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Veerle
I love the look of Veerle. From what I understand it is a Flemish name. I used Wikipedia to learn more about the Flemish people and culture, but couldn't find much about pronunciation and such.Any thoughts on the pronunciation of Veerle?
What do you think?
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i disagreeIt's a Dutch name, more often used in Friesland (upper Holland), pronounced like Vere-le, not Vair-le like Larissa (which is also my name funny enough) said below. Maybe it's a matter of dialects, that's possible, but i think Vere-le (like -vere in 'severe') comes closer to the pronounciation.
One of my best friends is named Veerle, i love it, it's more unusual than Vera too. Indy
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I'm Flemish. The only person I know with the name uses it as a nickname. Her real name is Veronique.It is pronounced VAIR-luh and the "VAIR" is very throaty. I like the name but only if it's pronounced correctly. I'll be happy to answer any other questions you may have.
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It's a very common name in Dutch. pronounced like Larissa said. I don't like it.
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