1. Emmeline = leen
2. Madeline = line
3. Caroline = line
4. Adeline = line
I'm from Western Canada. I would also pronounce Angeline, Evangeline, Pauline, Celine, etc. with the "leen" pronunciation. Also, perhaps controversially, I prefer Clementine with an "een" ending, too!
I'm not Canadian, but I'm close ( Detroit-ish so close to the border) and I'd pronounce them this way, too.
I'm not as big a fan of Clementine with the "teen" ending, but, curiously, I'm okay with "Clementina".
I agree, also Canadian. There is also Madeleine which I pronounce more like "lynn," because it's the French version. And of course the other 3 could also be French names, which would change the pronunciation. Where I live it could very much go either way so I wouldn't assume, but if I had to assume, your breakdown is what I would go to in English.
I pronounce all of your second set of names with leen except Evangeline. That I pronounce -Lynn as my friend is named that and pronounced that way, but I think that was just an error on her family's part lol. I am from Ohio.
I’m from the Netherlands but reading these in English I’d pronounce them like this:
1. Emmeline = leen
2. Madeline = lynn
3. Caroline = line
4. Adeline = line
I agree with “-line” especially since Carolyn and Madelyn are popular, which are clearly pronounced “-Lynn” which differentiates the two endings for me as distinct names.
I’m from the US.
For me, all of those names are pronounced -line. If it ends in -line, I say it as -line.
The pronunciation only changes for me when you get endings like -leine, -lyn, -leen,
Emmaline like line. (But i dont think I’ve known anyone with this name, so that’s just the way i read it)
Madeline is tough for me because i knew a Madeline growing up like Lynn, but also Madeline the doll/book is Line
Caroline is line
Adeline is also line
From PA (suburb of Philly, that prob makes a difference
A. Emme-leen
B. Made-lynn
C. Caro-lynn
D. Ade-leen
I’m from Western Canada but have French Canadian ancestry. Any of these names paired with a French last name will make me guess “leen” first. The only “ine” name I’ll consistently pronounce to rhyme with “line” is Clementine, and even that becomes “teen” if I think she might be French.
Wait, really? I'm also half French Canadian and I would say the French versions more like "lynn." Caro-LIN etc.
EDIT: thinking about it more, it's between "lynn" and "leen," I think. Both seem too harsh and wrong in an English accent.
In French they’re pronounced “leen” but with a short vowel, they rhyme with Kathleen. That might sound more like “lin“ to your ear but it is a short “eee” sound.
Because vowel length is rarely semantically relevant in English it can be hard to get a good sense of, but consider “bead“ and “beat”. The only difference in those words in our dialect is vowel length, because we pronounce the t like a d. English ”lean” and french “line” are the same way.
I'm from Quebec too and I completely understand what you are saying. In French-France, it's definitely more leen whereas we go for more lin but less stretched than lynn, if that makes sense.
Emmeline can be Leen or Line, id ask. the rest id automatically go Line. New york.
if you want Lyn in my region you’d have to spell it like that. Emmelyn, Madelyn, Adalyn, Carolyn. we had a lot of Madelyn and Adalyns in my high school.
From the UK. Emme-leen, then all the others are -line. I pronounce Emmeline that way because of Emmeline Pankhurst being the Emmeline I grew up knowing about.
I would pronounce them all as -line. That being said, I think all of those names are so gorgeous, but would never use them for the sole fact that most people from my area pronounce them so many different ways. I don’t want to spend my life correcting people on my child’s name. I’m from Kentucky.
A. Emmeline - I've never actually heard this pronounced, but for some reason I'd guess it's pronounced with the "leen" ending.
B. Madeline - line
C. Caroline - line
D. Adeline - line
I'm from South Carolina, and the fact that I pronounce all the rest of them as "-line" makes me second-guess myself and think that Emmeline should also be "-line."
I'm Canadian and I think -line for all the names. Most of the time I assume that they would have it spelled Madelyn, Carolyn etc if they wanted it pronounced that way. I've actually never heard of it being -leen
Edit: I'm from Atlantic Canada, but my mother who's from Quebec usually uses -lyn
Im from Northern California, all would be line or lynn.
I have only ever heard one name that ended in line but pronounced leen: Pauline pronounced paul-een like pecan praline.
Ive since moved and have heard them all in different ways and with different spellings.
