Their Names & Pronunciation
 

I'm very curious as to how Madeleine pronounces her name? Is it Mad-a-lyn, Mad-a-lane, Mad-a-line, or something else? Please let me know, thanks :o)


*Ashley*

Mad-a-line,

or Ma-de-len... atleast thats how most people (Victoria, Silvia etc) pronounce it

Yes, Yennie as usual is right.

yeah! I like that... I dont get to hear that very often... so thank you Dennis :flower:

They call her "Madde", right? I suppose that's pronounced "Maddie"? I'm just curious because I'm looking for a girls name, and I really like the way Madeleine is spelled and pronounced, it looks so pretty!


*Ashley*

what i know or understand is that she and her family do not like the nickname Madde. media often use Madde in thier headlines...

her full name is Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine

Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine

Such a beautiful name.

Yeah, the family dont like the nickname "Madde". I think they call her Madeleine... but her friends use the nickname "Len" (fun fact: Len = "soft" in english :P )

No, Madde isnt the same as "Maddie". Think "made" in english but say the "d" "longer". Like Ma-dd-e

What´s wrong with "Madde"...at least for swedish ears it probably isn´t negatively associated...for me it sounds like "Made"-the german word for maggot. And there´s in german a phrase..."wie eine Made im Speck"...which means "like a maggot in bacon"...and that´s used for a person, who lives in luxury, and enjoys it...so always when "Madde" alias Madeleine has her it-girl/diva/-phases, I´m thinking of this phrase...well, I´m crazy :P :rolleyes:
BTW IMO it sounds strange, how the Royal family pronounce her name...it sounds better the french way.

oh, then I understand why its only sounds good in Sweden :P
Madde in swedish doesn´t mean anything.. its just a name.

You´re right...I should have written "what´s wrong with Madde for the Queen"!
I hope Royal court reporter Yennie will ask her one day ;) :P

Okay. I'll say Len but will you all understand who I mean then? Okay.

I would probably think (in an very immodest way), that you´ve forgotten the "a" :P

Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine
can someone tell me were the names come from

Josephine could be from Queen Josefina of Sweden

HH Therese Amalie Karoline Josephine Antoinette Princess of Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess of Saxony
(In Sweden styled as Princess Theresia)
* Frisdorf, December 21st, 1836
† Haga Palace, Stockholm, November 9th, 1914

Here's the link:

http://www.geocities.com/henrivanoene/gensweden.html

Geneaology

Was Queen Josephine called "Queen Josefina" or "Queen Josephine" in Sweden?? And why are you called "Josefine" Josefine...because of this Queen, because of a relative, or just for fun?

Lena isn´t just a typical austrian/german name...it´s also used in Sweden...e.g MagdaLENA Forsberg