EDIT: Getting to"kuh-rinn-uh" OR "kuh-ryn"

JadaBlue · December 2015

Hey ladies, stiiiiilllll searching for a name for DD2. DH and I were watching the Maltese Falcon the other night and both liked the name that sounds like "kuh-ryn." The emphasis seems to be about equal on both syllables. What spelling would you use to get this pronunciation? The movie used "Corinne," but I imagine most would pronounce that "kor-een." What do you guys think? Caryn (seems made up)?

EDIT: Okay, the clear consensus is Corinne. Yay! But now I find myself drawn to "kuh-rinn-uh" - same pronunciation but with an "a" at the end. Would that just be Corinna? I see that "Carina" is much more popular, but I want the middle syllable to be "rinn" not "reen." Thanks again!

Bringmemylongswordho · December 2015

Hunh. I looked it up on Imdb to double check the movies spelling and that character isn’t listed.

In any case, I have a niece named Corinne, and we pronounce it kuh-ryn. The r is the beginning of the second syllable. Her nickname is Rin-Rin and Rinney.

Caryn is an odd variant of Karen.

ambercakes92 · December 2015

Corinne is the correct spelling for the name you're referring to.

eileenmcgoo · December 2015

Corinne is pronounced kuh-ryn

JadaBlue · December 2015

Thanks ladies, I guess *I'm* the one who would mispronounce it "kor-een!"

@Bringmemylongswordho "Corinne" is referred to in the Maltese Falcon rather than a character. Mary Astor's character's first story to Sam Spade is that she followed her vulnerable sister "Corinne" to San Francisco...

SmrBrd2012 · December 2015

The second n in Corinne changes the pronunciation. Corine would be pronounced cor een. You're good with Corinne!

g8trkim · December 2015

Definitely Corinne.

midge519 · December 2015

Please go with Corinne. My parents wanted that pronunciation for my middle name but spelled it Karyn. They're theory was it was phonetic ka-ryn but anyone who ever sees it thinks Karen. I love the name hate the spelling.