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Comments for the name Hyacinthe

Comments for HYACINTHE:

In accordance with French pronunciation, this name would be pronounced "yA-sAnt'" as opposed to the English "Hie-uh-sinth."
The reasons for this are:
In most French words or names, the letter h is not aspirate. Also, the th is not pronounced the way an English speaker might pronounce it, for the h is silent in this letter combination as well, hence making a "t" sound rather than the "th" sound. Finally, the "in" in Hyacinthe is a nasal sound in French and the nasal "in" is more like an "ahn" in English than an "ihn" or "een."
-- Anonymous User  11/27/2006
Hyacinthe is a boy name in France (but sometimes used on girls, too). [noted -ed]
-- lillinparadise  3/31/2007
Hyacinthe is the name of a half-Tsingano male from Terre D'Ange in Jacqueline Carey's novel series Kushiel's Legacy.
-- bluepen  6/8/2009

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