How would you pronounce Linné? Multiple votes enabled for those that would pronounce it differently depending on where they're living (as opposed to where they're from).
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I would pronounce it Lyn-aye.
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My first instinct was to pronounce it Li-NAY (which I guess is like your choice of Lin-AYE).
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I voted for the third one as an English speaker, but the French in me would pronounce it slightly differently, Lee-nay, much like @zippylef.
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Lennie!
Lin ney.
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@zippylef: same
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I voted lin-eh but I am saying it as lin-a (sounds like the letter name not like at the end of bella).
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Lin-aye. That's how I read it anyway.
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lin-AE, emphasis on the second syllable.
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lin-a like beyonce beyonc-a
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Lynn-knee. 2 syllables.
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@zippylef: Same.
If I heard it pronounced that way, though, I wouldn't know how to spell it-- I'd probably spell it Linnay, which I don't think is as pretty as yours. But I don't know how to do the accent over the e on the keyboard! (I'm in the US).
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lin-eeeeeeee
I think that name is very cute too.
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Lin-aye. I know a kid named Brendé. Love it!
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Lin-aye
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Lin-aye
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@zippylef: This.
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Ugh. I was pronouncing it Lin -a like a in cake. But I voted eh by accident. I was reading aye like I in ice cream. Don't ask.
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@tequiero21: same here! i was reading aye as in aye aye captain!
and eh as in how us canadians use it... -
I agree with others, Lin-aye. It's pretty!
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@tequiero21: I did the same thing!
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Like Linnea without the last sound, so Lin-nay.
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@tysonja: @cheesetomywhine: hahaha glad I'm not the only one!
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I would pronounce it Lin-eee, but mostly I would just think that is was needlessly difficult to pronounce for Americans.
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@spaniellove: Exactly. Linnea was "the" name I fell in love with way before I found out it was a family member's middle name.
@sarac: I agree. It's a pain the ass to pronounce and even though it's supposed to be a local name here (where we're living) I secretly hate the accented e.
and eh as in how us canadians use it... Reply
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