Name: Camille

[Anonymous]

I love it, OP.

[Anonymous]

French is Ca - mee - ya

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:French pronunciation or English? The French is going to get eyerolls, and for good reason. Pretentious in context.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:French pronunciation or English? The French is going to get eyerolls, and for good reason. Pretentious in context.

DP. What do you think are the differences in pronunciation? I would pronounce it the same way in either language: cah-meal.

I love it, OP!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:French pronunciation or English? The French is going to get eyerolls, and for good reason. Pretentious in context.

Is there more than one pronunciation besides "kah-meel"?

There is no distinct English "l" sound in the French pronunciation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifdfEvTdoe4

Anonymous wrote:French is Ca - mee - ya

Correct.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:French pronunciation or English? The French is going to get eyerolls, and for good reason. Pretentious in context.

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?? back at you.

I mean, you can do it that way, if you want. I've known people to make this choice, and it comes with eyerolls. You may or may not care. It just is.

[Anonymous]

PS: I like the name! I've seen two families get irritated because "people don't pronounce it correctly" for them, given that they push a French style, and sure. But it was predictable.

[Anonymous]

"French is Ca - mee - ya"

Isn't it "Ca- mee" ? I only hear 2 syllables.

[Anonymous]

Love it. It was on our short list.

I prefer Millie as the nickname over Cami.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"French is Ca - mee - ya"

Isn't it "Ca- mee" ? I only hear 2 syllables.

There may be variations. It's definitely different than the common English pronunciation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifdfEvTdoe4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWkUV383VWk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:French is Ca - mee - ya

I mean if you have to say it with a really strong French accent, sure, but in some cases "Ll" is pronounced [ l ] after i -- about two dozen words (and their derivatives), including mille (thousand, un mille (mile), Gilles (boys name), etc. So while a French speaker may say Ca - mee -ya, an English speaker saying Ca- meel isn't wrong.

[Anonymous]

If you’re from a French speaking country, ok.

[Anonymous]

The prettiest girl in my grade school was Camille (Cami) and I’ve always loved that name.

[Anonymous]

Beautiful name! I love it!

[Anonymous]

Gorgeous!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:French is Ca - mee - ya

I mean if you have to say it with a really strong French accent, sure, but in some cases "Ll" is pronounced [ l ] after i -- about two dozen words (and their derivatives), including mille (thousand, un mille (mile), Gilles (boys name), etc. So while a French speaker may say Ca - mee -ya, an English speaker saying Ca- meel isn't wrong.

+1. My Parisian former colleague Camille pronounced the ls. It rhymed with mille, rather than fille.

[Anonymous]

Love it