I’m really fascinated by bilingual names and the pronunciation of names in different languages.
I was thinking earlier about a [name_m]French[/name_m] couple I know who are naming their twins Léo and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (pr. [name_m]Lay[/name_m]-o and Ih-rees I think) and how those names are pronounced completely differently in English.
Does anyone know of names that are recognised in [name_m]French[/name_m] and English and can be pronounced the same in both?
e.g [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] that kind of thing
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Julienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/le
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Martine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxane[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (I pronounce this add-uh-leen)
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Reine[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Aline[/name_f]
[name_f]Carine[/name_f], [name_f]Karine[/name_f]
evelinaa:
I’m really fascinated by bilingual names and the pronunciation of names in different languages.
I was thinking earlier about a [name_m]French[/name_m] couple I know who are naming their twins Léo and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (pr. [name_m]Lay[/name_m]-o and Ih-rees I think) and how those names are pronounced completely differently in English.
Does anyone know of names that are recognised in [name_m]French[/name_m] and English and can be pronounced the same in both?
e.g [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] that kind of thing
I’m [name_m]French[/name_m] and my partner is american. I absolutely want a name that has the same pronunciation in both languages.
So far we have [name_f]Maxine[/name_f], Esmée and Bohème.
I can think of:
Eloïse
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_m]Eb[/name_m]ène (eh-ben)
Esmeray/Esmérée
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
Rosamée/Rosamay
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
Séraphine
[name_m]Ad[/name_m]èle
Céleste
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
Maëlys
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivette[/name_f]
Thaïs
[name_u]Ali[/name_u]énor
[name_f]Azenor[/name_f]
Lizenor
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
Swanne
[name_f]Thalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerise[/name_f]
Louve
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_m]Zo[/name_m]é