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Pronounce Mariana for me?
Hello!
I'm falling for the name Mariana and I want to make sure I'm pronouncing it right. Please include what country you are from, so I can take accents into account. People from the USA would be most helpful. Without having looked up the pronunciation, how would you pronounce Mariana?
Thanks!
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My latina coworker pronounced her name, Mary-ah-nah. We live (and work) in the U.S.
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I'm from the Midwest in the USA, and I pronounce it mar-ee-AH-nah. I'm with some other posters here. If it was spelled, Marianna, I'd be more inclined to pronounce it like Mary Anna.

This message was edited 2/19/2015, 12:35 PM

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ma ree AH nama with the a as in appleAH, like the doctor looking down your throatSouth African, speaking UK English with a very few quirks
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ma-ree-AH-na. Australia =)
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Ma-ree-AH-nə; Ma like in map, and Ah, like in Ghana or are. I'm in England.

This message was edited 2/18/2015, 3:46 PM

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mah-ree-AHH-naI'm from England.
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I've known several girls named Mariana and they've all said Mary-ahna (with a short A so it sounds like the word "on") or mah-ree-ahnna. I live in the US in an area with a high percentage of Hispanic and Latino people.
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I say: Marr-ee-AHN-na (Marr rhymes with bar)
However, most people I know say it like "Mary Anna". I like the other way better. Southern USA
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MARY -Ah -nah

This message was edited 2/18/2015, 12:41 PM

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I'm from Illinois and I'd say it mah-ree-ah-nah
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Marr-ee-ahn-ah
From USA, though I should say that I also use many Italian phonetics when I speak, since that is what my family speaks. I resisted the urge to trill those 'r's though. ;)
My step-mother might say it like mary-anna unless you corrected her. She is Pennsylvanian (back-woodsy).
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I instinctively pronounce it as mare-ee-AH-nah. I'm from the United States.
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I'm not good at explaining how I pronounce things but I say it like mahr (rhyming with are)-ee-AHN-uh.
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I pronounce it Mary-anna.I'm not from the U.S.,but close enough, Canada.
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MAIR-ee-AWN-uh
mair rhyme air, awn rhyme yawn and sounds like the word "on" in my accent
I'm from the US, west coast.
It could also be pronounced -ANN-uh (ann rhyme plan). But I would expect -ana to be AH-na (or AW-na, same to me) and Marianna would be AN-na.
I could also say MAHR-ee-AHN-uh, but I would not intuitively say it that way. That seems more like a foreign pronunciation.

This message was edited 2/18/2015, 10:59 AM

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USA: I say Mary Anna.
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Mariana = ma-ree-AH-nahI'm from Europe, but I know a Hispanic Mariana who pronounces her name that way.
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I'm from the US. Mar-ee-ANN-a. The first syllable sounds just like the word "mare" and the third syllable sounds just like the name Ann, and the third syllable has the most stress.
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ditto
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