Pronounce Nicole

sablonde · January 25, 2014, 7:26am

Is it Nee-cole or [name_u]Nick[/name_u]-ole

What do you say?

dottipanda · January 25, 2014, 7:28am

I say [name_u]Nick[/name_u]-OLL. [name_m]Both[/name_m] syllables short and intonation on the last part.

fanciful · January 25, 2014, 7:34am

I pronounce it Nih-[name_m]COLE[/name_m].

system · January 25, 2014, 7:44am

Nih-cole. Never heard of nee-cole.

c11 · January 25, 2014, 8:16am

Nih-cole.

greyer · January 25, 2014, 8:21am

Nih-[name_m]COLE[/name_m]. NEE-cole is closer to how the [name_m]French[/name_m] pronounce it, I believe.

Mischa · January 25, 2014, 8:22am

[name_m]French[/name_m] speakers = nee
English speakers = nih

[name_m]Both[/name_m] pronunciations are acceptable.

Kate_Elaine · January 25, 2014, 8:33am

I pronounce [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] ([name_u]Nick[/name_u]-Oll). My best friend’s mom is [name_m]French[/name_m], though, and she always calls her Nee-Cohl

corhea · January 25, 2014, 8:46am

I’ve never heard it pronounced any way other than Nih-cole. I agree with the other posts though that it’s probably “nih” in the States and “nee” in Europe.

sablonde · January 25, 2014, 8:58am

Thanks. My friend just had a [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] and we are both in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and speak English but I noticed that I say NickOLL and she says Nih-cole so I was wondering.