Ilse?

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yellowmeerkat · 21/05/2023 16:36

A very helpful MNetter has just suggested this after DH has firmly vetoed Elsa due to frozen association.

Could you pronounce this ‘I’ll-sa / Isle-sa’ or is it always ‘Ill-sa’?
Appreciate the name will naturally come with mispronunciation / confusion for Isla etc.

I think it’s really pretty and could be a very last minute addition to our current short list.

Thoughts appreciated!

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Littlegoth · 21/05/2023 17:06

Il sah

I would veto this because my first thought is Ilse Koch, swiftly followed by the Ilsa of the SS exploitation film series.

BriarHare · 21/05/2023 17:01

It’s a nice name but you will get so many differing pronunciations, I’d avoid like the plague.
My friend’s daughter’s middle name is Ilse. They pronounce it ‘Il-zee’, after a German grandmother. But I’ve heard ‘Il-sa’ and I bet loads of people would say ‘aisle’ 😂😂

GoodVibesHere · 21/05/2023 16:56

Ilse? That's not a name, surely? How do you pronounce it? Reading it, I'd say ill-ss.

Back to the drawing board I think!

ourflagmeansdeath · 21/05/2023 16:47

I just don't like the "I' and the "L" next to each other at all, it looks wrong. It's okay with pronunciation but as said pronunciations would be difficult.

Elsa is so much nicer if you can convince your DH!

rickandmorts · 21/05/2023 16:46

What about Iona? I think Ilse will struggle to have people spell or pronounce

QuickDuck · 21/05/2023 16:44

Ailsa wouldn’t scream Frozen.

I think Ilse is likely to be mispronounced, how you are writing it being pronounced is very different to the video pronunciations for example.

How to Pronounce Ilse? (CORRECTLY)

This video shows you how to pronounce Ilse (German name, Spanish, pronunciation guide).Hear MORE UNCLEAR NAMES pronounced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c...

https://youtu.be/raQ50bJ_bN4

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