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Help[Opinions] wdyt of Reinette?
I think it sounds quite light :) do you think it's usable?
i couldn't find the meaning on this site, but i found it here: http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Reinette
I'd pronounce it Ruh-net
i couldn't find the meaning on this site, but i found it here: http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Reinette
I'd pronounce it Ruh-net
This message was edited 1/19/2012, 1:06 PM
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Reinette (Madame the Pompadour) was a character in an 'Doctor Who' episode, played by Sophia Myles. I do like it, when you mention it. It's sweet and fresh.
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I've always loved the name Rinette, although, I'd pronounce ti Ri - net, I definately think it's usable.
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I was at school with a Reinette: there's also a pretty country town called Graaf-Reinet. Both of them sound like ray-NET, and could rhyme with, er, stay wet.
Much nicer than Queenie!
Much nicer than Queenie!
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How about Régnette?
Pronounced ren-YET? A little made up, yes (I'm combining Régnier with Agnès), also, it is the German past tense (I think) for "to reign" (sans les diacritiques).
Pronounced ren-YET? A little made up, yes (I'm combining Régnier with Agnès), also, it is the German past tense (I think) for "to reign" (sans les diacritiques).
This message was edited 1/19/2012, 8:27 PM
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The meaning of "queen" is pretty close! I'd say it means "little queen" because of the diminutive suffix "ette". It was also the nickname of Madame Pompadour http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_de_Pompadour, who was a kind of "queen", being the powerful mistress of Louis XV :)
I think it's adorable and fruity-pink kitschy in the delicious way only French names can be. I'd say it "ray-NET" myself. Maybe someone French can clue us in on the proper pronunciation?
I'd say it's certainly useable.
I think it's adorable and fruity-pink kitschy in the delicious way only French names can be. I'd say it "ray-NET" myself. Maybe someone French can clue us in on the proper pronunciation?
I'd say it's certainly useable.
This message was edited 1/19/2012, 3:15 PM
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Meaning and pronunciation
Reinette means queen because it comes from the name Regina, "petit reine" is how you say "little queen" in French.
Reinette is also a type of apple and a tree frog (frog is also rainette in this case but Reinette is a popular frog character on a show). It is pronounced more like "reh NET" if that makes sense you can listen to it here
http://www.forvo.com/search/reinette/fr/
Reinette means queen because it comes from the name Regina, "petit reine" is how you say "little queen" in French.
Reinette is also a type of apple and a tree frog (frog is also rainette in this case but Reinette is a popular frog character on a show). It is pronounced more like "reh NET" if that makes sense you can listen to it here
http://www.forvo.com/search/reinette/fr/
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Yeah, it sharing a name with an apple and frog is not really discrediting it in any way for me. If anything it makes it more interesting. Thanks for the link! I suppose my Anglo butchering of it would be "REN-et", which is really cute.
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Awesome history!
Thanks - I've read a lot on Madame Pompadour but I never came across the fact that she was called Reinette. It's still nms but I can see it's potential.
Thanks - I've read a lot on Madame Pompadour but I never came across the fact that she was called Reinette. It's still nms but I can see it's potential.
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And by a lot
I mean small biographies about her in various books.
Btw you might get a kick out of this book: Ladies First. It's an excellent book on remarkable women and it's unique in the fact that it doesn't sugar-coat anything. The book shows that women have used their power for both good & evil, that they've done amazing things and that they're human. No pedestals in the book at all - I'm gifting my copy to my niece.
http://www.amazon.com/Historys-Greatest-Trailblazers-Winners-Mavericks/dp/1435120256/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327015325&sr=1-1
I mean small biographies about her in various books.
Btw you might get a kick out of this book: Ladies First. It's an excellent book on remarkable women and it's unique in the fact that it doesn't sugar-coat anything. The book shows that women have used their power for both good & evil, that they've done amazing things and that they're human. No pedestals in the book at all - I'm gifting my copy to my niece.
http://www.amazon.com/Historys-Greatest-Trailblazers-Winners-Mavericks/dp/1435120256/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327015325&sr=1-1
This message was edited 1/19/2012, 3:23 PM
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that book sounds cool! thanks for the recommendation :)
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It's an apply!
It's a type of apple and frog so no
It's a type of apple and frog so no
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My phone corrected apple to apply for some reason
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Why Ruh-net? Since it contains the word "rein" and is so similar to Reina, I think ray-net or rayn-et are much more intuitive.
It's usable, but I don't care for it. I think "little rein" when I see it (so I imagine very tiny horses), and I think it's a lot clunkier and more dated than Raina.
It's usable, but I don't care for it. I think "little rein" when I see it (so I imagine very tiny horses), and I think it's a lot clunkier and more dated than Raina.
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No.
Also: ThinkbabyNames isn't reliable when it comes to meanings.
Anyway: I just don't like it. It sounds like an old lady's name, the mom wanted something fancier than Raina / Reina. It's just..nmsaa.
Also: ThinkbabyNames isn't reliable when it comes to meanings.
Anyway: I just don't like it. It sounds like an old lady's name, the mom wanted something fancier than Raina / Reina. It's just..nmsaa.
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