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Help[Opinions] Pronounce Magdalena for me?
Hello! I've had Magdalena on my list for a while now, and I love it, but I've been wavering on which way I should pronounce it. I want to go with the most common pronunciation. Please tell me where you are from so I can take accents into account. Thanks!
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I live in California and would say mag-də-LAY-nə. Other Americans might say mag-də-LEE-nə.
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These re the pronunciations I use in the order I think of them:
MAGG-da-LEN-uh (where "mag" rhymes with "hag" and "len" rhymes with "end")
MAG-da-LEN-uh (where "mag" rhymes with "hog" and "len" rhymes with "end")
MAG-da-LAYN-uh (where "mag" rhymes with "hog" and "len" sounds like "lane")
MAGG-da-LEN-uh (where "mag" rhymes with "hag" and "len" rhymes with "end")
MAG-da-LEN-uh (where "mag" rhymes with "hog" and "len" rhymes with "end")
MAG-da-LAYN-uh (where "mag" rhymes with "hog" and "len" sounds like "lane")
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mahg-dah-LE-na
American
American
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I say mahg-duh-LAY-nuh and I'm from the SE United States.
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mag-da-LAY-na
I'm from Texas.
I'm from Texas.
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mag-dah-LAY-nah
From the West Midlands, England :-)
From the West Midlands, England :-)
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mag-duh-LEH-nah. I'm from California.
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Mag-dah-LAY-na. I'm from Canada (the prairies).
This message was edited 10/13/2014, 11:16 PM
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mahg-duh-LEE-nah.
I'm from Midwestern America.
I'm from Midwestern America.
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mag-da-LAY-na
I'm in the Midwest United States (Missouri).
Based on what I can tell, this is the most common pronunciation in English, but in other countries where this name is actually used more often, it is more often the LEH-nah version. Personally, I prefer it as mag-da-LAY-na. It's a beautiful name. :)
I'm in the Midwest United States (Missouri).
Based on what I can tell, this is the most common pronunciation in English, but in other countries where this name is actually used more often, it is more often the LEH-nah version. Personally, I prefer it as mag-da-LAY-na. It's a beautiful name. :)
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mahg da LEH na. I'm Welsh, but the Magdalena I know is Polish. It's a nice name.
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I would either pronounce it mag-da-LAY-na (in English) or mahg-dah-LE-nah (in Estonian).
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Mag-da-LEH-na (the leh is really somewhere between leh and lay).
I'm from the UK but I live in Germany.
I'm from the UK but I live in Germany.
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I agree
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mag-da-LEE-na. I'm Swedish, but that's how I'd pronounce it in English.
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mag-da-LEE-nuh
Texas...we say things weird.
Texas...we say things weird.
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mag-da-LAY-na, and I'm from England. :)
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It's not a name I hear pronounced often, however, I say it-
Mag-da-LAY na.
I'm from east-coast Canada.
Mag-da-LAY na.
I'm from east-coast Canada.
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