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in reply to a message by RoxStar
Its pronounced as croy, to rhyme with toy.
This message was edited 4/25/2014, 7:05 AM
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Not in French. To pronounce it croy sounds very strange to me.
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Croy would be the American pronunciation, at least the New France part of America. We have a lot of place names around me that are French but are pronounced like half French.
To answer the OP: I think it would be an ok name. I'm not a huge fan of the sound, but I do like the way it looks. I'm pretty sure plenty of people would know to say "croy" since that's how it looks (again, in my area at least where there are a lot of Frenchish things). But I also give people too much credit, perhaps. Ha.
To answer the OP: I think it would be an ok name. I'm not a huge fan of the sound, but I do like the way it looks. I'm pretty sure plenty of people would know to say "croy" since that's how it looks (again, in my area at least where there are a lot of Frenchish things). But I also give people too much credit, perhaps. Ha.
This message was edited 4/25/2014, 1:37 PM
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Sometimes I enjoy pronouncing Detroit in the original French (well, as close as I can get!). It makes it sound so foreign and classy. ;-)
http://www.forvo.com/search/Detroit/fr/
http://www.forvo.com/search/Detroit/fr/
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Yes
I think a lot of people do that for fun. :)
There's a small town near me called Eau Claire. I know the big one in Wisconsin is pronounced "properly," but the one here people don't say correctly. Drives me crazy! Heck, even the name of the town I live in could be said more French-ed, but it's not. I suppose it's technically a Dutch name, so guess that's why.
I think a lot of people do that for fun. :)
There's a small town near me called Eau Claire. I know the big one in Wisconsin is pronounced "properly," but the one here people don't say correctly. Drives me crazy! Heck, even the name of the town I live in could be said more French-ed, but it's not. I suppose it's technically a Dutch name, so guess that's why.
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I love Michigan place names. My address gives people trouble sometimes if they're from elsewhere, because I guess not everyone knows Ypsilanti or Washtenaw county. :-P
One of my favorite pieces of Michigan name trivia is that a lot of our cities and counties have names that were creates to seem Native American in origin but are really completely meaningless.
One of my favorite pieces of Michigan name trivia is that a lot of our cities and counties have names that were creates to seem Native American in origin but are really completely meaningless.
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This amused me.
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Detroit is foreign... nice to class it up though.
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Then I'd say it should at least be spelled Croy, which to my mind is no better than Coy or Roy, quintessential redneck names. :)
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