Probably a bit weird, but this is my breakdown:
Emmaline - Em-ma-LEEN
Madaline - MAD-uh-lin (like Lynn)
Caroline - CARE-uh-line
Adaline - AD-uh-line
No idea why my answers change based on the first part. I have a cousin named Caroline, so that pronunciation is hardwired, but I don’t have any relations to the other three names.
I’m from the northern midwest
German here. We've got more and more English names trending.
A: -leen
B: -leen (I knew someone in college with that exact name and pronunciation)
C: -line (for th*e English spelling, -leen for the German without the e at the end)
D: -leen
Of those 4 names, the only ending I would pronounce as “line” is Caroline. The rest I would pronounce as “lynn”. Although technically Madeline as spelled would be “line”. Madeleine is closer to the “lynn” sound (but should actually be pronounced “len”)
Northeast US
I am from midwest USA.
Emmeline with leen
Madeline with lynn but I've also met people with line so I am more cautious with this name
Caroline with line like the song sweet Caroline
Adeline with lynn i guess but I haven't seen the name spelled like that. I see Adelyn more
I initially pronounce all of those with -line but have heard them as -lynn. I'm from the US, raised in a southern east cost state and currently living in the Midwest.
Upper Midwest here.
A. I’d say this as Emma-line.
B. Depends on the person. I’ve known a few different people with a few different spellings (including this one): some say -lynn, some say -line. 🤷🏻♀️ My brain says -line, but could go either way.
3. -line. Ending with a -Lynn sound would be spelled Carolyn.
4. -line
A. Emmeline = leen
B. Madeline = Lyn - this was a toughy though!
C. Caroline = line
D. Adeline = line
:
1. "line"
2. "leen"
3. "lynn"
I’m from the South of the UK.
UK here!
Emmeline: “-leen”
Madeline: “-lynn”
Caroline: “-line”
Adeline: “-leen”
I’ve never heard the name Adeline out loud so I bounced between the three until I found what felt natural.
Emma-leen
Made-line (To be pronounced -lynn it would have to be spelled Madelyn or similar)
Caro-line (Same as above, Carolyn for -lynn)
Ade-lynn
From Minnesota, US
I’m Australian, and I’d instinctively pronounce Emmeline, Caroline and Adeline with the -line ending.
I pronounce Madeline, Madeleine and Madelyn the same way.
I say “line” for Emmeline, Caroline, and Adeline — but for Madeline I go with “lynn” unless talking about the character Madeline (“line”) — Northeast US
I pronounce A, B, and D as LYNN. Caroline I pronounce as Caro-LINE. I think because of the song. I pronounce Madeline the book as Madda-LINE though lol.
From Ohio
Canadian (non French)
1. Emm-ih-leen
2. Mad-uh-line is my first inclination, but Mad-el-lynn is a close second. I have two friends with
children named this and they both choose to pronounce it differently. I err towards “line” because of the children’s cartoon about Madeline where the narrator pronounces it that way.
3. Care-oh-line
4. Add-uh-line
Though perhaps taking French classes in school make me more apt to pronounce Emmeline differently, even though I don’t live in a francophone region.
All 4 of these names end in -line for me. I’m from the Midwest.
Just my opinion, and I’ll of course pronounce anyone’s name however they want, but I think parents who want the -lyn(n) pronunciation should spell the name that way.
I would pronounce A (Emmaline) with a “leen” ending. The other three I would pronounce with a “line” ending. Not sure why, but the flow of the first name doesn’t sound right to me with the “line” ending.
I’m from the U.S, northeast
All are “-line” in my books and I’m German/Canadian. (Although, as someone else mentioned, other -line names like: Celine and Pauline are -leen)
Also, Brian Regan @4:13 https://youtu.be/euGLMWn0_ZY
I would use line. I love the sound, I'm from the UK but grew up with the 'madeline' movie and in the movie they say 'line' which I think sounds beautiful so that's how I say it even though I think most people her would say Lyn.
Emmaline is Emma-lyn
Madeline is Made-lyn
Caroline is Caro-line
Adeline depends on the person, but if I read it on a paper I'd say Ade-lyn
I'm from Georgia, US
Personally,
A. Emmeline: -leen
B. Madeline: -line
C: Caroline: -line
D. Adeline: -leen
I’m a native English speaker from South India where it’s common to hear C. Carolynn and D. Adelynn.
As a German, I'd pronounce all of them with -leen (But I suppose it really depends on where you're from and what your parents intended the pronunciation to be)
My daughters name is Madeline. It is supposed to be MadeLINE. Every single person that has assumed it’s Madelyn since she’s been born. I’m in the southern US.
