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Emil
by Bear
1/23/2013, 4:49 PM
in reply to a message by Llewella
I believe (although I could be wrong) that Germans pronounce Emil as "AY-mul" / "EH-mul." So your beloved Emil may not be lost to you afterall. He just moved to a different country. :-)
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- Llewella (penguiny7)   +1
1/24/2013, 3:47 AM
Now that I think about it, Sofia did tell me once that's how they say it in Croatia (unless I totally made that up... it was a long time ago)!
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- Sofia
1/24/2013, 11:29 AM
Yup, Emil is pronounced like Emily without the y in my neck of the woods, so it’s a perfectly legitimate pronunciation. http://www.forvo.com/search-hr/emil/
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- Phoebe (Kate)
1/23/2013, 5:28 PM
Here's another German pronunciation: http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.htmlIt sounds more like EE-meel to me.
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- Frollein Gladys
1/23/2013, 5:26 PM
Um, it's way too late here to describe pronunciations, so I'll just have this guy talk to you: http://de.forvo.com/word/emil/#de ;)
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