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HelpRe: Marieve: your opinions on these French girl names
in reply to a message by thetxbelle
Marieve - 2. This looks like it should be pronounced muh-REEV, and I really dislike smushes in general.
Bérengère -2. Would be impossible in an English-speaking country, and reminds me of the restaurant chain Le Boulanger.
Ombeline -2. Flat-out bizarre to my ears.
Aubeline -1. Waaaay too close to aubergine.
Nadège -2. This looks like it should be pronounced NAH-dedj (like hedge), and it really doesn't seem like a name to me.
Mazarine -5. Hmm. It could definitely grow on me, but am not sure how you're getting "meh" from "Maz". Additionally, I keep reading it as mezzanine.
Josiane -7. I like it very much, but you would never get the "zh" pronunciation in English.
Argider -0. This gets an automatic 0 because it's a boy's name (and a really harsh and masculine looking one at that).
Bérengère -2. Would be impossible in an English-speaking country, and reminds me of the restaurant chain Le Boulanger.
Ombeline -2. Flat-out bizarre to my ears.
Aubeline -1. Waaaay too close to aubergine.
Nadège -2. This looks like it should be pronounced NAH-dedj (like hedge), and it really doesn't seem like a name to me.
Mazarine -5. Hmm. It could definitely grow on me, but am not sure how you're getting "meh" from "Maz". Additionally, I keep reading it as mezzanine.
Josiane -7. I like it very much, but you would never get the "zh" pronunciation in English.
Argider -0. This gets an automatic 0 because it's a boy's name (and a really harsh and masculine looking one at that).
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Mazarine Pronunciation, etc...
I have Mazarine all wrong and I don't honestly know why, I was going through lots of names and trying to figure out how to type probunciations out then decided to cut & paste from a site, I think I just stopped paying attention. On a use note: I think Marieve had French Canadian roots I heard it from a friend, I don't mind if it's a smoosh. I just think these are interesting names to consider.
I have Mazarine all wrong and I don't honestly know why, I was going through lots of names and trying to figure out how to type probunciations out then decided to cut & paste from a site, I think I just stopped paying attention. On a use note: I think Marieve had French Canadian roots I heard it from a friend, I don't mind if it's a smoosh. I just think these are interesting names to consider.
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