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[Facts] Help me pronounce this name

by H3lp (guest)

11/8/2021, 12:23 PM

I'm British and I'm moving to France but I love the name Athènaïs but I'm struggling to pronounce it . Can anyone help with the pronunciation

- ari. +4

11/8/2021, 12:28 PM

It's A-TEN-A-EES.

- Mar (X-Mar) +3

11/10/2021, 11:25 AM

Yes, keeping in mind that A is AH, not the English A sound.

- ari. +2

11/11/2021, 1:20 AM

No, it's the /a/ sound - like in the English word cat.

- Mar (X-Mar) +1

11/11/2021, 9:57 AM

Not what I'm hearing. The A as in cat is written as E. I'm not a native French speaker, but I do speak French.

I couldn't find the name by itself, but here it is with Françoise:
https://forvo.com/word/fran%C3%A7oise-ath%C3%A9na%C3%AFs/#fr

- ari.

11/11/2021, 10:01 AM

The As in Françoise and Athénaïs are pronounced differently, though.

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