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[Facts] Selene?
I was just looking at the name Selene and what info was provided on the database. It says the PRN is see-LEE-nee I believe, but has anyone seen it as suh-LEEN? Or is that only Celine that can be PRN that way? I never knew it had three syllables.1st Corinthians 9:24-27 - my verse!!!"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."
Helen Keller
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ancient Greek prnThe ancient Greek name was Selènè. It was pronounced as se-le-ne with all the 'e's as the e in Emma.
In Dutch I would pronounce it Suh-LAY-nuh
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I've heard it often, but always with three syllables, since it is originally Greek, after all, and the final -e is sounded. Just as Zoe doesn't rhyme with Joe ... or I really, really hope it doesn't.
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over here we definitely pronounce Selene as see-LEE-nee with 3 syllables. actually we dont say "Lee" but "leh" as in "left".Sélène in french is close to suh-leen, but also as in "left"in english I'd also pronounce it as Celine i guess =)
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sorry, Selene in french actually is Séléné ... so its excactly the same as see-lee-nee
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se-LEE-nee is the Greek pronunciation
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Thanks
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The database says,Pronounced: se-LEE-nee I've only heard it pronunced as Celine as well...
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I've always though Selene was suh-LEEN as well. huh.
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