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Re: Help me pronounce this name
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No, it's the /a/ sound - like in the English word cat.masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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Not what I'm hearing. The A as in cat is written as E. I'm not a native French speaker, but I do speak French.I couldn't find the name by itself, but here it is with Françoise:
https://forvo.com/word/fran%C3%A7oise-ath%C3%A9na%C3%AFs/#fr
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The As in Françoise and Athénaïs are pronounced differently, though.
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