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Post by Skellinton on Jun 6, 2020 6:25:06 GMT
I a reading a book with this characters name, Ariadne, and it is driving me nuts not knowing how it is pronounced. It is an Agatha Christie book, so I am assuming it is a British name and like Hermoine not pronounced the way it looks!
TIA.
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Post by sueg on Jun 6, 2020 6:28:46 GMT
Arry-ad-knee.
I have seen English TV adaptations of many Agatha Christie books, and that's how it's pronounced on them. No strong emphasis on any syllable-
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Jun 6, 2020 6:31:22 GMT
Ari-add-knee
I actually know someone with this name.
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 6, 2020 6:34:23 GMT
So the first part is Airy like air with an e/y sound?
And thank you!
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Post by Zee on Jun 6, 2020 6:34:50 GMT
AiryADknee
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Post by jenjie on Jun 6, 2020 6:51:41 GMT
So the first part is Airy like air with an e/y sound? And thank you! I think it’s like arry (as in carry) , emphasis on second syllable AD, knee |
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Post by Gennifer on Jun 6, 2020 7:27:01 GMT
The person I knew that had this name pronounced it are-ee-add-knee, so that would be my default.
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Post by gillyp on Jun 6, 2020 7:36:08 GMT
So the first part is Airy like air with an e/y sound? And thank you! I think it’s like arry (as in carry) , emphasis on second syllable AD, knee This Brit agrees.  arry-AD-knee. I’m curious as to how you were saying it Skellinton! It’s not a British name as such, it’s from Greek mythology. |
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Post by bessieb on Jun 6, 2020 8:06:20 GMT
I think it’s like arry (as in carry) , emphasis on second syllable AD, knee This Brit agrees. arry-AD-knee. I’m curious as to how you were saying it Skellinton ! this brit also agrees Arry as in Harry |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2020 8:29:55 GMT
So the first part is Airy like air with an e/y sound? More like Harry without the H. "I think it’s like arry (as in carry) , emphasis on second syllable AD, knee" Exactly jenjie  |
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Post by joelise on Jun 6, 2020 8:39:59 GMT
More like Harry without the H. "I think it’s like arry (as in carry) , emphasis on second syllable AD, knee" Exactly jenjie This is how I pronounce it too. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 6, 2020 8:55:34 GMT
So the first part is Airy like air with an e/y sound? Not for me. Arry rhymes with Harry. Arry-ADD-knee ETA: I should have just said ditto to those above me!  |
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 6, 2020 9:04:08 GMT
I a reading a book with this characters name, Ariadne, and it is driving me nuts not knowing how it is pronounced. It is an Agatha Christie book, so I am assuming it is a British name and like Hermoine not pronounced the way it looks! TIA. Ariadne is actually a Greek name, not British. I've always thought it was pronounced "ar" like "car", not like "Harry" -- ar-ee-AWD-nee -- the third syllable is accented and it's not "ad" like in "had", it has an "aw" sound. I love these pronunciation/vocabulary threads. |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2020 9:15:19 GMT
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Post by johna on Jun 6, 2020 9:19:58 GMT
I'm confused, because I think that "Airy" and "arry, as in Harry" sound the same. How, then, do you all pronounce "Airy"?
