How do you say Ines?

[LadyPug]

A friend just named her daughter this and I meet her tomorrow! How do you pronounce it?!

This is my name. It's pronounced In-ess.

All my life in this sodding country people have pronounced it incorrectly. It is said how it's spelled!!!!

If anyone calls me In-ezz or In-iss or worst of all EYNES I scream inwardly.

HTH

NO OP IT IS NOT FUCKING IN-EZZ

In (like in) es (like in yes)

Good god no it is not In-yes

Where is she from? If portuguese , then it's in-esh, with the 'e' being an 'eh' sound. That's the closest i can describe it anyway. If she's british but just chosea foreign name then you need to ask really.

For what it's worth Ines is one of my favourite names but we didn't use it because it doesn't sound right with an English accent :)

Inès and Inez are different names (or different versions of the same name). The first us pronounced to rhyme with "finesse", the second you sound the Z (like a Z ! )

You have the accent the wrong way round flora.

No she doesn't.

My daughter's name!!Inn ezz, slight emphasis on the first, not second syllable. Xx

Just ask your friend how she pronounces it and go with that.

Bumflap - in French or Spanish?? It would sound wrong in French with an é...

Spanish.

If it's spelled Ines, it's pronounced In-ess.

Inez is the American spelling btw, hence a lot of people pronouncing Ines incorrectly.

In-ess.

I knew a Portuguese girl who pronounced it Inesh.

In-ess. I'd emphasize the 'ess' bit but i'm biased.

Goodness! Why would my friend choose such a complex name?!

It isn't complex. It is literally said how it's spelt.

Not sure if you've read the thread but it turns out there's multiple ways to say it!

Ines is Inn-nis
Inez is Inn-nez
Innes/Innis is Inn-ness

Family name

In Germany, it's ee-ness, emphasis on the ee.

Ooooh sorry bum flap! Just saw it's your name! Haha will go with what you've said although 50 comments or so on this post make me feel a little less stressed about pronouncing it wrong! It's obviously a bit tricky!

Ines is Inn-nis

No it isn't and that's the most annoying way people mispronounce it too.

Where is your friend from op? If she's English and has just chosen the name because she likes it she may well think it's pronounced in-ezz or in-iss or Christ knows what.

Yeah she's uk based, I can't wait to find out how she pronounces it now, I'll report back!!