How do you pronounce these names?
They are all feminine, greek names. Thankyou in advance for any help you can give me ^__^
Danaë
Ianthe
Iole
Ismene
Ligeia
Mneme
Nephele
Parthenope
Parthenope
Danaë
Ianthe
Iole
Ismene
Ligeia
Mneme
Nephele
Parthenope
Parthenope
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Pavlos has a Nephele... its neff-uh-lee.
:)
Dayna has them all right, except for...
...Danaë which (at least in Greek) is pronounced Dha-NA-ee :)
...Danaë which (at least in Greek) is pronounced Dha-NA-ee :)
I always thought that Ianthe was ee-AN-thee, but I could definitely be wrong about that. I'd guess Parthenope to be par-THEH-no-pee. I seem to recall Ismene being IZ-meh-nee.
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Danaë's controversial
Here are previous topics about it's pronunciation:
http://snipurl.com/foby
http://snipurl.com/fobx
As for the others, I've always said:
Ianthe = IE-an-thee
Iole = IE-o-lee
Parthenope = PAHR-then-NO-pee
Miranda
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Here are previous topics about it's pronunciation:
http://snipurl.com/foby
http://snipurl.com/fobx
As for the others, I've always said:
Ianthe = IE-an-thee
Iole = IE-o-lee
Parthenope = PAHR-then-NO-pee
"Come... you must eat my child." — From an unknown badfic.
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
My Friend's Name is Ligeia it's pronounced....
MY best friends name is Ligeia. its pronounced LIE-GEE-UH
MY best friends name is Ligeia. its pronounced LIE-GEE-UH
This message was edited 6/17/2005, 9:07 PM
For Nephele, try here:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=24754&board=gen
~ Ivayla
... life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=24754&board=gen
~ Ivayla
... life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
I think the differences with English are:
i = ee, not eye
a = ah only
th= t
e = eh
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
i = ee, not eye
a = ah only
th= t
e = eh
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
and "ope"
I believe it is "oh-pee", like in Penelope (this would be following the pattern. However, I am not an expert on Greek names, so my hypothesis is most definately subject to error.
I believe it is "oh-pee", like in Penelope (this would be following the pattern. However, I am not an expert on Greek names, so my hypothesis is most definately subject to error.
It's o-pee in English-speaking countries
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
I thought we were talking about Greek...
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
Hmm . . .
I read it as Kizuko wanting to know the normal English pronunciations of a group of names that were of Greek origin, not the *Greek* pronunciations of the names. I could be wrong!
:-)
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
I read it as Kizuko wanting to know the normal English pronunciations of a group of names that were of Greek origin, not the *Greek* pronunciations of the names. I could be wrong!
:-)
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
Ah ok, maybe I read wrong too... Since all the names were Greek, I thought she wanted the Greek prons. lol
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July