how do u pronounce it and where are u from?
the real french pronunciation is MAD-LEHN
I would hate to here it as [name_f]Madeline[/name_f].
maybe the best solution is to spell it Madelen?
or [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]?
I’m from the southeastern US and I pronounce it Mad-lehn or Mad-uh-lehn, but I’m familiar with the original pronunciation, so that may make a difference.
I am from the southern US and would pronounce it mad-uh-line. In my mind the -ei- spelling would lend itself to a long “eye” pronunciation, like words such as feisty, height, etc. but I have heard mad-uh-lin too
I’m from the southern US and I’d pronounce it mad-uh-line, same as [name_f]Madeline[/name_f].
I’m in the UK, I’d say it somewhere between Mad-uh-lin or mad-uh-len - the ending is quite soft for me.
I think I’d say Mad-uh-lyn in [name_f]English[/name_f] or perhaps mad-lyn.