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Re: MAËL pn?
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If the name uses French pronunciation rules, it would be "MA-ehl." The trema (two dots) over the 'e' indicate that the vowels are pronounced separately"Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." -- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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mah-EHLIn French, the accent (much lighter that in Spanish, for instance) is always in the last syllable. There are not exceptions.Lumia
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