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Metah-MARit, that's how it sounded to me. And Haakon is HOkahn. Are these names common in Norway? Sorry if it has been asked already.
There are 2366 men with first name Haakon. And as stated before, 24 Mette-Marit's. But then there are 9789 women with Mette as their first name and 27368 Marit's, the name seems to be hugely popular in the 50's.Metah-MARit, that's how it sounded to me. And Haakon is HOkahn. Are these names common in Norway? Sorry if it has been asked already.
According to Rainier iii | Define Rainier iii at Dictionary.com the pronounciatin of Rainier is in English and Frech: [rey-neer, re-, ruh-; Fr. re-nyey]Does Prince Rainier's name pronounced as "Ray-Nee-Ay" in French? In English, the pronounciation is much different, the name Rainier in English is pronounced as "Ray-Nee-Er".
Anyone know how to say Mette-Marit?
Can someone tell me how is Guillaume pronounced? Damn I cant even spell it..
Probably its a lready discussed but I checked 1-6 pages and gave up..
How do you pronounce the name Irene in Spanish? When referring to little Irene Urdangarin, I pronounce it like this: "Eye-Reene", but my mother pronounces it as "Eye-Reign-A". Which one is correct/the most accurate?
Based on Spanish pronunciation, I think its EE rey ney
Well, I'm not very good with explaining pronunciations but I'll try.
He-reh-neh (that this makes sense?)
I'll try to explain better:
The sound of I in spanish(and portuguese) is the same as the word HE in english (He of he, she, it)
the sound of R is a bit like re in the word inteResting
And both E in Irene are open like the in word Helmet
Also, I pronounce the Prince of Orange's name as "William Alexander," but as the name William is spelt Willem in Dutch, is their another way of pronouncing it?
Princess Eugenie pronounces her name: You-gen-nee (as she says "Like use-your-knees").
Princess Eugenie pronounces her name: You-gen-nee (as she says "Like use-your-knees").
I always wondered how to say Mette-Marit, thanks Hereditary Princess.
in dutch it would be will-am where you pronounce the "am" basically as saying M in the alphabet
I believe Rania "Reign-E-A" is what english speakers say the name but in Arabic (and latin derived countries) say "Raan-E-A", so the later is the right pronunciation.Thank you both for your answers. Now I know the correct pronunciation!
Here is how I pronounce some of the royals names (some of them may be wrong):
Queen Rania: "Reign-E-A" (I do believe that the correct pronunciation is "Raan-E-A")
Thank you both for your answers. Now I know the correct pronunciation!
Here is how I pronounce some of the royals names (some of them may be wrong):
Princess Eugenie: "You-Jane-E"
Queen Margrethe: "Mar-Gar-Reeth"
Heinrik, Prince Consort: "Hine-Rick"
Princess Letizia: "Let-Eeth-E-A"
Queen Rania: "Reign-E-A" (I do believe that the correct pronunciation is "Raan-E-A")
Crown Princess Mette-Marit: "Met-E-Mar-It"
Also, I pronounce the Prince of Orange's name as "William Alexander," but as the name William is spelt Willem in Dutch, is their another way of pronouncing it?
I believe its Will-M (or will-em)
I believe Rania "Reign-E-A" is what english speakers say the name but in Arabic (and latin derived countries) say "Raan-E-A", so the later is the right pronunciation.
Princess Eugenie is YOO-zhen-ee
Margrethe sounds more like Margretta ( no "th" sound)
Henrik (not Heinrik) is more like HEN-rik
Does anyone know if Willem is pronounced with the English "w" sound in Dutch?
For me the english pronunciation of Eugenie is extremely confusing. For me it's a french name and I would pronounce it that way. It also sounds better..
Hello
Eugenie is a greek name, pronounce: EVGENIA (stress on i), and means something like "nice gene/generation"
A the same word with stress n the 2nd E means gentleness.
Thanks. I didn't know that. I like this name I just don't like the english pronunciation of it.
I don't think it's that simple. When I listen to Dutch speakers on the internet pronounce Willem, it sounds more like the English "v" sound.Yes, the Dutch pronounce a W in the same way as the English.
I don't think it's that simple. When I listen to Dutch speakers on the internet pronounce Willem, it sounds more like the English "v" sound.
I listened to these examples:
Pronunciations for willem in Dutch
To my ears, it sounds just like the English "v" sound in most of those examples, or perhaps in between "v" and "w" for some of them.