How would you pronounce Clementine?

[BotBotticelli]

Clemen-teen or Clemen-tyne?

I think it looks lovely written down but I only really like the 'teen' pronunciation....

Clem-on(French en sound)-teen for the name, a more English clemen-teen for the fruit

Teen

That Mark Owen song is one of my guilty pleasures

Teen - the one I know is a teen.

Tyne, teen is a made up pronunciation.

...And her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without toppses,
Sandles were for Clementine.

So Clemen-Tyne for me.

Tyne for name, teen for fruit......was convinced DD would be Clementine (Clemmie) but it was a huge no from DH. Boo

Tyne

But thinking about it I pronounce the fruit teen

I blame the song

Tyne for name, teen for fruit. No idea why it should be different but it is!

Tyne

Although thought fruit was teen

Tyne to rhyme with wine. Unless you are living in France.

I think in france the fruit would be pronounced teen.

Teen.

The song says tyne. Shecould be nicknamed Billabong!

Prefer teen but tyne is more commom due to song

Common, even

Fruit isn't meant to be pronounced teen.

Clementeen here for the name, clementyne for the fruit.
I believe Clementine Churchill used the -teen pronunciation.

tyne

Call her Satsuma instead

The name was a name long before some monk named his type of orange clementine. Think the Tyne pronunciation way better personally but don't think either right or wrong. Fabulous name

like Christine innit....Clementine

unless you are singing the song and then it rhymes with mine/nine

I can happily use either for the name so would just say whichever you prefered OP. Lovely name.

I say teen based on the couple I know! Always assumed it was French in origin.