How would you pronounce "Emme"

ibekatieg · March 2012

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aimee1899 · March 2012

Emmie, Emmy...

SarahPLiz · March 2012

I'd go with Emmie. If you didn't want the -e sound at the end then what would be the point of putting the letter there. I don't know what sound you are going for though, OP.

thatbirthdaygirl · March 2012

My DD name is Emmaline, and we usually call her Emmy. People have spelled it Emmie before but never Emme. But I if I saw Emme, I would say Emmie/Emmy. FYI- most people think we are saying Emily.

gnomemom · March 2012

I would pronounce it like the letter: M. Just like Elle is pronounced like the letter L. I would suggest Emmy or Emmie if you want the "e" sound at the end.

ibekatieg · March 2012

thatbirthdaygirl:
FYI- most people think we are saying Emily.

Good to know.

ibekatieg · March 2012

gnomemom:
I would pronounce it like the letter: M. Just like Elle is pronounced like the letter L. I would suggest Emmy or Emmie if you want the "e" sound at the end.

This was my intention, that it would be pronounced like Elle but with mm's. It was confusing to the few people I talked to about it and I see it's confusing here too.

If we wanted to call her Emmy, we'd spell it Emmy or Emmie. Our goal is to find a name that people understand immediately. This doesn't look to be it.

Thanks for voting!

hopkins5 · March 2012

I say it like the letter 'M.'

katiej23 · March 2012

I pronounce Emme like I would pronounce Elle - just one syllable.

Saltina11 · March 2012

M

Aligator28 · March 2012

I would pronounce it like the letter M.

MelleTX · March 2012

To me, if Emma = em-muh then Emme = em-mee

HouseSpouse · March 2012

I don't know if it's right but I would say Em. Kind of like Elle is L not Elly.

Heartcease · March 2012

I've heard it pronounced both ways, but have heard it like Emmy more often.

Pictures29 · March 2012

To me it's like the name Elle.

Elle = L

Emme = M

guilletskichuk · March 2012

Pictures29:
To me it's like the name Elle.
Elle = L
Emme = M

Agreed!

It sounds like some people haven't heard of silent "e's" before. Huh.

ibekatieg · March 2012

guilletskichuk:

Agreed!
It sounds like some people haven't heard of silent "e's" before. Huh.

I agree. I didn't ask about a baby nam-ee, but a baby name. :-) That said it's obviously confusing and I'd rather have a name that people understand right away.

DaisyViolet · March 2012

It's not a silent e, it's French and is pronounced Em-may.

msmerymac · March 2012

gnomemom:
I would pronounce it like the letter: M. Just like Elle is pronounced like the letter L. I would suggest Emmy or Emmie if you want the "e" sound at the end.

Yup. I've never heard anyone pronounce it "Emmy." An E at the end of a word is often silent.

msmerymac · March 2012

DaisyViolet:
It's not a silent e, it's French and is pronounced Em-may.

In French, an e at the end of a word is only pronounced with an accent - ?. An e at the end like in the name Danielle is not pronounced. It's the female version of Daniel, and there is slightly more emphasis on the L sound than in Daniel. But it isn't pronounced Dan-yell-AY.

ibekatieg · March 2012

DaisyViolet:
It's not a silent e, it's French and is pronounced Em-may.

interesting. in my research it was only ever listed as English or German.

mrsjenni · March 2012

We're naming this baby Emerson Mae and plan to call her Eme Mae (Em-E Mae).

mrsjenni · March 2012

ibekatieg:
gnomemom:
I would pronounce it like the letter: M. Just like Elle is pronounced like the letter L. I would suggest Emmy or Emmie if you want the "e" sound at the end.
This was my intention, that it would be pronounced like Elle but with mm's. It was confusing to the few people I talked to about it and I see it's confusing here too.
If we wanted to call her Emmy, we'd spell it Emmy or Emmie. Our goal is to find a name that people understand immediately. This doesn't look to be it.

Thanks for voting!

If that's the case, then just spell it Em.

MelleTX · March 2012

guilletskichuk:
Pictures29:
To me it's like the name Elle.
Elle = L
Emme = M
Agreed!
It sounds like some people haven't heard of silent "e's" before. Huh.

Yes, I have heard of a silent "e". Anyone with any sort of education has heard of a silent "e". What an odd thing to say.

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