I love the name Nathalie. My baby sister was born a few years ago, and when my mom and I were trying to come up with a name, we thought about Rachel but eventually decided on Nathalie. I personally call her Natalia as an affectionate name, but other people call her Ali, which I suppose is OK but not as interesting as Nathalie!
I think this name sounds better if you pronounce it like it looks. na-THAY-lee sounds prettier than NAT-a-lee.
-- Anonymous User 11/21/2006
My friend's name is Nathalie, and she says it "nath-a-lee".
-- Anonymous User 3/5/2007
I HATE hearing the 'th' sound pronounced in this name. This is the French/German spelling and that sound does not appear in it. Only ignorant English-speaking people use it because they are unaware of how it's really pronounced (the sound does not appear in any of its variations as far as I know), or simply don't care. To me it just makes an unpleasant example of the culturally ignorant American stereotype.