What are your rules for pronouncing -ine names??

magpie1127

I feel like there is such a hodge podge of ways to pronounce -line names (INE vs EEN vs YNN).

My rules are as follows:

1. If it's spelled "eine", I pronounce it "INE," true to Germanic phonetic rules

2. If it's spelled "ine" it seems like a toss up (hence this post)

INE names: Caroline, Emmeline, Coraline, Madeleine, Clementine

EEN names: Justine, Christine

YNN names: Kathrine, anything that ends with an -yn (Marilyn, Madelyn, etc.)

Ones I'm not sure about: Adeline, Madeline, Ottoline (I usually default to INE pronunciation with these)

What are your opinions? I suppose it will always be a toss-up with these names...

AlphabetFish

Oh crap, I thought Emmeline was pronounced "emma-leen."

Caroline and Clementine are the only ones that I think get the "line as in line dance" pronunciation every time. Otherwise... I would just ask the person.

Aligator28

magpie1127:

I feel like there is such a hodge podge of ways to pronounce -line names (INE vs EEN vs YNN).

My rules are as follows:

1. If it's spelled "eine", I pronounce it "INE," true to Germanic phonetic rules

2. If it's spelled "ine" it seems like a toss up (hence this post)

INE names: Caroline, Emmeline, Coraline, Madeleine, Clementine

EEN names: Justine, Christine

YNN names: Kathrine, anything that ends with an -yn (Marilyn, Madelyn, etc.)

Ones I'm not sure about: Adeline, Madeline, Ottoline (I usually default to INE pronunciation with these)

What are your opinions? I suppose it will always be a toss-up with these names...

I follow these same "rules."

In regards to Adeline, Madeline, and Ottoline I would use the INE every time. 

JACKIE_RS88

Jaqueline - sounds like Jaquelynn

CMDR513

JACKIE_RS88:

Jaqueline - sounds like Jaquelynn

Madeline= Madalynn

Madeleine= MadaLine 

kerribear1717

I usually ask but kinda go by what you put up.  I went to school with a Caroline that was pronounced "lynn" at the end and if you didn't say it like that she'd be pissed at you.

magpie1127

kerribear1717:

I usually ask but kinda go by what you put up.  I went to school with a Caroline that was pronounced "lynn" at the end and if you didn't say it like that she'd be pissed at you.

Really? Lol I'd be pissed too (at my parents). Caroline is a pretty common name, and is definitely spelled CaroLINE. Guess her parents didn't get the memo ;P.

bakedlaurabean

Emmeline is pronounced EEN, not INE. I don't have rules for it really, it just depends on the name. Most are straightforward, but I guess not Emmeline. Maybe because it's French in origin?