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Help[Opinions] Lanette and Lynette
Yesterday I was talking with my friend Margy (hard g) about her friend Lanette.
I remarked that I strongly dislike the way Lanette is spelled, but feel the name Lynette is very likeable. She said she feels the opposite, and dislikes Lynette.
How do you feel about Lanette? Lynette?
By the way, for years I thought Lanette was spelled Lynette because Margy pronounces Lanette the way many people pronounce Lynette. That is, with a "len" sound, not a "lin" sound.
Do you pronounce these names the same way or differently?
I remarked that I strongly dislike the way Lanette is spelled, but feel the name Lynette is very likeable. She said she feels the opposite, and dislikes Lynette.
How do you feel about Lanette? Lynette?
By the way, for years I thought Lanette was spelled Lynette because Margy pronounces Lanette the way many people pronounce Lynette. That is, with a "len" sound, not a "lin" sound.
Do you pronounce these names the same way or differently?
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I say them slightly differently... luh-net vs. lin-net.
I don't like the spelling of Lanette particularly, either. It looks sorta empty, with no root to it. It looks like a word. I think of layette and laminate. But it's not awful. Just seems sort of dated style, with the unstressed La like Laverne. It doesn't really make me think of La-names like Latoya, though... it's too much like Lynette.
Lynette is alright, but also seems dated to me - to the fifties / sixties. It doesn't sit quite right with me because the single N makes me inclined to prn it Lie- nette.
I don't like the spelling of Lanette particularly, either. It looks sorta empty, with no root to it. It looks like a word. I think of layette and laminate. But it's not awful. Just seems sort of dated style, with the unstressed La like Laverne. It doesn't really make me think of La-names like Latoya, though... it's too much like Lynette.
Lynette is alright, but also seems dated to me - to the fifties / sixties. It doesn't sit quite right with me because the single N makes me inclined to prn it Lie- nette.
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I pronounce the names differently;Lynette with a "lyn" sound.
Lynette is quite a good name.Lanette, I don't like.
How about Liette? ("Lee-ette").I like that one.
Lynette is quite a good name.Lanette, I don't like.
How about Liette? ("Lee-ette").I like that one.
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I've been trying to say lan ETTE instead of lyn ETTE, but it's not easy. I'd say it's more of a schwa sound in the first syllable, since the stress is on the second. That's closer to a short u.
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I would pronounce the two names the same way. I agree with you about the spelling. I think of it as a variant of Lynn, so Lynette just makes sense. Lanette is suspiciously close to La Nette / L'nette for me. (~~~~shiver~~~~)
What do you think of Linnet? The stress is on the first syllable, not the second. It a neat nature name, plus it's got Arthurian romance overtones.
What do you think of Linnet? The stress is on the first syllable, not the second. It a neat nature name, plus it's got Arthurian romance overtones.
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