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How do you (you personally) pronounce this name, Viola, by default? Me= VIE-oh-luh (tonic syllable on VIE).
I like it more and more.
I like it more and more.
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VIE-oh-La...I skip over the "oh" for the most part that you barely hear it though.
I LOVE the name though.
Viola is definately a top name for me, the only thing that stops me is the pronunciation thing!! I don't want her being called Vee-ol-uh all the time. That is an instrument, her name would be Shakespearean.
I LOVE the name though.
Viola is definately a top name for me, the only thing that stops me is the pronunciation thing!! I don't want her being called Vee-ol-uh all the time. That is an instrument, her name would be Shakespearean.
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Vie-OH-luh
I pronouce it like you do. Vie-OH-luh. Like Violin but a lah instead at the end! :) I love this name. I also prefer it pronounced this way.
I pronouce it like you do. Vie-OH-luh. Like Violin but a lah instead at the end! :) I love this name. I also prefer it pronounced this way.
This message was edited 3/17/2009, 4:20 PM
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vee-O-la.
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"VIE-uh-lah"
I know it's supposed to be pronounced like the instrument, but I find this pronunciation much more appealing.
I know it's supposed to be pronounced like the instrument, but I find this pronunciation much more appealing.
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me too
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VIE-oh-lah
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vie-O-la in English.
vee-O-lah in everything else. I don't like it a lot.
vee-O-lah in everything else. I don't like it a lot.
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Always pronounced it vie-OH-la. Not my favourite, but I don't hate it. I like it much better pronouced VIE-la, VIE-oh-la, or VEE-oh-la but old habits die hard
This message was edited 3/17/2009, 12:18 PM
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vee-oo-la [m]
vee-oo-la is the Swedish pronunciation. If I say it in English it's vie-oh-la.
vee-oo-la is the Swedish pronunciation. If I say it in English it's vie-oh-la.
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ditto.
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I say Vie-o-la and I love it- really love it actually.
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I pronounce it the same way you do. I like it but not enough to use it and put up with the constant correcting I think I'd have to do when others pronounced it differently.
Too bad because it's very pretty.
Too bad because it's very pretty.
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"VIE-uh-luh"
I love it, but only pronounced the British way, "VIE-uh-luh."
I love it, but only pronounced the British way, "VIE-uh-luh."
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vie-OH-lah.... dislike it
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I dislike it too said like THAT
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You asked us how we pronounced the name. kookiemonster71 did as you asked. Why are you upset?
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I am not upset, just drama-laden.
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Ah. Those were the days . . . .
:-)
:-)
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THAT is the only pronunciation I have ever heard. Perhaps it is a regional thing. I don't know. Your pronunciation does sound "somewhat" better, but I thought you wanted to know what responders first instinct was on pronunciation. vie-OH-lah is mine.
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I think "VIE-uh-lah" is a Shakespearean thing.
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I agree
Vie-Oh-lah is always the pronunciation I have heard. Vee-O-lah I think may be incorrect.
Vie-Oh-lah is always the pronunciation I have heard. Vee-O-lah I think may be incorrect.
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I am almost positive in any country where the long i sound is rarely used (Romance languages), Vie-oh-lah is not way it's pronounced.
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exactly, in German and Italian it's vee-OH-la
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Beauuuutiful sibset! :)
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Basically how I pronounce it too
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I think it's beautiful for a girl.
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I think it's really pretty. I pronounce it VIE-oh-luh too, but I say the oh syllable kind of quick so it almost sounds like VIE-lə. I like that pronunciation much better, and it doesn't make me think strictly of the musical instrument when said that way. Not that there's anything wrong with violas.
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Yes, I say the o syllable quickly too, so it is more like VIE-luh. Love that.
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vie-O-lah
I really like this name.
I really like this name.
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