How do YOU pronounce...

emiliana · July 29, 2014, 10:46pm

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]: bee-tris

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]: imm-oh-gen

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]: imm-oh-geene

[name_f]Briony[/name_f]- [name_f]Bree[/name_f]-oh-nee (I know someone who pronounces it this way)

[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]: eh-ma-leen

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: jess-a-myn

Australia

Prairiekeeper · July 29, 2014, 11:02pm

I pronounce them as poster Greyer does Midwest USA

mayday · July 29, 2014, 11:05pm

[name_u]California[/name_u], US

lilauburn13 · July 29, 2014, 11:24pm

I’m from [name_f]Alabama[/name_f]

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - bee-uh-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - ih-muh-jin
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - i’m-uh-jeen
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - brye-uh-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - emma-line (straight line)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - jess-uh-meen

mauvebird · July 30, 2014, 3:47am

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-trice
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]- Im-ah-jin
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]- Im-ah-gene
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]- Bry(like [name_m]Brian[/name_m])-on-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]- [name_f]Em[/name_f]-mah-leen
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]- [name_u]Jess[/name_u]-ah-meen

I’m originally from (southern) [name_f]England[/name_f] and now is Australia

system · July 30, 2014, 3:55am

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]: [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-a-triss a like cat (though I know in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] it can also be bay-a-TREE-chay)

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]: IMM-ә-jen

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]: IMM-ә-jeen

[name_f]Briony[/name_f]: BREYE-ә-nee

[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]: eh-ma-leye-n

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: [name_u]JESS[/name_u]-ә-min

I live in [name_f]England[/name_f].

steampunkleo · July 30, 2014, 4:14am

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]: [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]: Im-oh-jen

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]: Im-og-jean

[name_f]Briony[/name_f]: Bry-oh-nee

[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]: [name_f]Em[/name_f]-uh-leen

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: [name_u]Jess[/name_u]-uh-min

FNQ Australia.

kirstenlouise · July 30, 2014, 4:19am

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]: [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]: Im-oh-jen

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]: Im-oh-jeen

[name_f]Briony[/name_f]: Bry-oh-nee

[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]: [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: [name_u]Jess[/name_u]-uh-meen

I’m from [name_f]England[/name_f].

oregano7 · July 30, 2014, 6:48am

I live in [name_f]Canada[/name_f].

[name_f]BEE[/name_f]-a-triss

IM-uh-jin (“Im” rhyming with “[name_m]Tim[/name_m]”)

im-uh-JEEN (stress on the last syllable; “Im” again rhyming with “[name_m]Tim[/name_m]”)

BRYE-uh-nee

EMM-uh-lyne (“lyne” rhyming with “dine”) (This is one that I know some people pronounce with “leen” at the end and I don’t have trouble with that if I’m corrected)

[name_u]JESS[/name_u]-uh-min

BabyNameAholic · July 30, 2014, 7:28am

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - bee-ah-triss

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - ihm-oh-gin

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - ihm-oh-gin

[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - bry-oh-knee

[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - em-ah-line

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - jess-ah-mine

eireann · July 30, 2014, 7:53am

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] ~ [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-UH-TRISS
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] ~ IHM-OH-[name_f]GIN[/name_f] (like the alcoholic beverage)
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] ~ IHM-OH-JEEN
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] ~ BRY-OH-NEE
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] ~ EH-MA-LEEN
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] ~ [name_u]JESS[/name_u]-[name_m]AH[/name_m]-MEEN

stef · July 30, 2014, 8:07am

I live in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] with a European background…

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - bee-ah-triss (but I love the Italian pronounciation: [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-ah-tree-chay)

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - Ee-moe-jen

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - Ee-moe-jean

[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - [name_f]Bree[/name_f]-oh-knee

[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]Em[/name_f]-a-leen

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - [name_u]Jess[/name_u]-ah-meen

elisabeth_rae · July 30, 2014, 11:54am

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-uh-triss

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - IMM-uh-jin

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - IMM-uh-jeen

[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - [name_f]BRI[/name_f]-uh-nee

[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]EM[/name_f]-uh-line

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - [name_u]JESS[/name_u]-uh-min

[name_f]East[/name_f] coast U.S.

Myosotis · August 1, 2014, 2:46pm

I live in [name_f]England[/name_f]

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]: [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]: Imm-uh-juhn
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]: Imm-uh-jeen
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]: Bry-oh-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]: Emm-uh-leen
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: [name_u]Jess[/name_u]-uh-min

anon73451839 · August 1, 2014, 2:54pm

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]= [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]= Ih-muh-[name_f]Jen[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]= Ih-muh-jean
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]= [name_f]Bree[/name_f]-uh-knee
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]= [name_u]Jess[/name_u]-uh-mean

I’m from [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m].

alliballi · August 2, 2014, 10:35am

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - Im-uh-jin

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - Im-uh-jeen

[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - Bry-ah-nee (Although I once had a teacher who pronounced it [name_f]Bree[/name_f]-oh-nee)

[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]Em[/name_f]-ah-line

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - [name_u]Jess[/name_u]-ah-meen

I’m from [name_f]Ireland[/name_f]