[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all
So we’ve decided to name our little girl [name_f]Solenne[/name_f], but wanted to reach out to see if any of you have thoughts on the spelling. I see that the [name_m]French[/name_m] version is often spelled [name_f]Solene[/name_f]. However, I don’t want people constantly pronouncing it [name_m]Sol[/name_m]-EEN. Would like for it look phonetically appear as [name_m]Sol[/name_m]-EHN. So I think the extra ‘n’ helps this a bit.
Thoughts?
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
I also know someone who spells it Solenn BTW, no ‘E’ on the end.
So [name_f]Solenne[/name_f], [name_f]Solene[/name_f], or Solenn
but I prefer [name_f]Solange[/name_f].
If I saw [name_f]Solene[/name_f], I would immediately think “so-LEEN”, rhymes with [name_f]Jolene[/name_f]. If you want the “so-LEHN” pronunciation, I think the [name_f]Solenne[/name_f] spelling is far more intuitive.
[name_f]Solene[/name_f] would be pronounced like so - LEEN. [name_m]SOL[/name_m]ÈNE is so - [name_m]LEN[/name_m]. I’ve been told before that without the diacritic the pronunciation changes.
I believe [name_f]Solenne[/name_f] is actually pronounced so-[name_m]LEN[/name_m]. I would instantly pronounced it so-[name_m]LEN[/name_m]-ne though going by it is pronounced. [name_f]Solene[/name_f]/[name_f]Solenne[/name_f] seems like a name where you would constantly have to correct the pronounciation.
Being that [name_f]Solenne[/name_f] is also a word it might be pronounced like this: Solenne pronunciation: How to pronounce Solenne in Italian, Polish, French
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all – thanks. Any more thoughts from the community? lesliemarion, [name_f]Solange[/name_f] is a fine name but we prefer [name_f]Solenne[/name_f] and have decided on it. I just need to find the spelling that fits the best.
I’ve always leaned toward [name_f]Solenne[/name_f]. Nontheless…there are a few variant spellings.
[name_f]Solenne[/name_f] with two n’s is my preferred spelling and the one I’ve seen the most in my years of baby name research.
I prefer [name_f]Solenne[/name_f].
I would go with [name_f]Solenne[/name_f] most definitely.
What a beautiful name by the way. I’ve only heard it a few times, here and there on nameberry, and it always reminds me of how lovely it is.
It’s a beautiful name, and I agree with the majority here and think [name_f]Solenne[/name_f] is definitely the way to go!
I think that [name_f]Solene[/name_f] will be pronounced So-LEEN and [name_f]Solenne[/name_f] will pronounced So-[name_u]LYNN[/name_u]