How to pronounce these names?

General Name Discussion
1

I’ve seen these names around and still aren’t 100% sure exactly how to pronounce them correctly.

[name]FRANCESCA[/name]
[name]CLEMENTINE[/name]
[name]MAEVE[/name]
[name]ADELAIDE[/name]

2

[name]Francesca[/name] (frahn-CHES-kah)
[name]Clementine[/name] (klem-en-[name]TYNE[/name]) or (klem-en-TEEN)
[name]Maeve[/name] (MAYV)
[name]Adelaide[/name] ([name]ADD[/name]-eh-LADE)

3

Thanks! And i like [name]Clementine[/name]!

4

[name]Francesca[/name]: fran-[name]CHESS[/name]-ka
[name]Clementine[/name]: clem-en-tyne, like the fruit. The French pronunciation would be clay-mahn-TEEN.
[name]Maeve[/name]: mayv, just like it sounds.
[name]Adelaide[/name]: [name]ADD[/name]-eh-layd

I really like all four names, especially [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Francesca[/name]. :slight_smile:

5

I know most English speakers pronounce [name]Francesca[/name] the Italian way (francheska), but isn’t the Spanish way franseska?

6

I think it depends on what part of Spain the speaker is from.

7

[name]FRANCESCA[/name]

  • frahn CHES kah

[name]CLEMENTINE[/name]

  • klem en [name]TYNE[/name]

[name]MAEVE[/name]

  • MAYV

[name]ADELAIDE[/name]

  • [name]ADD[/name] eh LADE