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Claude, like Claude Monet. It's a french name, so it's pronounced "clow-d" with a slightly strong d. The 'e' is silent.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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I love it, for a boy or a girl (it's French for either Claudius or Claudia, so this is legit). And ditto Array on the pronunciation. In the U.S., I would go for 'clawed,' or if I specifically wanted the French prn., I would go for clode/clud.
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I adore this name, my son's full name is Claude Stanley, I usually two typical responses when I tell people my son's name 1) I get a strange look and and "oh" and quick change of subject or 2) "Wow, you don't hear that very often, it's great."
So I think it is a fabulous name.
Oh, and we pronounce it C-lord
So I think it is a fabulous name.
Oh, and we pronounce it C-lord
This message was edited 12/4/2006, 11:54 PM
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Your son has a great name :)
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Your son's name is great! :)
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I love it.
But I'd pronunce the good old fashioned American way--so that it sounded exactly like the word "clawed"--since that's how my...great-great-uncle, I think? Well, that's how he would've pronunced his name had I known him.
I'm a student of the French language, though, and I wouldn't describe the French pronunciation as sounding like "cloud" (assuming I'm understanding your pronunciation, which is written a bit ambiguously) though. More like something in between "clohd" (oh as in "soap") and "cluhd."
Array
ETA: Forgot a few necessary words.
O come, all ye Grateful
Deadheads to the concert.
O come, Grateful Deadheads,
And camp in the street.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
But I'd pronunce the good old fashioned American way--so that it sounded exactly like the word "clawed"--since that's how my...great-great-uncle, I think? Well, that's how he would've pronunced his name had I known him.
I'm a student of the French language, though, and I wouldn't describe the French pronunciation as sounding like "cloud" (assuming I'm understanding your pronunciation, which is written a bit ambiguously) though. More like something in between "clohd" (oh as in "soap") and "cluhd."
Array
ETA: Forgot a few necessary words.
O come, all ye Grateful
Deadheads to the concert.
O come, Grateful Deadheads,
And camp in the street.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
This message was edited 12/4/2006, 9:23 PM
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That's more how I would prn it as well. I think it's difficult to accurately represent the nasal vowel sound in writing without the help of the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), but no one really uses it, so nevermind. :)
It's not my style, but I like it. I think it's charmingly old-fashioned and wouldn't mind seeing a revival in the vein of Edith and Matilda.
Magnanimous Despair alone could show me so divine a thing, where feeble hope could ne'er have flown, but vainly flapped its tinsel wing.
It's not my style, but I like it. I think it's charmingly old-fashioned and wouldn't mind seeing a revival in the vein of Edith and Matilda.
Magnanimous Despair alone could show me so divine a thing, where feeble hope could ne'er have flown, but vainly flapped its tinsel wing.
This message was edited 12/4/2006, 9:22 PM
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