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How would you pronounce "Nelle"?

Mrs.GregMrs.Greg member
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Would you pronounce it "Nell" or "Nelly"?
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Re: How would you pronounce "Nelle"?

  • BarnStarBarnStar
    My initial reaction was Nelly, but then I thought Nell. So I really think it could go either way. I anticipate it would get mispronounced often though whichever way you choose.
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  • pumpkinhead06pumpkinhead06 member
    my initial thought was Nelly..... I would never think Nell with the E on the end.
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  • AngelsAmidAngelsAmid
    I thought "Nell" actually. But it would most definitely be mispronounced a LOT
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  • pumpkinhead06pumpkinhead06 member
    and... I immediately thought of Nelly Olsen from the Little House on the Prairie TV show.... loll
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  • Mrs.GregMrs.Greg member
    DH and I are afraid it will get mispronounced, so I thought I'd ask what you all think.  We're thinking about it for a middle name.  DH's grandmother's first name is Carnell but she goes by Nell and we want to give our daughter (if we have one) her name.  But I don't like the way Nell looks, I like Nelle better.  Anywho... we were just talking about it today and started wondering if others would get that it was supposed to be pronounced "Nell" or if actually looks like it should be pronounced "Nelly".  Guess it really could go either way.
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  • MelissaSue81MelissaSue81 member

    Nell..definitely.. Nelly would either be spelled like that or Nellie

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  • MelissaSue81MelissaSue81 member
    Why would anyone mispronounce it? You don't pronounce Belle - Belly..
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  • Mrs.GregMrs.Greg member
    Good point, MelissaSue!  I didn't even think about Belle.  But it does sound like, from pp, that some would see it and think "Nelly".
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  • joanne511joanne511
    Nel-lay or Nellie is my initial reading for that spelling, but I can see Nell.  I agree with PPs that there'd be a lot of mispronunciation.
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  • pumpkinhead06pumpkinhead06 member

    you don't pronounce Belle like belly.... but I have seen Halle prounced like Hailey, not Hail!

    It all depends on prior experiences, or maybe regions....

    and being a teacher, I never guess a kids name that I wouldn't know how to pronounce.

    Mrs. greg... it being a middle name, I wouldn't worry too much.... how often does a middle name even get used? 

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  • jnealetjnealet member

    imageBarnStar:
    My initial reaction was Nelly, but then I thought Nell. So I really think it could go either way. I anticipate it would get mispronounced often though whichever way you choose.

    I thought the exact same thing!

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  • BarnStarBarnStar

    imageMrs.Greg:
    DH and I are afraid it will get mispronounced, so I thought I'd ask what you all think.  We're thinking about it for a middle name.  DH's grandmother's first name is Carnell but she goes by Nell and we want to give our daughter (if we have one) her name.  But I don't like the way Nell looks, I like Nelle better.  Anywho... we were just talking about it today and started wondering if others would get that it was supposed to be pronounced "Nell" or if actually looks like it should be pronounced "Nelly".  Guess it really could go either way.

    As a middle name, I wouldn't worry about it. How many people are actually going to read her middle aloud?

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  • Mrs.GregMrs.Greg member
    Yeah, since it's a middle name, I guess we shouldn't worry too much.  I always just feel bad for people who have uncommon names, always first names though, and people pronounce them incorrectly.  We're not about to change our minds about our choice, I just wanted some opinoins.  :o)
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  • GeminiKMP-CGeminiKMP-C

    I say Nell, just like Elle wouldn't be "Ellie" and Noelle wouldn't be "Noellie"

    There's my logic for ya!

     

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  • NewlywednOhioNewlywednOhio
    Nelly.
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  • mrsdanigirl8mrsdanigirl8 member
    Nell... I think Nelly should have an i before the e if it's supposed to be pronounced that way :)
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  • GeminiKMP-CGeminiKMP-C

    Ooh!  Ooh!  Thought of another one...

    FontaNELLE:)  And it's baby related:)

    OK, and another one.  Belle, from Beauty and the Beast.  I don't think she would have appreciated being called "Belly". 

    See, Nelle is the perfectly appropriate spelling!

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  • Miracle Social WorkerMiracle Social Worker
    I would say Nelly.
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  • NewlywednOhioNewlywednOhio
    See...I know Elle is "L", however, there are a lot of people out there that would automatically call her Nelly. My first name is Lawrene, but people say Lorene, Lorraine, and worst of all --Lawrence.
    So...my opinion, the more simple of a name, the better!
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