How would you pronounce this name?

Blessed1010 · June 2009

My friend's EDD is tomorrow. She has chosen the name Arlene Leilani for her daughter. How would you pronounce Arlene? She wants the name to be pronounced Ar-len. Is there a better way of spelling this name without causing any confusion for the baby's future teachers?

Lola'sDogMom · June 2009

Arlene is R-lean.

If she wants it R-lehn, tt should be spelled Arlen. But I'm 99% sure that's a male name.

EXL311 · June 2009

Arlene will always be pronounced Are-lean. She will be correcting people constantly. I also think Arlen would be a better way to spell it.

Sweden+Canada · June 2009

EXL311:
Arlene will always be pronounced Are-lean. She will be correcting people constantly. I also think Arlen would be a better way to spell it.

Yes I think almost everyone would pronounce Arlene as Are-lean.

For the pronounciation Are-lehn I guess I would spell it Arlen (though I too think this is a boy name)

Newspaper Articles · June 2009

If you suggest there's a better spelling, will she take your advice?

AllThatGlitters101 · June 2009

Ar-lean is Arlene. Ar-lyn is Arlen.

Blessed1010 · June 2009

Newspaper Articles:
If you suggest there's a better spelling, will she take your advice?

Yes, she is willing to take any suggestion.

marzinelli17 · June 2009

i agree!

Newspaper Articles · June 2009

In that case, I'd suggest Arlen to her if she wants to cut down the confusion.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · June 2009

Are-Leen

If she wants to name her Arlene that sounds like 'Are-Len', then I think she should take the 'e' off the end.....OR...Spell it like Arlynne, Arlyn, or Arlin.

ezbakejess · June 2009

AllThatGlitters101:
Ar-lean is Arlene. Ar-lyn is Arlen.

This is a good idea actually... spelling it Arlyn would be more likely to be prounounced the way she wants, but looks more feminine than Arlen.

CourtneyRDH · June 2009

I have a great aunt named Arlene. She's actually like a grandmother to me and pronounces it Ar-lean. That poor kid will have to correct everyone her entire life.?

Shark07 · June 2009

I just posted this on the other thread about this name, but in case you didn't see it, you could suggest Arl?ne, because the accent would give it the sound she is looking for, but her teachers still might mispronounce it!

Melissa Feist · June 2009

I would think Arlyn or Arlin too.

ibis · June 2009

I'd suggest Arlen or Arlin. I don't think "Arlen" is common enough to be instantly recognizable as a boy's name, and I am not a big fan of using Y as a vowel substitute.

triplenine · June 2009

ARLENE is Are- lean if she wants ar len it w ould have to be spelled like that.. ARLEN or ARLIN would be more R- lin

angie05161 · June 2009

ezbakejess:

AllThatGlitters101:
Ar-lean is Arlene. Ar-lyn is Arlen.

This is a good idea actually... spelling it Arlyn would be more likely to be prounounced the way she wants, but looks more feminine than Arlen.

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