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....

Tyne

Tyne
Love that name btw

We have a Clem-on-teen.

Tyne for the fruit.

Caroline is -lyne, but then Jacqueline is -leen.

So are
Celine
Alexandrine
Josephine
Francine
Justine
Delphine
Christine
Emmeline
Pauline
Nadine

Why do you think it is tyne for the fruit? What reasoning?

It's more likely to be the other way around. Clementine, the fruit named after a French person named Clément.

I'd also spell it Clémentine using accent if using the french pronunciation of cle (cley) mon teen.

In my case, to distinguish the fruit from the name.

I think Clementeen is as sturdy a pronunciation for English speakers as Josephine is (as opposed to Zhozefeen).

I don't agree. They, the English, more usually say clementyne

True, but if you choose the -teen pronunciation I don't think you have to go all French with the Clem-on-teen or Cley-mon-teen pronunciation. (In all likelihood an English speaker is going to get that first N wrong anyway.)

Tyne.

tyne name, teen fruit.

Clement-een. Both the name and fruit.

As was already stated above, the fruit was discovered by Frenchman Clément Rodier - so pronounced Clementeene.

Charlotte potatoes, Anya potatoes or Edward potatoes are all pronounced like the name, why on earth would the Clementine be pronounced differently, just because it happens to be a fruit?!

Charlotte potatoes, Anya potatoes or Edward potatoes are all pronounced like the name, why on earth would the Clementine be pronounced differently, just because it happens to be a fruit?!

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Both are acceptable. Do you think maybe the 'tyne' pronunciation is actually American, but got to be known over here because of the song? But then we have 'Caroline' with an 'yne' sound, don't we? - so maybe not.

I don't think the Clemen- teen pronunciation is necessarily just French, as Churchill's wife used this, and she was English.

I like them both but maybe 'Clemen-teen' is slightly prettier. I don't think it matters about the fruit, that's a red herring. (No, it's a fruit )

By that logic (being a fruit) Mandarine would be pronounced Manda-ryne!

By that logic (being a fruit) Mandarine would be pronounced Manda-ryne!

No it wouldn't.

I don't think the Clemen- teen pronunciation is necessarily just French, as Churchill's wife used this, and she was English.

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You're right. An English person uses a, any French pronunciation and that makes it 'not necessarily just French'.

It's mandarin, not mandarine.

Clemen-teen is really a hybrid pronunciation.