Tell me what your name is without telling me what your name is

[BatsatHalloween]

My name has a male and female variant
It was number 36 the year I was given it
It was acceptable in the 80s
It's a bit French
It's also a little bit Essex
Most people shorten it

Portia? Sylvia? Ophelia? Cordelia? Imogen? Miranda? Beatrice?

I love the name Laura.

Juliet?

@MudMyNameIsMud I don’t recall.

@CharliesAngles Juliet it is.

@GhostOrchid haha non of the above. Juliet and not French Juliette.

Yay! 🙌
Gorgeous name 🙂

Mrs de Winter?

Regan or Cordelia? Fabulous both.
Hopefully not Goneril.

Mildred?

@BatsatHalloweendo you get people emailing/calling you Daniel? (Same name, curious!)

Yes, I do. Even people I know, sometimes type Daniel. Especially when there is a language or cultural barrier. In France Daniel is said as Dan-e-yul, very similar to British Danielle pronunciation.
We tend to say Dan-yell here, but some say Dan-e-yell which I think is more similar to the European Daniele or Danielle

Oh I have seen you are lovely Juliet
It's in my top 20 conservatively. Great name.

In France Daniel is said as Dan-e-yul it's not. They say Dan-Yell.
very similar to British Danielle pronunciation That's Dan-YELL.

Similar, but the stress on the yell is far more pronounced in British Danielle.

Danielle isn’t pronounced in England as Dan-yell, at least not where I am from.

I’m English, @LiquoriceAllsorts2, and i pronounce it Dan-Yell. Regional variations, i guess.

@LiquoriceAllsorts2 , they do where I am. Dan-YELL.

Where i’m from, it’s normally Dan-ee-el

Female

@LiquoriceAllsorts2 , do you say William as Willy-yum?

Will-ee-um, I guess Willy-um

Below is the UK transcription for 'william':

• Modern IPA: wɪ́ljəm
• Traditional IPA: ˈwɪljəm
• 2 syllables: "WIL" + "yuhm"

To pronounce "Danielle" in English, it is typically pronounced as /dænˈjɛl/.

Chamomile?

Rhymes with lemonade and marmalade.

Adelaide?