Pronunciation: Annalise

JnJHud · March 2009

Do most people say "Anna-lease" or "Anna-leeze?"

soccerwife · March 2009

I say "anna lease"

breannavic · March 2009

soccerwife:
I say "anna lease"

?

That's how I have heard it said?

ashleycharee · March 2009

breannavic:
soccerwife:
I say "anna lease"

That's how I have heard it said

ditto

dewylwen624 · March 2009

soccerwife:
I say "anna lease"

thats how i would say it... i like it!

ara4488 · March 2009

Actually, Anneliese (traditional spelling) is most often pronounced:

"AH-neh-LEES" or "ah-ne-LEE-zuh".

amoureux · March 2009

Anna-leeze.

Or that is how the Annaliese i know pronounces it. (Plus the french name Lise is pronounced Leeze).

I always thought her name was lovely.

newportbride715 · March 2009

Ahna Leese is the correct pronunciation. It's Scandinavian, Dutch and German.

BrittKav · March 2009

anna lease.

still_a_bride · March 2009

I say Anna-lease

Temp950106187509203 · March 2009

The only Annalise I know pronounces hers like Anne Elise, so that's how I'd say it. I guess Anna-lease is closest, but I feel like there's still a (very!) tiny difference--something about the aspiration between the syllables, I think. Not leeze, at any rate.

sunnydays99 · March 2009

I'd pronounce it Anna Lease

lbap · March 2009

I know an

"Anna leese"

and an

"Anna leesa"

Both spelled the way you spelled it.

thenewmrsrussell · March 2009

I see it as Anna-lease

LMS05 · March 2009

thenewmrsrussell:
I see it as Anna-lease

Me too, but I don't care for the name?

JnJHud · March 2009

rosenjoe:
The only Annalise I know pronounces hers like Anne Elise, so that's how I'd say it. I guess Anna-lease is closest, but I feel like there's still a (very!) tiny difference--something about the aspiration between the syllables, I think. Not leeze, at any rate.

You're right. There is a slight difference, and that's how I say it.. closer to Anne Elise, at any rate. I just didn't do a good job of making that clear in my original question, but thanks for pointing that out b/c that's definitely true.