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in reply to a message by xPrincess27x
Aw, I love Mabel, and I don't like Maybelle at all.
I do think Maybelle would be pronounced like Mabel very frequently. Look at Maybelline cosmetics...it's pronounced like Mabel + een. I think hyphenating it or separating Maybelle into a double name would help the pronunciation issue but probably not eliminate it completely. Of the two options, I prefer the double name. May Belle has a frilly, hickish quality that I believe hyphenating only emphasizes.
I do think Maybelle would be pronounced like Mabel very frequently. Look at Maybelline cosmetics...it's pronounced like Mabel + een. I think hyphenating it or separating Maybelle into a double name would help the pronunciation issue but probably not eliminate it completely. Of the two options, I prefer the double name. May Belle has a frilly, hickish quality that I believe hyphenating only emphasizes.
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