SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agoHow common of a name is Ghislaine?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareHow common of a name is Ghislaine?SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-24 months agoThere are two pronunciations. The original pronunciation is gee-LENN. (Hard G like gum, not gin. Note that the S is silent.) The more common pronunciation these days is zhee-SLENN. The gee-LENN pronunciation is still common in Belgium (where the name originates) while zhee-SLENN is more common In France and Quebec.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·4 months agoYou’re describing Guylaine and Ghislaine which are just two completely different names.
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-24 months agoNo, they’re the same name. Guylaine is a respelling of Ghislaine that makes the pronunciation more obvious, like how Jeffrey is a respelling of Geoffrey. They seem different to you because you’re using the non-traditional pronunciation of Ghislaine.
There are two pronunciations.
The original pronunciation is gee-LENN. (Hard G like gum, not gin. Note that the S is silent.)
The more common pronunciation these days is zhee-SLENN.
The gee-LENN pronunciation is still common in Belgium (where the name originates) while zhee-SLENN is more common In France and Quebec.
You’re describing Guylaine and Ghislaine which are just two completely different names.
No, they’re the same name. Guylaine is a respelling of Ghislaine that makes the pronunciation more obvious, like how Jeffrey is a respelling of Geoffrey.
They seem different to you because you’re using the non-traditional pronunciation of Ghislaine.