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Nope, it doesn't rhyme with Shannon. The last syllable sounds like no(n). With that nasal not-quite-an-N on the end. There was a little French speaking girl in my daughter's gym class named Manon. The teachers (American English speakers) knew about the nasal final N, and attempted it, but they stressed the last syllable like they were saying filet mignon, which was wrong. Even though they heard her mother calling her something more like MANo(n). They called her maNONG, basically. It annoyed me ... Manon in French is cute, and feminine enough, but I don't think it works too great in the US because of the pronunciation.

- mirfak

• Thoughts on Manon? - coldplayer9  May 12 2012, 10:01:43 PM
  • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - insane romantic  May 14 2012, 9:24:12 AM
  • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - Mackandal  May 14 2012, 6:57:04 AM
  • Listen to it here: - thetxbelle  May 13 2012, 11:19:56 PM
  • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - Pie  May 13 2012, 11:22:18 AM
  • it's not pronounced like Shannon... - RoxStar  May 13 2012, 5:10:47 AM
    • Re: it's not pronounced like Shannon... - coldplayer9  May 13 2012, 2:17:24 PM
  • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - Eva Marie  May 13 2012, 3:25:56 AM
  • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - Ana  May 13 2012, 12:26:07 AM
  • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - mirfak  May 12 2012, 11:30:49 PM
    • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - coldplayer9  May 13 2012, 2:20:40 PM
  • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - wbbuff  May 12 2012, 10:56:41 PM
  • Re: Thoughts on Manon? - Lily  May 12 2012, 10:54:56 PM