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in reply to a message by Tabby
If the person is French or if I happened to be in France or somewhere else where French is spoken I'd pronounce Noel and Noelle both as no-EL. Daniel and Danielle would both be duhn-YEL (kind of) just as Michel and Michelle would both be mee-SHEL.
If I met them in an English speaking country or if they were from one I'd pronounce them DAN-yel (Daniel) and dan-YEL (Danielle) and NO-el (Noel) and no-EL (Noelle) as this is how they'd usually be pronounced in an English speaking country.
If I saw Noel written down I'd assume her parents had given her the boys name and I'd pronounce it NO-el. I also would assume her parents didn't know much about the French language and didn't know how to spell or pronounce the feminine form or the masculine form in French.
If I saw Daniel on a girl I would first be a bit confused but definitely think it would be pronounced like the boys name (DAN-yel). I wouldn't assume their parents were trying to name her Danielle but didn't know how to spell it because Daniel and Danielle are way to common for that to happen.
Oh and sorry, I'm not good at explaining pronunciations but I hope you can see what I mean.
Oh and I'd assume most people in the US would pr. Noel (boy) as NO-el or NOL so if I wanted it pr. the French way I'd put the dots on it. Otherwise I'm not sure, it would be correct but can cause a lot of trouble, too.
If I met them in an English speaking country or if they were from one I'd pronounce them DAN-yel (Daniel) and dan-YEL (Danielle) and NO-el (Noel) and no-EL (Noelle) as this is how they'd usually be pronounced in an English speaking country.
If I saw Noel written down I'd assume her parents had given her the boys name and I'd pronounce it NO-el. I also would assume her parents didn't know much about the French language and didn't know how to spell or pronounce the feminine form or the masculine form in French.
If I saw Daniel on a girl I would first be a bit confused but definitely think it would be pronounced like the boys name (DAN-yel). I wouldn't assume their parents were trying to name her Danielle but didn't know how to spell it because Daniel and Danielle are way to common for that to happen.
Oh and sorry, I'm not good at explaining pronunciations but I hope you can see what I mean.
Oh and I'd assume most people in the US would pr. Noel (boy) as NO-el or NOL so if I wanted it pr. the French way I'd put the dots on it. Otherwise I'm not sure, it would be correct but can cause a lot of trouble, too.
This message was edited 8/28/2009, 5:56 PM
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