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LIEN and I'm from northwestern USA.

Mad-uh-line

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Madeleine for me is more Mad-uh-len

I go with "line" unless I'm told otherwise -

Madeline = Line
Madeleine = Lin

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I'm from Australia

I say LIEN. I'm from Georgia, USA.

Savannah, Georgia, US.

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Madeline is LEIN (line) for me. Madeleine is LEN.

LIEN (I'm from NZ). Madeleine or Madelyn would be LIN.

Madeline -- LIN; LINE only when reading the Madeline books to my dds ;-)

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Madeleine -- LEN

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Virginia, USA

mad-eh-lin

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I'm a lifelong Kansan.

MAD-eh-line. I'm from California, USA.

I mostly say 'Lin' at the end. I am from California originally.

I'm from a suburb of Boston, but with no Boston accent. I pronounce Madeline as mad-uh-LINE (rhyming with the words line, fine, mine,) Madeleine as mad-uh-lin (rhyming with pin, thin, kin), and Madelaine as mad-uh-layn (rhyming with pain, crane, bane.)

I always pronounce it with LIN on the end, though I am aware of all the other pronunciations. In order of preference, I like LIN, LIEN, LEEN. I'm from Texas, USA

Madeline pronunciation survey

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For Madeleine I say LIEN but for Madelyn I say LIN.
I'm from North England.

Madeline/Madelyn - LIN
Madeleine - AYN

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P.S. I'm from Oregon

This message was edited 6/24/2008, 11:53 AM

I say the final syllable as LIN when it's spelled that way. I'm from Michigan.

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I think pronouncing it LEEN or LIEN is perfectly fine, but I'd have to be told that's how they pronounced it.

I pronounce Madeline 'mad-eh-LIEN'.

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I'm from Kentucky, USA.

Madeline is LIEN (like line),
Madeleine and Madelyn are LIN.

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Oh, and the emphasis is on the first syllable.

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I'm from Kansas, in the United States.

Generally,,

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Madeline = MAD-uh-line
Madeleine = MAD-uh-lin
In English-speaking countries.