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[Opinions] Re: Names you have pronounced incorrectly

by Llewella (penguiny7)

1/23/2013, 4:17 PM

When I was a kid I came across the name Emil, and I thought it was pronounced EM-ul, like Emily without the ee. Years later I find out that is not the case, and I don't like em-EEL! I loved EM-ul though.

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- Tassiegirl +1

1/24/2013, 6:34 AM

Emil is fairly common where I live, pronounced pretty much the way you don't favour;though perhaps more AY-meel.

It's used as a stand-alone name, or as a combo, mostly Paul-Emil.

- jennifer

1/25/2013, 3:49 AM

I kept saying my great-great uncle was EM il, but last family reunion, I heard his descendants say AY mul.

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- Bear +4

1/23/2013, 4:49 PM

Emil

I believe (although I could be wrong) that Germans pronounce Emil as "AY-mul" / "EH-mul." So your beloved Emil may not be lost to you afterall. He just moved to a different country. :-)

- Llewella (penguiny7) +1

1/24/2013, 3:47 AM

Now that I think about it, Sofia did tell me once that's how they say it in Croatia (unless I totally made that up... it was a long time ago)!

- Sofia

1/24/2013, 11:29 AM

Yup, Emil is pronounced like Emily without the y in my neck of the woods, so it’s a perfectly legitimate pronunciation. http://www.forvo.com/search-hr/emil/

- Phoebe (Kate)

1/23/2013, 5:28 PM

Here's another German pronunciation: http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

It sounds more like EE-meel to me.

- Frollein Gladys

1/23/2013, 5:26 PM

Um, it's way too late here to describe pronunciations, so I'll just have this guy talk to you: http://de.forvo.com/word/emil/#de ;)

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