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Danae pronunciation

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user1479835256 · 09/12/2016 18:51

How would people pronounce Danae

Like Danny or Dar-nee

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lljkk · 10/12/2016 21:32

DUH-nay

Ethelswith · 10/12/2016 21:17

Dan-eye

Which reflects the type of Latin I was taught at school

KlingybunFistelvase · 10/12/2016 21:07

I'd also say Dan-ay.

Hardshoulder · 10/12/2016 21:05

Exactly what Cancelly said.

KoalaDownUnder · 10/12/2016 21:03

Duh-nay , with the stress on the nay- sort of like d'nay.

Yes, like this. I know a couple and this is how they pronounce it, anyway.

CancellyMcChequeface · 10/12/2016 19:36

Dan-eye.

If it was written Danaë I'd want to say dan-ah-ee.

Pyrrha · 10/12/2016 12:16

I say Dan AY with the stress on the ay. My classics professors pronounced it that way plus I think it's prettiest. Too strong golden showers connotations for me though!

Doilooklikeatourist · 09/12/2016 22:03

Dan A
And thinking it's a difficult one to get right

rainbow99 · 09/12/2016 22:00

Dan eye

Pluto30 · 09/12/2016 20:22

It's Dan-AY, with emphasis on the second syllable, so almost D'NAY.

I know one. It's considered a bit tacky here.

HeyMicky · 09/12/2016 19:39

I've known two and they have both been d'NAY

Namelesswonder · 09/12/2016 19:23

I would think Dan-aa - in the East of Scotland that would be easily confused with danae which means 'don't know'!

EmeliaHerveyHenryFitzroy · 09/12/2016 19:19

Duh-nay as joinoursaid.

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user1479835256 · 09/12/2016 19:19

Thanks everyone. Really useful

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Puremince · 09/12/2016 19:16

Dann-ay

ScarletForYa · 09/12/2016 19:16

Dan-ay

Dar-nee ?Confused

No, there's no 'r' in it.

Yika · 09/12/2016 19:16

Dan-eye-ay

SophieLion · 09/12/2016 19:15

And yes it's a girl's name!

GertrudeBelle · 09/12/2016 19:15

Day-ni

SophieLion · 09/12/2016 19:14

Dan-eye (accent/stress on the eye)
Can also be spelt Danai.
It's a Greek name and in Greek the "D" is actually pronounced like a very thick "th" - a bit like the "th" in "the"

AmeliaJack · 09/12/2016 19:12

The one I know is dan-ay

Joinourclub · 09/12/2016 19:11

Duh-nay , with the stress on the nay- sort of like d'nay.

SaltyBitch · 09/12/2016 19:04

dan-ay

TataEs · 09/12/2016 19:03

dan eye
is it greek?

elQuintoConyo · 09/12/2016 18:59

Dan-aye.

I can't see how you could get Dar-nee out of it?! You might as well have 'this is Mike, spelt d-a-r-n-e-e

Is it a girl's name?

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