Pronunciation of Maude?

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I have always pronounced it MOD but I’ve heard other people pronounce it MODE. How do you pronounce it?

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In the U.K. we pronounce it to rhyme with bored. [name_f]Maude[/name_f] - more-d

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Mawd, which I suppose would be Mod, but I don’t really say them the exact same in my accent.

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I say the vowel more like “aww” than “ahh,” but it’s closer to Mod so I picked that option.

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I also say it to rhyme with “bored” (British accent) – MAWD.

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More-d, rhyming with bored

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Same

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Rhymes with the word “awed” in my accent—the vowel sound is sort of drawn out…

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M-awed. [name_m]Hi[/name_m], fellow [name_f]English[/name_f] accent crew! :smile:

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So here’s the thing there’s a slight difference in emphasis for the name depending on people and region I’ve head [name_f]Maude[/name_f] as Maw-d and as M-Odd both are quite pretty in my estimation but its a subtle difference that might make a difference to some people.

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I pronounce it like Mawd.

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Like “mawd”.

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In Australia and my recent ancestors it rhymes with Bored.

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more-d :slight_smile:

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Mod ([name_u]West[/name_u] Coast American)
Mode ([name_u]French[/name_u])

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I pronounce it more-d. To rhymes with bored, lord, sword etc

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Canadian ([name_m]Ontario[/name_m]) accent and I say it as Mawd/Mod. They sound the same to me.

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like others have said I pronounce it Mawd which is a bit different then Mod (Mahd) in my accent

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I am in the UK and say Mawd

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I would say mawd/mod (they sound in the same in my accent) in [name_f]English[/name_f], and mode in [name_u]French[/name_u].

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