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[Opinions] Eithne...
the post about Eithne got me thinking. I just remembered the Eithne I know... Except it's pronounced incorrectly according to the site. She's got it as Eth-nee... Which I actually really like, in pronunciation, but it now doesn't seem to exist. I actually like the EN-a pronunciation as well, I think it's pretty, but I don't like it as much as the first. *sigh* Anyone know of any names similar in pronunciation with the first (that actually exist...)
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I don't care for the EN-ya or EN-a pronunciation and was disappointed to find out that was the "proper" way to say it. The first time I heard it was also in the movie "The Four Feathers" and I loved it, pronounced "ETH-nee" or "ETH-nah". I thought maybe they were 2 different names but they appear to be spelled the same way. Hmm. Maybe it evolved into having a different pron.?
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Ok, I was wrong...Just looked up "The Four Feathers" on imdb.com and found out Kate Hudson's character's name was spelled Ethne. On this site, it says it's a variant of Eithne but doesn't give a pronunciation. So maybe Ethne is pronounced "ETH-nee." Sorry to ramble on about it...:)
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Finally! someone else who knows the other pronounciationThat is a real name and a real pronounciation, I found out that it was common in the early 1900's - 1920's among upper class Europeans. It is also used in the movie The Four Feathers (with Heath Ledger and Kate Hudson) I love Eithne with the Eth-nee pronounciation, i'm really glad some one else knows about it!
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