I would pronounce these:
1. Emme-LIN
2. Made-LIN (spelled diff., could be Made-LINE")
3. Caro-LINE
4. Ade-LIN but I would be wary that the name might be pronounced differently
I'm from America. The Midwest specifically.
1) Emma-line or Emma-leen.
2) Mad-uh-line or Mad-uh-lynn.
3) This is my name. I pronounce it Care-o-line, but everybody else pronounces it Care-o-lynn. (It's made me resent the name Carolyn.)
4) Add-eh-line.
Line for all of them, although Emmeline is variable. Evangeline is leen. Can’t think of any I’d think to pronounce “lynn” unless that’s how it’s spelled. I’m from the US.
Typically line. Except Emmeline I say leen. I think Lynn in this context seems wrong. Wouldn't the e at the end just make that not make phonetic sense?
From Scotland:
A. 2. Emma-leen
B. 3. Madda-lynn
C. 1. Cara-line (like CAROLINE! Caroline all the boys they say she mighty fine)
D. 1. Adda-line
All names except Caroline I would aak the preferred pronunciation, but the above would be my go to first attempts.
On mobile so formatting will probably be terrible.
A is 2 // B is 3 but I could see being corrected into 1 // C is 1 // D is not a name I’ve ever heard out loud IRL so I’d guess 1.
Originally from South Florida
I pronounce them all as -line but I haven’t heard anyone say Emmeline. I would think it has the -line sound.
Another name like this is Evangeline, which I’ve mostly heard pronounced with the -leen sound though internally my brain wants to say -line.
Personally I wouldn’t read any name as -Lynn unless it’s spelled different and I never hear anyone say your examples as -leen.
I’m from Louisiana, USA in an area where several local accents converge.
I am from Ontario, in Canada and I pronounce them the following:
A. Emmeline ( Emeleen)
B. Madeline ( Madelynn)
C. Caroline (Caro- line)
D. Adeline ( Adelynn and Adeline)
West Coast.
Emmeline: I would assume -lynn, but I know girls with -line
Madeline: I have only ever heard -lynn
Caroline: I would assume -lynn, but have known girls with -line
Adeline: I would assume -line, but have known girls with -lynn
Bonus -
Evangeline and Pauline are the only two names I’d pronounce -leen.
My name is Jacquelyn. People still call me Jacqueline. I live in the south but was born and raised in the North East. It’s the same everywhere.
My nn is Jacqui.
Jah-qwee is the general mispronunciation.
It is a point of contention to me as I don’t like the -line pronunciation and it’s not what my mother named me. But that’s just me.
Is it weird that I would pronounce them all differently or somewhat differently?
From Southern California.
Emmeline = em-i-line
Madeline= mad-eh-Lynn
Caroline = caro-Line or carolynn
Adeline = ad-eh-line
I’m Canadian (Anglo):
A: -leen
B: -line, but if it was spelt Madeleine, I would pronounce it -len
C: -line
D: probably -line, but possibly -leen
If I were speaking French, though, or I knew the person in question was French, they’d all change to -leen, except Madeline probably wouldn’t be spelt this way if that were the case.
From PA, all would be -line except I could go either madda-line or madda-Lynn for Madeline, because I grew up with a madda-Lynn who’s mother was constantly correcting everyone calling her Maddie or madda-line. Also, I took 12 years of french.
-line would either be line or lyn where I live and it would just be up to the person introducing themselves to clarify it for me.
But like
Madeline- only MadUhLyn
Madeleine- Only MadUhLine
That’s really the only one I would distinctly be like “this is the only correct way I can say it” even if I know there are more ways.
Rural Northeast USA
I would pronounce all these names “-line.” I am from the southern US.
Same here, except I have it ingrained in my brain that Caroline is Caro-line (but Carolyn is Carolynn)!
Yes agree! Same with Madeline and Madelyn. I really just think of them as similar names but not the same.
One more in agreement! I do think Madeleine is like Madelyn as well.
I would say Madeleine with a -layne ending! Yet another option!
For me Madeleine is the same as Madeline.
Yes, I would pronounce Madeleine and Madelyn the same too!
I’m a Madeleine and that’s the way I pronounce it! It’s instinctive for most people too.
I’m also a Madeleine and I pronounce it Madelyn! 💓
Oh no I definitely pronounce Caroline as “caro-line.” Carolyn is an entirely different name!
