Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 16:41     Subject: Name: Camille
Love it
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 16:03     Subject: Name: Camille
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
Post 03/14/2022 16:00     Subject: Re:Name: Camille
Gorgeous!
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 14:59     Subject: Re:Name: Camille
Beautiful name! I love it!
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 14:58     Subject: Re:Name: Camille
The prettiest girl in my grade school was Camille (Cami) and I’ve always loved that name.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 14:32     Subject: Name: Camille
If you’re from a French speaking country, ok.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 14:30     Subject: Name: Camille
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
Post 03/14/2022 14:27     Subject: Name: Camille
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
Post 03/14/2022 14:24     Subject: Re:Name: Camille
Love it. It was on our short list.

I prefer Millie as the nickname over Cami.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 14:23     Subject: Name: Camille
"French is Ca - mee - ya"

Isn't it "Ca- mee" ? I only hear 2 syllables.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 14:22     Subject: Name: Camille
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
Post 03/14/2022 14:20     Subject: Name: Camille
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
Post 03/14/2022 14:18     Subject: Name: Camille
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
Post 03/14/2022 14:17     Subject: Name: Camille
French is Ca - mee - ya
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2022 14:15     Subject: Name: Camille
I love it, OP.