Re: Madeleine
in reply to a message by Perrine
I'd pronounce them mad LEEN and mad LEN - maybe with a tiny schwa between syllables - but I went to university with a Madeline who pronounced it MAD uh line, to rhyme with pine. The Madeleine I know is mad LEN. I like this best. I've known her for years and nobody has ever called her Maddie, so yup, I'd say it was avoidable.