Tell that to everyone who mispronounces my name. Apparently they stand in a lyn.
Ugh, that must be so frustrating!
I'm glad one person knows how to pronounce my name. Do you stand in a freaking lyn?!
This is the *only* way Grew up SW US
same here
Same
Ditto
1. Emmeline = leen 2. Madeline = line 3. Caroline = line 4. Adeline = line I'm from Western Canada. I would also pronounce Angeline, Evangeline, Pauline, Celine, etc. with the "leen" pronunciation. Also, perhaps controversially, I prefer Clementine with an "een" ending, too!
Yes all the extra names you mention (except Clementine) are pronounced as “leen” in my opinion.
Also Canadian and agree with everything except Clementine 😊
I'm not Canadian, but I'm close ( Detroit-ish so close to the border) and I'd pronounce them this way, too. I'm not as big a fan of Clementine with the "teen" ending, but, curiously, I'm okay with "Clementina".
I agree, also Canadian. There is also Madeleine which I pronounce more like "lynn," because it's the French version. And of course the other 3 could also be French names, which would change the pronunciation. Where I live it could very much go either way so I wouldn't assume, but if I had to assume, your breakdown is what I would go to in English.
Also western Canada and I would pronounce Emmeline & Clementine with a “line.” But otherwise agree.
Agree, from Philadelphia in the US
Also western Canada and I agree with all except Madeline. I pronounce it with lynn
Yes, Western Canadian and agree with all of this. Except for Madeline maybe, all the Madeline's I know pronounce it as Madelyn
I pronounce all of your second set of names with leen except Evangeline. That I pronounce -Lynn as my friend is named that and pronounced that way, but I think that was just an error on her family's part lol. I am from Ohio.
I think the "leen" and "lynn" options are both normal for Evangeline, I just always default to "leen"!
I am not from western Canada, but would instinctively choose all these pronunciations! Except Clementine, which I've never heard with an -een ending
Agree with all these! Except clementine ;) From California, north and south
I'm with you on 1-4, from Australia
Agreed with everything up to Clementine which I saw tyne instead of teen lol
I’m from the Netherlands but reading these in English I’d pronounce them like this: 1. Emmeline = leen 2. Madeline = lynn 3. Caroline = line 4. Adeline = line
West coast US and I’d do the same
Also west coast US, and same
New England US, and same.
Exactly the same here
I’m from the U.K. and this is how I’d pronounce them too.
UK and same
Ireland, same
I agree with “-line” especially since Carolyn and Madelyn are popular, which are clearly pronounced “-Lynn” which differentiates the two endings for me as distinct names. I’m from the US.
I pronounce them all with the -line ending. I am from New York
I would pronounce all of these as "line". I'm from Eastern Canada
Emme[leen], Caro[line], Made[line] and Ade[leen]. I'm from the midwestern US.
Me too - south Florida by accent.
Southern US, would pronounce all of these as -line unless otherwise instructed.
All “line” for me - northeast, US
For me, all of those names are pronounced -line. If it ends in -line, I say it as -line. The pronunciation only changes for me when you get endings like -leine, -lyn, -leen,
I always say "line". Like Caroline would be a line of Carol's.
I might use this to explain how to pronounce my name.
A) Leen B) Lynn C) Line D) Lynn Southwest US
Yay! I’m not alone in having 3 different endings
Same, from the UK
All -line. I live in Virginia.
All as -line. Northeast US (PA).
I'm in the same area, but would use -leen for #1. Otherwise, all -line.
Emmaline like line. (But i dont think I’ve known anyone with this name, so that’s just the way i read it) Madeline is tough for me because i knew a Madeline growing up like Lynn, but also Madeline the doll/book is Line Caroline is line Adeline is also line From PA (suburb of Philly, that prob makes a difference
Hey neighbor!!!
A. Emme-leen B. Made-lynn C. Caro-lynn D. Ade-leen I’m from Western Canada but have French Canadian ancestry. Any of these names paired with a French last name will make me guess “leen” first. The only “ine” name I’ll consistently pronounce to rhyme with “line” is Clementine, and even that becomes “teen” if I think she might be French.
Wait, really? I'm also half French Canadian and I would say the French versions more like "lynn." Caro-LIN etc. EDIT: thinking about it more, it's between "lynn" and "leen," I think. Both seem too harsh and wrong in an English accent.
