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Weird, I have a friend whose brother is Michele, pron. with a tsh...


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My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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I think the confusion is between french and Italian. In Italian, c and g followed by palatal vowels (e or i like) is soft (english ch and j like), and the h is introduced when a hard (k and g like) sound is desired in those positions. French rules state ch for a soft sound in all contexts.
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It must be...to appease French ears. I am pretty sure it's with a k-sound:
http://behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=179133&board=gen~ Ivayla A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
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