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HelpRe: Soleil : Would it be mispronounced often?
in reply to a message by MasterCiaraXo
I doubt most English speakers would pronounce the -il part properly, it’s a hard sound to make.
I personally don’t particularly see the appeal of Soleil, it literally just means “sun” in French and isn’t used as a name in French-speaking countries.
“And I wish there was a treaty we could sign
I do not care who takes this bloody hill
I'm angry and I'm tired all the time
I wish there was a treaty,
I wish there was a treaty
Between your love and mine”
Leonard Cohen
I personally don’t particularly see the appeal of Soleil, it literally just means “sun” in French and isn’t used as a name in French-speaking countries.
“And I wish there was a treaty we could sign
I do not care who takes this bloody hill
I'm angry and I'm tired all the time
I wish there was a treaty,
I wish there was a treaty
Between your love and mine”
Leonard Cohen
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Soleil doesn't have any difficult sounds for English speakers? I don't think anyway... it more whether they recognize it as French and know that it's LAY and not LEEL. In the United States and Canada at least there is a history of large and old French settlements so it's not entirely foreign to us.
Also there is an actress with the name here in the states who was relatively popular in the 80s and 90s.
Also there is an actress with the name here in the states who was relatively popular in the 80s and 90s.
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I just think it sounds nice. The meaning isn’t the most appealing factor. But what’s wrong with a “sun” meaning?
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