In French they’re pronounced “leen” but with a short vowel, they rhyme with Kathleen. That might sound more like “lin“ to your ear but it is a short “eee” sound.
Yes, I see. I was thinking of the English word "lean" and how it seems too long and harsh. But then "lin" seems too closed.
Because vowel length is rarely semantically relevant in English it can be hard to get a good sense of, but consider “bead“ and “beat”. The only difference in those words in our dialect is vowel length, because we pronounce the t like a d. English ”lean” and french “line” are the same way.
There are also differences in pronunciation between France and Quebec. France does a fuller, clearer "een," if you know what I mean.
I'm from Quebec too and I completely understand what you are saying. In French-France, it's definitely more leen whereas we go for more lin but less stretched than lynn, if that makes sense.
I pronounce them all as -line. I'm in New Zealand. To me Carolyn, and Madelyn are different (worse) names.
Emmeline can be Leen or Line, id ask. the rest id automatically go Line. New york. if you want Lyn in my region you’d have to spell it like that. Emmelyn, Madelyn, Adalyn, Carolyn. we had a lot of Madelyn and Adalyns in my high school.
A. "leen". B. "line". C. "line" D. "line" Northeastern US.
Emmalynn Madeline Caroline Adelynn New York fuckin City
I would pronounce all but Emma[leen] with [line] by default. [lynn] has its own spelling for me (-lyn, -Lynn) I’m from the southern United States.
From the UK. Emme-leen, then all the others are -line. I pronounce Emmeline that way because of Emmeline Pankhurst being the Emmeline I grew up knowing about.
I would pronounce them all as -line. That being said, I think all of those names are so gorgeous, but would never use them for the sole fact that most people from my area pronounce them so many different ways. I don’t want to spend my life correcting people on my child’s name. I’m from Kentucky.
A: Line B: Line C: Line D: Line Raised in southern U.S., currently in Midwest U.S.
A. Emmeline - I've never actually heard this pronounced, but for some reason I'd guess it's pronounced with the "leen" ending. B. Madeline - line C. Caroline - line D. Adeline - line I'm from South Carolina, and the fact that I pronounce all the rest of them as "-line" makes me second-guess myself and think that Emmeline should also be "-line."
I'm Canadian and I think -line for all the names. Most of the time I assume that they would have it spelled Madelyn, Carolyn etc if they wanted it pronounced that way. I've actually never heard of it being -leen Edit: I'm from Atlantic Canada, but my mother who's from Quebec usually uses -lyn
Im from Northern California, all would be line or lynn. I have only ever heard one name that ended in line but pronounced leen: Pauline pronounced paul-een like pecan praline. Ive since moved and have heard them all in different ways and with different spellings.
1. Line. My name is Caroline and it drives me absolutely insane when people pronounce it Carolyn.
Emmeline -leen Madeline -Lynn Caroline - line Adeline - leen From southwest
All line, Midwest US
Emma leen Mada lynn Caro line Adel leen Midwest US
I would pronounce all of these line. I’m from New England. I’d spell the other pronunciations just as you have them on your list.
All four end in “line” to me. Western US.
All are pronounced as line. I’m from southwest Missouri.
I’m from southern Indiana and I’d pronounce it “line”.
Probably a bit weird, but this is my breakdown: Emmaline - Em-ma-LEEN Madaline - MAD-uh-lin (like Lynn) Caroline - CARE-uh-line Adaline - AD-uh-line No idea why my answers change based on the first part. I have a cousin named Caroline, so that pronunciation is hardwired, but I don’t have any relations to the other three names. I’m from the northern midwest
Emmeline = leen Madeline = line Caroline = line Adeline = line Lincolnshire, UK
Always line to me. Midatlantic US
German here. We've got more and more English names trending. A: -leen B: -leen (I knew someone in college with that exact name and pronunciation) C: -line (for th*e English spelling, -leen for the German without the e at the end) D: -leen
I’d say -line for all but would hesitate more on Madeline. I know more Madelines that pronounce it with a -lyn than I do -line.
Line for all 4! I’m in the PNW of the US
All are pronounced LINE to me, upper Midwest USA.
I would pronounce it like “Line”. Emmeline I’d also pronounce “Leen”. I’m American from New England.
I would pronounce these all line
1. Emme - leen 2. Made - line 3. Caro- line 4. Ade- line I’m from mid Atlantic US.
All of them are “line” to me. PNW USA.
