Names that end with e but pronounced 'ah'

Hello berries! Recent obsession with names (typically of Nordic or at least usually northern european origin from what I’ve found) that have an e ending but are pronounced with an ‘ah’ syllable! So far my list consists of:

[name_f]Elke[/name_f]
[name_f]Sanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mette[/name_f]
[name_u]Inge[/name_u]

Thanks! :slight_smile:

Hmm… how about:

[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (ee-fa)
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f] (kee-va)
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (SEER-sha)
[name_f]Ilse[/name_f]
[name_f]Anke[/name_f]

I’ve seen [name_f]Christiana[/name_f] spelled “[name_f]Christiane[/name_f]” if that helps.
But if you’re specifically looking for European names, try:

[name_f]Hilde[/name_f] (Norse)
[name_f]Hanne[/name_f] (Danish, can be pronounced “[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]”)
[name_f]Margarethe[/name_f] (Danish, pronounced “[name_f]Margaretta[/name_f]”)
[name_f]Tilde[/name_f] (Finnish)

These are just a few that I’ve found spelled with an “e,” but I’m sure that if you look into it, there are many names that end in “a”–like Belka and [name_f]Olga[/name_f]–that have variant spellings that end in “e.” I imagine people have gone to spelling things more phonetically over the years.

Good luck with your search!

Sorry but none of these are pronounced “ah.” I’m from Germany where all of these names are common. Generally speaking, when a [name_m]German[/name_m] name ends on e, then it’s safe to assume it’s pronounced “eh”.

[name_f]EL[/name_f]-keh. SAN-neh. MET-teh. ING-eh.

[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] is technically pronounced with an ‘ah’ sound at the end in [name_m]German[/name_m] and Dutch I believe.

Several Germanic languages (not English) pronounce the final “e” on most names that end in e. Like vc2013 said, it’s not quite “ah” as in [name_f]Leah[/name_f], it’s more “Eh” as in the middle sound of “bed.” That sound doesn’t really exist at the end of words in English, so most English speakers would substitute [name_f]Sanne[/name_f]'s Sah-neh with Sah-na.

Thank you all so much! :slight_smile: These are great names and even greater information! I suppose the ‘ah’ ending and the ‘eh’ ending to me, as an American, have similar intonation, and I suppose that either suits me! :slight_smile:

I’m from Sweden and none of these names are pronounced with “ah” in any of the nordic countries.
Just like @vc2013 said they are pronounced with “eh”.