Message: "Re: Jeanne" - Behind the Name

Re: Jeanne

by Bear

4/21/2006, 11:54 AM

In French Jean and Jeanne are not pronounced the same. The boy's name Jean (=John) is pronounced with an "ah" vowel sound and the "n" is nazalized. Jeanne is pronounced with a short "a" and the "n" sound is normal. It rhymes with English Jan or Ann, "zhan." They sound very different to me.

BTW, I too like (Scottish) Jean and (English) Joan for girls. :-)

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