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Violet pronunciation

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HelpMebeok · 03/03/2024 18:42

How would you pronounce Violet. I say Vi O Let but have lots of friends saying Vi Let

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Onelife2024 · 03/03/2024 19:01

I pronounce it Vi- uh- let. But I might sometimes shorten it to Vi-let in conversation.

Rosesanddaisies1 · 03/03/2024 19:00

If you chose any name, you have to accept different pronunciations

thatneverhappened · 03/03/2024 18:52

Like violent without the N

Einszwei · 03/03/2024 18:52

Vi-leuht

AcrobaticCardigan · 03/03/2024 18:51

Vi-let. I’ve never heard it pronounced any other way!

marshmallowfinder · 03/03/2024 18:51

I meant to add, I dislike it as a name though. Looks like Violent.

FluffyToesMeow · 03/03/2024 18:51

Vioh let

marshmallowfinder · 03/03/2024 18:50

I say Vi luht (rhymes with put.)

MyLadyTheKingsMother · 03/03/2024 18:50

Vi-lut in my midlands accent

oldnorsesaga · 03/03/2024 18:49

ViOlet

TiramisuTastesDreamy · 03/03/2024 18:45

I’d pronounce it Vi-lot

SnakesAndArrows · 03/03/2024 18:44

VI uh let. Emphasis on the first syllable, exactly as the flower and the last colour in the rainbow.