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How do you pronounce this name & where are you from?

162 replies

Violetandpurple · 12/07/2022 20:07

Madeleine -
alao is this how you would naturally spell it or would you use Madeline.
just curious if we’d be forever correcting pronunciation and spelling.

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Festivibe · 12/07/2022 22:16

Madeleine is french and pronounced - lin. Madeline is American and sometimes pronounced line. However the ‘normal’ name is lin so whichever way you spell it lost will say this

Nezuko · 12/07/2022 22:14

Ma-duh-line, London. I'm dutch though & that's how we pronounce it in the Netherlands

user1469779776 · 12/07/2022 22:14

Maddelin...I'm from Dublin

pinklavenders · 12/07/2022 22:12

Madder-lane

Really? madder Lane? Confused

MolkosTeenageAngst · 12/07/2022 22:10

i would pronounce Madeleine and Madeline differently. Spelt Madeleine I would pronounce it Mad-eh-line

Spelt Madeline I would pronounce it Mad-uh-lin

VerbenaGirl · 12/07/2022 22:09

Madder-lane, from East of England.

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 12/07/2022 22:07

pinklavenders · 12/07/2022 22:04

Why is everyone emphasising the MAD of Madeleine?

I'd say Mad eh LAINE with the emphasis on the LAINE.

That's the French pronounciation. More common to stress the first syllable in English.

CredibilityProblem · 12/07/2022 22:07

Spelled like that I'd say Mad-eh-leyn. But I'd say if you're planning to use it then you and your DD will need to develop a thick skin about the mad-eh-leyn vs mad-eh-lin distinction otherwise it will drive you mad(dy).

pinklavenders · 12/07/2022 22:04

Why is everyone emphasising the MAD of Madeleine?

I'd say Mad eh LAINE with the emphasis on the LAINE.

janeseymour78 · 12/07/2022 22:03

Mad-a-lin. I'm from Glasgow.

CourtneeLuv · 12/07/2022 22:03

Madda line as in clothes line

Justcallmebebes · 12/07/2022 22:02

Madalaine. Bit of a mongrel and no accent

MatildaJayne · 12/07/2022 22:01

Mad el en. SW

All the Madeleine, Madelines I know are invariably called Maddi.

BeautifulWar · 12/07/2022 22:01

Mad-er-lain
Madder-lin

South Easterner

LaFeuilleMorte · 12/07/2022 21:58

Mad-eh-len. It’s a French name and that’s the correct pronunciation for Madeleine.

Penguinsaregreat · 12/07/2022 21:56

Mad ah line
I’m in Yorkshire.

NotSoLittle · 12/07/2022 21:56

Madeleine = Ma-dah-lane

Madeline = Ma-dah-line

Londoner

caz198917 · 12/07/2022 21:55

Mad eh line

South west :)

ReadtheReviews · 12/07/2022 21:53

Madder len am from sw originally

weegiemum · 12/07/2022 21:50

Mad-eh-linn.

Scotland, Glasgow. Pretty sure on that as it was our girls name for ds. Went off it by dd2.

User6761 · 12/07/2022 21:49

Ma-de-lin

I'm from Scotland

I would assume it was spelt Madeleine.

nildesparandum · 12/07/2022 21:47

I am from the North East.When I was a child, many many moons ago now, my grandmother had a friend called Madeleine. Her name was always pronounced as Madeleen.
I also had a great Aunt Madeleine who was always known as Lena.

ChickenSandwichandCupofTea · 12/07/2022 21:45

Madda-lin - I’m from Northern Ireland

RuthW · 12/07/2022 21:43

Mad- eh- lane
Midlands

Wednesdayafternoon · 12/07/2022 21:32

Mad a line
From UK North west

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