Clemen'teen' or Clemen'tyne'...??

[typsical]

How would you pronounce Clementine? Thank you!

[MelinaM]

For me it's Clemen'tyne' Beautiful name!

[rushofbloodtothefeet]

tyne

[MorallyBankrupt]

Wow this seems to be the name of the minute! There have been sooooo many threads about it recently.

I would say it like Christine or Pauline. You don't say Chris-Tyne do you and they are very similar names?....

Personally, stealing my SIL's line, I'd pronounce it 'orange' but then fruit names are really not my cup of tea, sorry

[ronx]

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[hollyw]

I have one and call her Clemen 'teen' . 99% of people call her Clemen 'tyne'.
We don't use her full name often though.

[AuntEnna]

Clemen 'teen' as a name, but 'tyne' as a fruit. But I'm probably wrong.

[typsical]

Morally But then there is Caroline....

Okay, thanks all, so does the same go for Emmeline...?

[MorallyBankrupt]

Oh I adore Emmeline! And I would say leen at the end

I love love love the nn Emmie for a little girl. But then the full name has such a fabulous history for a grown up.

[AuntEnna]

Emme-'leen'. Definitely.

[TrillianAstra]

OH my darlin oh my darlin oh my darlin...

Clemen tine

to rhyme with time.

[typsical]

AuntEnna That was my thinking before starting the thread... although the song 'Oh my darling', wasn't that 'tyne'?

hollyw I'm a little bit that you have one! :) What sort of reactions do you have to her name?

[typsical]

x-posts sorry

[MorallyBankrupt]

Oh God I cannot stand that song.

I think most people think of the fruit and the sing and both are Tyne. But I still think it looks like Christine so would be teen.

I think 99% of people would say Emmeline with the leen ending straight off though.

[MorallyBankrupt]

Oops typo. song not sing.

[Primafacie]

DD's middle name is Clementine, pronounced -teen.

[EdithWeston]

I'd take Rosaline ("lyne") as the example, as it also changes spelling when it becomes Rosaleen. Though I suppose all that I, and the other posts above, is showing that pronunciation and spelling vary. The holder (and parent) will both need to explain their chosen way many times, and nicely as it would be each enquirer's first time of asking. Are you OK with that prospect?

My answer to actual question: to me ""teen" is the fruit, and "tyne" 'Oh My Darling'.

[Valinor]

I have a Clementine - we pronounce it the 'teen' way.

But be prepared.....lots of people will pronounce it 'tyne' until they are corrected (I blame the song lol) unless you are my FIL who always insists on calling her ClemenTYNE.....Grrrrrr (then he wonders why she doesn't respond to him)

Usually when we introduce her people ask us to repeat her name (not sure why - maybe because it's still pretty uncommon) but generally the reaction to her name has been positive. We call her Emmie for short.

[MorallyBankrupt]

See I just love Emmie and therefore Emmeline. I think my view is clouded by the fact the school bully was Clementine who we all called 'clammy clemmie' or 'phlegmy clemmie' as our revenge....

Clementine is more a on trend type of name. Emmeline seems more classic to me.

[evamummy]

Clementine pronounced TEEN is the German and French way. In fact all -ine names are pronounced -EEN there, inluding Carol-EEN, Rosa-LEEN etc.

The -YNE pronunciation is the anglo-saxon (english) option.

[evamummy]

Because in English you pronounce the letters INE as YNE, not EEN. E.g. Mine or fine.

Has nothing to with fruits . In German and French the fruit is also pronounced Clement-TEEN/E.

[Cheria]

-een pronunciation - but I live in France so that's what used to. Pronouncing it -yne would remid me of the fruit.