Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Pronunciation of Clementine

37 replies

DejaB00 · 24/03/2013 13:51

My first post in baby names, still a way to go and don't even know the sex, but we like to be organised!
We have a Louis, and get rather annoyed by strangers mis-pronunciating it, so would like a feel for how you ladies would pronounce Clementine as we have both fallen in love with the name -Clemmy for short.
Thanks

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
kerala · 24/03/2013 17:11

Tyne to rhyme with wine but thats my personal preference. You are over thinking this its not an issue honestly! In real life she will be Clem anyway, people will hear you pronounce the full version and will just follow your lead. Mine is 4 and I can count on one hand the times Ive had to correct pronunciation.

Original poster
DejaB00 · 24/03/2013 16:44

Thanks ladies. The general consensus seems to go against DH and me then...
We love the name but I'm so reluctant to have to correct people for my second child as well, and for her (if indeed she is a girl!) to have a lifetime of people mispronouncing her name. What do you all think?
Also when we send the round robin text msg to announce the birth (to not-so-close friends and family) will we have to spell it out phonetically so people don't get the wrong idea from the start?
We've struggled so much to think of a name and now we've got one it's causing problems Confused

OP posts:
ZolaBuddleia · 24/03/2013 16:35

I'd say Clementyne and Looee. Very odd to pronounce it Loo-is when it's not Lewis!

FingersCrossedLegsNot · 24/03/2013 15:58

Clem en tyne would be my preferred pronounciation!

TheFallenMadonna · 24/03/2013 15:17

I say the fruit as clemen - teen.

And I would say the name like that too.

Gooseysgirl · 24/03/2013 15:15

Clementyne... because of the song... I would always pronounce Louis the French way though. I'd only pronounce the s when I see it spelled Lewis.

OkayHazel · 24/03/2013 15:08

Oh my darling Clementine has secured the 'tyne' pronunciation in popular culture I think. Likewise the fruit is pronounced as such.

I do think people will use these as the go to pronunciation reference points.

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 24/03/2013 14:16

Clem-en-tyne (as in Oh my darlin') but if you corrected me then I'd say it the right way for you!

I'd say Lou-ee though, so one out o. two would be right.

Original poster
DejaB00 · 24/03/2013 14:05

snow it gets pronounced Lewis! Sometimes wish we'd spelt it Louie.
Nothing we can do to change how people say Clementine though, we would pronounce it
Clem en teen
The French way, as half the family is French...

OP posts:
SnowLeopard27 · 24/03/2013 13:55

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

HorraceTheOtter · 24/03/2013 13:54

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

ThePskettiIncident · 24/03/2013 13:53

Cle mon teen

I love Clemence as well