on the facts board: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3272103&board=gen
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I think the pronunciation of the name depends on where you live. I prn Elin more like EE-lin and that is the only way I've heard it pronounced. eh-LIN sounds more like Eline imo.
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Okay this name could lead to more pronunciation issues than I thought haha. But I'm glad to know that it is often pronounced EE-lin.
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Really?
I've never heard any Swedish person pronounce it that way. I think it's very strange. Did you listen to the sound file or do you base it on the way I tried to describe the sound?
In my mind EE-lin would be like Ilin (long Swedish)
I've never heard any Swedish person pronounce it that way. I think it's very strange. Did you listen to the sound file or do you base it on the way I tried to describe the sound?
In my mind EE-lin would be like Ilin (long Swedish)
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Yeah, I downloaded the sound file and you don't prn it the same way I do. I've never thougt of another pronunciation to Elin since I've only heard it pronounced EE-lin. Weird!
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