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Ghislaine
WDYT? (zhees-LAYN) What does it remind you of? TIA!
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I really admire Ghislaine.
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Yes!I discovered it months ago. It's so awesomely dark and Arthurian without actually being Arthurian. Although to my understanding it's pronounced with a hard G because the G is followed by an H.

This message was edited 6/14/2009, 4:56 PM

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Sloppy feminisation
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The audio pronunciation I found sounds like "zhees-len", but I've also heard "gee-len".
http://forvo.com/word/ghislaine/I like the name either way.
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Actually, its ususally pronounced (GEEZ-lehn). I find it a bit harsh.
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wow. I like it. It's powerful.
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I picture a girl living in medieval times with a plain face and long, ash-blond hair. Think Princess Buttercup.It's nice, but I can't picture it on a real person. It's more of a character name.
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Comment and questionThe prn is pretty but its spelling is off-putting. I think it's the H just because it seems so unnecessary. Ghislaine's a little too weird for me.Anyone know what the English prn would be? gees-LAYN?
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I second that gees-LEN is gorgeous, but I don't care for the zhees-LAYN prn.
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*swoons*I'm a huge Ghislaine fan, whether it's pronounced zhees-LAYN or geez-LAYN - I just think it looks so pretty! It's interesting, unusual and beautiful...it makes me think of a young girl, attractive but witty. I also love the masculine variant, Ghislain. Two very pretty, very lovely names!

This message was edited 6/14/2009, 11:20 AM

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It's geez-LANE (hard g like in goat).

This message was edited 6/14/2009, 11:12 AM

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Ghislaine reminds of that woman in Jerry Seinfield and in the New Adventures of Old Christine. Or whatever it is. And then she's also in those commercials where you can see the food in the back of her mouth. I can't stand her.
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I love it, but not pronounced like that. I like it the French way gees-LEN (that's as close as I can get). It reminds me of the only person with that name I know. A very pretty, black-haired, slightly bitchy girl.
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I like this name as well, but it's really nms. I also know someone with this name, and she is also French-Canadian, her name is Ghysaline, not Ghislaine (she pronounces it different too, almost like gees-selene)
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Well, in French I thought a g was zh sound, isn't it?
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Not when its followed by an H.
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But not paired with an H. To get the ZH sound, it would have to be Gislaine. That's my understanding of it, anyway. And the Ghislaine I know pronounces it with a hard G and she is French.

This message was edited 6/14/2009, 11:10 AM

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Well my cousin Ghislain pronounces his name with a zh sound.
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