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Help[Opinions] Re: wdyt of Reinette?
in reply to a message by Kathryn
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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