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Madelein pronunciations?
by Crista (firefly123)
3/26/2008, 5:14 PM
I was thinking about all the different ways to pronounce the name Madelein/ Madelyn/ Madeline etc., and I was wondering which is your favorite? (Only based on pronunciation, spelling aside.)mada-LINE
mada-LEEN
mada-LYN
mada-LAYNE
mada-LEN
or any others I can't think of at the momentAre there any other names with multiple pronunciations that you prefer?
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- Mrs Claire (Miss Claire)
3/30/2008, 1:26 PM
mahd-len
mahd-leen
mah-duh-len
mah-duh-leen :)
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- Julia (JuliaF)
3/27/2008, 6:00 PM
MAD-eh-line, always. MAD-eh-len is nice too. I can't stand MAD-eh-lyn. MAD-eh-leen is pretty but would be a pain in the US. MAD-eh-layn sounds contrived.
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- Flute (meganmichele)
3/27/2008, 12:58 PM
It really depends on the name I'm pairing it with, TBH. :D Sometimes the -lyn ending sounds better, sometimes the -line ending does. Those are usually the only two pronunciations I like, though.
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- Snapdragon
3/27/2008, 5:52 AM
I like mad-eh-lehn/lenn the best, followed by mad-eh-linn.
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- Elinor (guest)
3/27/2008, 2:32 AM
I pronounce Madeleine and Madelyn MAD-eh-lin; Madeline MAD-eh-line.
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- Ariel (ArielleirA)
3/26/2008, 7:15 PM
I pronounce -eline/elyn/aline/alyn names "lyn"
I pronounce -elein/eleine names "layne"
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- Libby2
3/26/2008, 5:42 PM
I agree with Aileen....LINE is so much better.
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- Bear   +1
3/26/2008, 5:42 PM
I only like Madeleine ("MAD-uh-lin") or Madeline ("MAD-uh-line").But if I'm speaking French, then I would pronounce Madeleine as "mad-uh-LENN."
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- causegirl
3/26/2008, 10:21 PM
Ditto this
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- Aileen (aileenbean)
3/26/2008, 5:22 PM
LINE all the wayI really hate all names that have lynn-ish endings because so many trendy names (Jaelyn, Kaelyn, Jasmynn, Amberlynn...) have that same ending. It's just... yuck. But if LINE wasn't an option, I'd go with LEEN or LAYNE.
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