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I would just like to take a moment to set the record straight. "Corinne, Korrine" and all the variations are NOT necessarily pronounced "cor-een." The name can also be pronounced "core-in," as in my case. If someone asks why, just bring up the word "feminine." It's not pronounced phonetically, either. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest! :-)
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At my sister's wedding recently...
And there were two entirely unrelated, unconnected Corinnes there, both of whom pronounced their name COR-in. It's the traditional English pronounciation; the French pronounciation became fashionable at the same time as other French names - Monique, Dominique, Diane, Michelle etc.
And there were two entirely unrelated, unconnected Corinnes there, both of whom pronounced their name COR-in. It's the traditional English pronounciation; the French pronounciation became fashionable at the same time as other French names - Monique, Dominique, Diane, Michelle etc.
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In French, the "een" sound in Corinne actually lies somewhere between English "een" and "in". It's really softer than "een", but that's how English speakers render it.
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Yeah, I was taught a long time ago that the "classic" English pronunciation was cohr-INN, and corEEN was an error (phonetic) that someone decided they liked and perpetuated. I suppose directly from the French, it's more like corEEN, so technically it's more "correct,"
but French spoken vowels are a bit different from in English, so there's some leeway.
- chazda
but French spoken vowels are a bit different from in English, so there's some leeway.
- chazda
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I realize that foreign vowel pronounciations are different, so if someone who's Hispanic or French (or French-Canadian) calls me Correen, I totally understand. It's the people who have been corrected & still insist on pronouncing my name their way who drive me nuts. Also, I was under the impression that the origin of my name was Greek (in which case the final "e" would be pronounced instead of being silent), from the word "Kore" for the free-standing female statues. Anyone else have any other etymological information?
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