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keh-RIN. Thoughts?
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I like Corinne, but the keh-RIN pronunciation sounds ugly to me.
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ko-RIN, to me. The O like in correct... shorter than in the word corn, but not the same sound as in the word curtail or kerplunk.
I like it. It seems very dignified. Not so much that it's prissy.
I like Corinna also.
I've heard Corinne pronounced ko-REEN sometimes, and don't like that very much.
I like it. It seems very dignified. Not so much that it's prissy.
I like Corinna also.
I've heard Corinne pronounced ko-REEN sometimes, and don't like that very much.
This message was edited 5/14/2020, 2:48 PM
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I've always liked this name. It's pretty and usual but not strange. I've only met 1-2 Corinnes in my life.
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I’m not very good at figuring out pronounciations anyway it’s a pretty name that’s not overused.
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I absolutely agree. They have similar endings but it's pretty simple to tell them apart, to hear the differences. I think the only way they'd be too similar if 'Karen' was prounced the Japanese way, which would have a closer sound to it. /:
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I say "KAA-ren". I'm sure there are some Americans who say KAIR-in and KEHR-en (imagine that an upside down e, I don't know how to type that.) But I've never heard anyone put the stress on the second syllable in Karen, as Americans do with Corinne, and that makes a huge difference, I think. I would never mishear Karen for Corinne or vice versa.
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I’m not suggesting anyone would mishear them for the same name, it’s just that the pronunciation keh-RIN is so bland and un-noteworthy compared to the French, or kə-REEN or even just plain ko-RIN that you might as well just use Karen.
The emphasis is different, yes, but the sounds are very similar, at least to a British English speaker who has heard the American pronunciation of Karen. To be honest, I’m not even sure how you get keh-RIN out of Corinne.
For what it’s worth, I pronounce Karen as KA-rən.
The emphasis is different, yes, but the sounds are very similar, at least to a British English speaker who has heard the American pronunciation of Karen. To be honest, I’m not even sure how you get keh-RIN out of Corinne.
For what it’s worth, I pronounce Karen as KA-rən.
This message was edited 5/14/2020, 10:56 AM
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I couldn't say how the American pronunciation of Corinne came about. Just for jollies, I looked up girls names ending with "inne". I actually couldn't find any other than Corinne, but there were plenty that end in "ine" and of those, only one, Jacqueline, do Americans pronounce with a final "in" sound as they do with Corinne. I dunno.
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It’s the first syllable that confuses me most! I would expect ko-RIN, with a short o.
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Personally I would say keh-RINN is a misleading way to spell it. It's more of a kuh-RINN or ker-RINN.
Here's a link to an audio clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pDtQ_FKXYA
Here's a link to an audio clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pDtQ_FKXYA
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This is a name that looks a lot prettier than it sounds imo. It's only pronounced kerINN here but I want to say COREin, which would be a lot prettier to me.
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Meant to be under OP
I've heard it both ways. I like COREin better, but think they are both fine. I've met one once, but I don't remember how she pronounced it.
I've heard it both ways. I like COREin better, but think they are both fine. I've met one once, but I don't remember how she pronounced it.
This message was edited 5/14/2020, 3:25 PM
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I like it. It's starched, and I like that.
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Same. The only ones I've met have pronounced it ker-RIN.
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KOR-in
I'm from the US, and I've only heard it pronounced KOR-in. It sounds like the word core with an 'n' added.
I had a teacher with this name.
I'm from the US, and I've only heard it pronounced KOR-in. It sounds like the word core with an 'n' added.
I had a teacher with this name.
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Same
Both in Australia where I grew up (I went through 8 years of schooling with a Corinne and have known at least 4 other Corinnes of various ages) and in the US, where I currently live.
Both in Australia where I grew up (I went through 8 years of schooling with a Corinne and have known at least 4 other Corinnes of various ages) and in the US, where I currently live.
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That reminds me. My college roommate was named Zoe. At the time she was born, 1960, that was a very unusual name, and it still was when we were roommates in 1978. It seemed as if her parents were quite determined to use unusual names. Her brother's name was Reed, an unusual name to give in the early 1960s, when he was born. And then there was her sister, Karen. Not so unusual you say? Well, it wouldn't have been if the pronunciation were not KOR-in, just as you've described. I always thought that to insist on pronouncing Karen KOR-in was so weird.
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The posters who have commented on the pronunciation are probably not from the US. I’m not.
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I'm in the US and keh-RIN is weird to me too.
What's the "e" for if you're going to pronounce it keh-RIN?
What's the "e" for if you're going to pronounce it keh-RIN?
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I'm American, and I say keh-RIN. I can't say much about how other Americans say it, because I can't recall hearing anyone say it. But that's the intuitive pronunciation to me.
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Sorry I meant ker-RIN, not KER-in. I edited my message to reflect this.
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I love it; one of my faves!
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This pronunciation is very unintuitive to me, I'd say it as ko-REEN (o as in pot, not low). Your pronunciation makes it sound like an overly creative version of Karen.
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I always hear kor-EEN and only heard kor-IJN once and it does not sound right to my ears. It's ok.
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