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HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member
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"Say" it for me?

Would you say KAH-mill-UH or KAH-mee-LAH?

Or something else?  And do you like it?  Just curious.

 

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  • ==N====N== member
    Oh and I really like it. Dh vetoed it for dd though.

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  • ehighlanehighlan member
    I had an intern named Camilla.  She pronounced it with the "mill" sound.  Her nn was Cami.  I thought it was cute and she was in college so it "grew" well.  


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  • plus12012plus12012 member
    mill

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  • Belle3184Belle3184 member
    I really like this name and I say it with the "mill" sound.
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  • ClaireHuxtableClaireHuxtable member
    ==N== said:
    I say it with the mill.
    Like this too.  The name is okay. It'd probably grow on me the more I heard it though.  (I seriously just repeated Camilla to myself about 10 times - ahah).
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  • NerdyLucyNerdyLucy member
    I think Camilla is just darling no matter which way you say it, but I typically say Kah-mill-uh as it's how I've heard it most.


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  • lifeonthehilllifeonthehill member
    mill! I love it but prefer Camille (meel)
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  • BrandiGreenBrandiGreen member
    mill-uh
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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member
     


    Thanks for all of the responses!  I am sort of shocked that no one that answered instinctively says KAH-meel-AH-- I figured it would be more of a mix.

    I am not sure which one I prefer, TBH, but this name has been in my head all weekend so I was hoping to get general feedback.

     

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  • IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
    Mill. Love it!
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  • quintana04quintana04 member
    Kah-mee-lah was definitely my initial response. Do you happen to be a Spanish speaker? This seems to be the natural way to pronounce it if you are.
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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member
    quintana04 said:
    Kah-mee-lah was definitely my initial response. Do you happen to be a Spanish speaker? This seems to be the natural way to pronounce it if you are.

    My fam is Italian-- so that's probably why I have the other pron in my brain.

     

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  • JaysonandKristinJaysonandKristin member
    Camilla gets the "mill" pronunciation and Camille gets the "meal" pronunciation.  That's the difference for me.  
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  • SmileyJaySmileyJay member
    mill - like a saw mill. 

    ka-mill-uh

    I know this one is confusing because Camille is pronounced ka-meal like "I just ate a big meal."

    Camille is at the top of our girls list right now! I also love Camilla but Camille sounds nicer with our last name. 
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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member
    TheCraftyKoala said:
    mill - like a saw mill. 

    ka-mill-uh

    I know this one is confusing because Camille is pronounced ka-meal like "I just ate a big meal."

    Camille is at the top of our girls list right now! I also love Camilla but Camille sounds nicer with our last name. 
    Not confusing-- both pronunciations are legit.  I was sort of just wondering which one was more intuitive.

     

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  • jnnfrrose6jnnfrrose6 member
    My association with it would be Prince Charles's wife and that pronunciation.  Of course, then I go to what that history is and his tampon comment and I just can't.  I know many wouldn't get that reference, especially with a name paired to a little girl, but I just can't.
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  • SmileyJaySmileyJay member
    @helenahhandbasket - for most people it is confusing because the pronunciation is counter-intuitive when you consider how Camille is pronounced. Both are NOT correct or legit pronunciations for Camilla if you are an American English speaker. If you have an accent or live outside of the US, maybe Camilla can be "ka-meal-uh" but that is not the correct English pronunciation. 



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  • NerdyLucyNerdyLucy member
    edited December 2013
    I know about Camilla Parker-Bowles, but I like the name enough to overlook that association. Hopefully it'll fade a bit with the next generation. I don't want this adorable name tainted!


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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member

    @thecraftykoala Not to beat a dead horse, but here's the BTN page about Camilla. 

    Yes, one pronunciation is the "foreign" one, but both are correct.  It's like saying the only correct pronunciation of Carolina is Cah-ro-line-uh and that Cah-roh-lee-nah is incorrect. 

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