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Lauren pronounced Low-ren
Recently came across someone who spelled their name Lauren but pronounced it Low-ren. Is this a thing? WDYT of this pronunciation?
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That's exactly how Lauren is pronounced in Dutch. To me, it sounds very normal, but that's probably because I am Dutch myself.
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That pronunciation comes naturally to me (in both Portuguese and Italian, the 'au' diphtong makes an 'ow' sound).
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Are you surprised at the vowel sound or the way the syllables are split up?I am used to the lau sounding like the word 'low', but the r being part of the first syllable. lowr-in.
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dittoLow-ren is hardly different from Lowr-en, which is the only pronunciation I've ever heard.
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I know that my friend from Colombia pronounces Laura as "Lahw-rah". I believe in German, as well they "au" combination can make that sound. So it is likely a thing.

This message was edited 3/23/2015, 7:38 AM

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