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Post by gillyp on Jun 6, 2020 9:24:19 GMT
I'm confused, because I think that "Airy" and "arry, as in Harry" sound the same. How, then, do you all pronounce "Airy"? Airy as in fresh air, A in arry as in cat. |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2020 9:26:25 GMT
I'm confused, because I think that "Airy" and "arry, as in Harry" sound the same. How, then, do you all pronounce "Airy"? Try thinking of them with an English accent. Airy - long sound at the front. 'Arry is a short A sound. |
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Post by sueg on Jun 6, 2020 9:30:36 GMT
I'm confused, because I think that "Airy" and "arry, as in Harry" sound the same. How, then, do you all pronounce "Airy"? If you have seen the Harry Potter films, think of how Hagrid says Harry's name - that's 'arry'. Airy has a much longer vowel sound. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 6, 2020 10:13:57 GMT
I'm confused, because I think that "Airy" and "arry, as in Harry" sound the same. How, then, do you all pronounce "Airy"? When I started typing out how I pronounce Ariadne, I originally wrote Arry rhymes with Gary, but then I remembered that Americans pronounce Gary similar to how Aussies / Poms pronounce "airy", so I changed it to Harry. Now you're telling me that you pronounce Harry like airy!  Harry and airy are completely different sounds here. This reminds me of the whole Erin / Aaron threads of years gone by, hey Neisey ?! |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2020 10:41:12 GMT
Oh good lord that must have been tricky!!  |
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Post by hockeymom4 on Jun 6, 2020 11:05:56 GMT
Oh good lord that must have been tricky!! Way back when when I was pregnant the only name we both liked was Aaron for a boy..... we were living in Northern Ireland and this Canadian could not pronounce it properly to save my life..... luckily we had a girl with an easily pronounceable name (although I secretly wanted Aoife) |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2020 11:19:02 GMT
Oh good lord that must have been tricky!! Way back when when I was pregnant the only name we both liked was Aaron for a boy..... we were living in Northern Ireland and this Canadian could not pronounce it properly to save my life..... luckily we had a girl with an easily pronounceable name (although I secretly wanted Aoife) That was lucky! 😁 Love Aoife too 😊 |
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Post by anniebeth24 on Jun 6, 2020 12:10:20 GMT
Way back when when I was pregnant the only name we both liked was Aaron for a boy..... we were living in Northern Ireland and this Canadian could not pronounce it properly to save my life..... luckily we had a girl with an easily pronounceable name (although I secretly wanted Aoife) That was lucky! 😁 Love Aoife too 😊 So now I have to ask - how does one pronounce Aoife? |
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2020 12:16:02 GMT
That was lucky! 😁 Love Aoife too 😊 So now I have to ask - how does one pronounce Aoife? Ee-fa 😁 |
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Post by johna on Jun 6, 2020 12:35:36 GMT
I'm confused, because I think that "Airy" and "arry, as in Harry" sound the same. How, then, do you all pronounce "Airy"? Try thinking of them with an English accent. Airy - long sound at the front. 'Arry is a short A sound. OK, thank you. This helped. I am not a Harry Potter fan, so haven't watched any of the movies, but I've seen other things with British accents, so that actually does help. Because the way that I speak, Airy and Harry are exactly the same. (edited to say, I do pronounce the "H" in Harry, but the a sound is just like that in airy). Now I need to go back and read everything in this thread again.  |
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Post by mama2three on Jun 6, 2020 13:38:19 GMT
I a reading a book with this characters name, Ariadne, and it is driving me nuts not knowing how it is pronounced. It is an Agatha Christie book, so I am assuming it is a British name and like Hermoine not pronounced the way it looks! TIA. Ariadne is actually a Greek name, not British. I've always thought it was pronounced "ar" like "car", not like "Harry" -- ar-ee-AWD-nee -- the third syllable is accented and it's not "ad" like in "had", it has an "aw" sound. I love these pronunciation/vocabulary threads. This is what I was going to say. I went to high school with a girl named Ariadne and that’s how she pronounced it. |
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Post by JustTricia on Jun 6, 2020 13:55:27 GMT
I'm confused, because I think that "Airy" and "arry, as in Harry" sound the same. How, then, do you all pronounce "Airy"? I’m so glad you asked this because I’ve been sitting here saying them out loud trying to make them sound different! But the further posts make sense. |
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Post by georgiapea on Jun 6, 2020 14:04:59 GMT
Right or wrong I would say Air a dine.
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Post by gar on Jun 6, 2020 14:18:51 GMT
Right or wrong I would say Air a dine. Well that’s fine but if you call to someone with that name they probably won’t turn round 😁 |
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 6, 2020 14:26:00 GMT
I a reading a book with this characters name, Ariadne, and it is driving me nuts not knowing how it is pronounced. It is an Agatha Christie book, so I am assuming it is a British name and like Hermoine not pronounced the way it looks! TIA. Ariadne is actually a Greek name, not British. I've always thought it was pronounced "ar" like "car", not like "Harry" -- ar-ee-AWD-nee -- the third syllable is accented and it's not "ad" like in "had", it has an "aw" sound. I love these pronunciation/vocabulary threads. I have a friend named Ariadne and that’s how she pronounces it when she’s speaking English. When her mother is speaking to her in Greek, though, the D becomes a soft, voiced TH. So more like aw-ree-Aw-thuh-nee. |
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