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in reply to a message by aquamarina
Aislín is pronounced ash-LEEN. There is an Irish actress named Aislín McGuckin.
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Thanks, I'm glad that my preferred pronunciation does exist after all!
Can anybody tell me the reason for the two pronunciations - I know it's the accent that makes the 'i' long, but why put the accent there in the first place? Is the "Ashleen" pronunciation maybe a diminutive of the "Ashlyn" one? Or have they always co-existed as variants of each other?
Thank you all!
Can anybody tell me the reason for the two pronunciations - I know it's the accent that makes the 'i' long, but why put the accent there in the first place? Is the "Ashleen" pronunciation maybe a diminutive of the "Ashlyn" one? Or have they always co-existed as variants of each other?
Thank you all!
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My guess would be that Aislín is just a variant of Aislin. An -ín ending is a feminine or diminutive form. I don't think it would be strictly a diminutive form because then it would have to be Aislinín or something.
This message was edited 3/1/2008, 12:09 PM
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Thank you, I've been wondering about this for ages and it looks like you've cleared it up!
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