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HelpRe: To anyone who is Italian --
in reply to a message by Fionnghuala
While I am not Italian, my parents are and I have spent time in Italy and have spoken Italian and heard Italian my whole life.
If I were to imagine a Rosemarie in Italy, I would assume the pronunciation would sound something like Rosa-mar-ee, with a trilled r in the middle.
The 'e' at the end of Rose would naturally sound a bit like an 'a' to English-speakers... but Marie as a name is well enough known that people know how to say it the French way.
Also, most people in Italy will pronounce your name however you want.
Example: If you are an Irene... they might read it as ee-reh-neh... but if you introduced yourself as eye-reen, they would honor it.
That's just my opinion.
If I were to imagine a Rosemarie in Italy, I would assume the pronunciation would sound something like Rosa-mar-ee, with a trilled r in the middle.
The 'e' at the end of Rose would naturally sound a bit like an 'a' to English-speakers... but Marie as a name is well enough known that people know how to say it the French way.
Also, most people in Italy will pronounce your name however you want.
Example: If you are an Irene... they might read it as ee-reh-neh... but if you introduced yourself as eye-reen, they would honor it.
That's just my opinion.
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