Comments (Pronunciation Only)
Some people pronounce it so it sounds more like "NAD-ley", which makes it sound horrid. It would be a nice name if it weren't so hard to pronounce.
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Being one of the many Natalies, I've found the pronunciation Na-Duh-lee is the norm in the U.S. I personally hate it. There's no "d" in my name. Plus having had an English Mum who said it correctly just enforced it. To those thinking of this name for their child, get used to hearing back as Ashley or Valery if you pronounced the "t". Or even NahDUHlee regardless of your own emphasis of the "t". I also get an occasional Madelyn in return. I love my name when said properly... but sometimes I wish it was Natalia. She always hears her name right.
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In British English, this is always pronounced NAT-ə-lee, the T is never ever pronounced like a D in any British accents.
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Pronounced NA-tə-lee in British English and Australian English.
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This pronunciation guide seems a bit perverse in saying that Natalie is pronounced "NAD-ə-lee" in English. A "t" is a "t", even if it sounds more like a "d" when coming out of an American mouth.
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Natalie is usually pronounced NAH-tah-lee.
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My name is Natalie, named after Nat King Cole's daughter, Natalie Cole. Since I live in a Spanish family, most of my family pronounces my name "Na-ta-lee-a" because it's kind of difficult to say "Na-ta-lee" in Spanish without not putting an emphasis on the "lee" as "lee-a" as the Spanish language does for feminine names.
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I'm 14, and I know almost no other Natalies.
In my family, we've always pronounced it nat-uh-lee, but with no special emphasis on the 'T'. Therefore, it could easily be mistaken for a 'd', especially if you mumble. (And I live in southern California, so it can't be uniquely Canadian.) And, I, personally, love my name.
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In my family, we've always pronounced it nat-uh-lee, but with no special emphasis on the 'T'. Therefore, it could easily be mistaken for a 'd', especially if you mumble. (And I live in southern California, so it can't be uniquely Canadian.) And, I, personally, love my name.
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I live in Ireland, and here we pronounce it NAT-ə-lee.
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I live in the American South (Georgia) and I have never heard anyone pronounce Natalie without hammering the T and pronouncing it like NAD-uh-lee or NAD-a-lie.
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My sister's name is Natalie, I think it's really pretty. We're Canadian so it's usually pronouced nad-a-lee, nat-a-lee is what she gets if someone is really focusing on saying her name. Like reading it or something. Someone above said something about the spelling is French but actually, the French way is spelt nathalie, with no pronouciation on the h. I know this because we're half French, so her name was almost spelt like that.
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The French spell the name Natalie as "Nathalie". The 'h' is silent but makes the 't' sharp, making the French pronunciation nat-a-LEE.
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I've had the name for 25 years and I've never heard anyone pronouncing it NAD-a-lee unless they have the flu. But then I get called Nat most of the time so maybe I just haven't noticed...
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I think NAD-a-lee is a Canadian accent. Natalie is my name, and when I came to Canada a few years ago, I noticed how they pronounce the t as d, and that happens to other words too. Now I pronounce my name that way too.
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Natalie is usually pronounced NAD-a-lee. That's how I pronounce my name.
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Natalie#Dutch (in English) [noted -ed]