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Clementine - "CLEM-en-tine" like the fruit
Eulalie - can't say, I've never actually heard anyone say it
Adela - "ah-DELL-uh"
Sophia - "so-FEE-uh" NOBODY pronounces it "so-FYE-uh"
Maria - "mah-REE-uh" nobody pronounces it "mah-RYE-uh", at least not anymore. Only Mariah is pronouced that way.
Iphigenia - "if-ih-JEN-ee-uh"
Irene - "EYE-reen"
Ralph - either way
Eulalie - can't say, I've never actually heard anyone say it
Adela - "ah-DELL-uh"
Sophia - "so-FEE-uh" NOBODY pronounces it "so-FYE-uh"
Maria - "mah-REE-uh" nobody pronounces it "mah-RYE-uh", at least not anymore. Only Mariah is pronouced that way.
Iphigenia - "if-ih-JEN-ee-uh"
Irene - "EYE-reen"
Ralph - either way
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***Clarifying Sophia and Mariah for everyone***
[Andromache, I'm sorry to hijack your response but this seems to be a reoccuring problem for everyone. No doubt this is my fault in not explaining it the first time well enough. My bad.]
Everyone, when I put "old style" next to Sophia and Maria I meant that that is the way those names used to be pronounced in the past. I know that today they are pronounced the same way as the U.S., or I should say as the Spanish and the Italians and others do. I just added the old pronunciations because I've always found them so beautiful and nostalgic sounding. I shouldn't have. It was too confusing. Sorry.
Andromache, thanks for the other responses. It's much appreciated. :-)
[Andromache, I'm sorry to hijack your response but this seems to be a reoccuring problem for everyone. No doubt this is my fault in not explaining it the first time well enough. My bad.]
Everyone, when I put "old style" next to Sophia and Maria I meant that that is the way those names used to be pronounced in the past. I know that today they are pronounced the same way as the U.S., or I should say as the Spanish and the Italians and others do. I just added the old pronunciations because I've always found them so beautiful and nostalgic sounding. I shouldn't have. It was too confusing. Sorry.
Andromache, thanks for the other responses. It's much appreciated. :-)
This message was edited 10/17/2011, 3:09 PM
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