SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHow common of a name is Ghislaine?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow common of a name is Ghislaine?SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 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. gee-LENN is more common in Belgium while zhee-SLENN is more common in France.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYou’re describing Guylaine and Ghislaine which are just two completely different names.
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 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.
gee-LENN is more common in Belgium while zhee-SLENN is more common in France.
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.