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Idony. Truth be told, I still don't know how to pronounce it. I always assumed the emphasis was on the first syllable, but then someone told it was actually on the second one. So here I am, completely confused ;)
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Tried to figure this out a while back...
...and the best I could determine, from internet searching, is that most sources believe Idony derived from Norse Idunn (don't know how to make the "d" into that special character). Idunn seems consistently to be stressed on the first syllable and, according to multiple sources including a male from Iceland on Forvo, it's an "ee" sound, not a long "i". Some sites also connect Idony to Idonea and, best I can tell, this begins with an "ee" or "ih" sound, but is stressed on the second syllable.
A general google search turned up some "tube" videos featuring individuals named Idony. In America, the second syllable was more often stressed and the "I" was pronounced as either "ee" or "ih". In Britain, all examples, ranging from toddler to teen, were stressed on the first syllable and the "I" was long, as in "ice".
It seems likeliest, to me, that "EE-do-nee" is most correct, but I love the sound of "IE-do-nee", so that's how I choose to say it. Very similar, in my mind, to the old British pronunciation my family used of "so-FIE-uh" rather than "so-FEE-uh".
Of course, I only made an internet search, did not consult any name/language experts or tomes, so take the above with a grain of salt.
...and the best I could determine, from internet searching, is that most sources believe Idony derived from Norse Idunn (don't know how to make the "d" into that special character). Idunn seems consistently to be stressed on the first syllable and, according to multiple sources including a male from Iceland on Forvo, it's an "ee" sound, not a long "i". Some sites also connect Idony to Idonea and, best I can tell, this begins with an "ee" or "ih" sound, but is stressed on the second syllable.
A general google search turned up some "tube" videos featuring individuals named Idony. In America, the second syllable was more often stressed and the "I" was pronounced as either "ee" or "ih". In Britain, all examples, ranging from toddler to teen, were stressed on the first syllable and the "I" was long, as in "ice".
It seems likeliest, to me, that "EE-do-nee" is most correct, but I love the sound of "IE-do-nee", so that's how I choose to say it. Very similar, in my mind, to the old British pronunciation my family used of "so-FIE-uh" rather than "so-FEE-uh".
Of course, I only made an internet search, did not consult any name/language experts or tomes, so take the above with a grain of salt.
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I love Idony, but I agree that the pronunciation is tricky. I always say "EYE-doh-nee" and don't really care if that's correct, heh. I think it's so pretty with that pronunciation.
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Yep, I've always said it as "EE-doh-nee" but I know that's not right. Forvo says it's something like "eye-DOH-nee"
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Ditto. EYE-duh-nee? ID-oh-nee? eye-DUH-nee?!
I personally like EYE-duh-nee
I personally like EYE-duh-nee
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Idonyven know which prn i prefer
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