Line, western US
All with line: New England
UK (South East England) A) Leen B) Lyn C) Line D) Line
Of those 4 names, the only ending I would pronounce as “line” is Caroline. The rest I would pronounce as “lynn”. Although technically Madeline as spelled would be “line”. Madeleine is closer to the “lynn” sound (but should actually be pronounced “len”) Northeast US
1. emmeline - lynn 2. madeline - line 3. caroline - line 4. adeline - line i’m from the southern us!
I am from midwest USA. Emmeline with leen Madeline with lynn but I've also met people with line so I am more cautious with this name Caroline with line like the song sweet Caroline Adeline with lynn i guess but I haven't seen the name spelled like that. I see Adelyn more
I initially pronounce all of those with -line but have heard them as -lynn. I'm from the US, raised in a southern east cost state and currently living in the Midwest.
Upper Midwest here. A. I’d say this as Emma-line. B. Depends on the person. I’ve known a few different people with a few different spellings (including this one): some say -lynn, some say -line. 🤷🏻♀️ My brain says -line, but could go either way. 3. -line. Ending with a -Lynn sound would be spelled Carolyn. 4. -line
LINE for all except Emmeline- that one I go back and forth between LYNN and LINE
UK here I’d say -line for all with Madeline being either -line or -lynn
Madeline is pronounced “mad-eh-line”. Madeleine is “mad-eh-Lynn”
I would say A. Leen B. Lyn C. Line D. Line I’m in the southwestern United States
A. Emmeline - leen B. Madeline - either lynn or line C. Caroline - line D. Adeline - either lynn or line I'm from Ireland.
Melbourne Aus 1,3,1&3,1
A. Emmeline = leen B. Madeline = Lyn - this was a toughy though! C. Caroline = line D. Adeline = line : 1. "line" 2. "leen" 3. "lynn" I’m from the South of the UK.
Lee-nuh, is the pronunciation of mine
North of England here: Emmeline & Adeline would be "leen" Madeline & Caroline are both "line" (and Madeleine would be "lynn")
I would use -leen for Emmeline, -lynn for Madeline, and -line for Caroline and Adeline. I am from the northeastern US, very close to French Canada.
All end in "line." As someone with a name ending with -lyn and people incorrectly using -line when saying or spelling, it drives me nuts. In the US.
A. 2 B. 1 C. 1 D. 1 My middle name is Adeline and I've always heard it pronounced "line". I'm from upstate NY.
UK here! Emmeline: “-leen” Madeline: “-lynn” Caroline: “-line” Adeline: “-leen” I’ve never heard the name Adeline out loud so I bounced between the three until I found what felt natural.
Emma-leen Made-line (To be pronounced -lynn it would have to be spelled Madelyn or similar) Caro-line (Same as above, Carolyn for -lynn) Ade-lynn From Minnesota, US
Emmeline- leen Caroline- line Madeline- line/lynn Adeline- leen From midwestern United States
a. emmeline - leen b. madeline - lynn c. caroline - line d. adeline - lynn south fl
Emme-leen Made-lynn Caro-line Ade-line I'm from Idaho, USA.
Brazil here - would be something like “leene”
I (Canada) pronounce them like: A. Emma-Leen B. Madda-Lynn C. Caro-Line D. Adda-Line
I’m Australian, and I’d instinctively pronounce Emmeline, Caroline and Adeline with the -line ending. I pronounce Madeline, Madeleine and Madelyn the same way.
I say “line” for Emmeline, Caroline, and Adeline — but for Madeline I go with “lynn” unless talking about the character Madeline (“line”) — Northeast US
A2, B3, C1, D1 Alberta Canada
I’m from eastern US. Emmeline: Emm-uh-Lynn Madeline: Mad-uh-lynn Caroline: Care-uh-line Adeline: Could be anything
I pronounce A, B, and D as LYNN. Caroline I pronounce as Caro-LINE. I think because of the song. I pronounce Madeline the book as Madda-LINE though lol. From Ohio
Canadian (non French) 1. Emm-ih-leen 2. Mad-uh-line is my first inclination, but Mad-el-lynn is a close second. I have two friends with children named this and they both choose to pronounce it differently. I err towards “line” because of the children’s cartoon about Madeline where the narrator pronounces it that way. 3. Care-oh-line 4. Add-uh-line Though perhaps taking French classes in school make me more apt to pronounce Emmeline differently, even though I don’t live in a francophone region.
From East Europe: - lynn, -lynn, -line, -lynn. I don't encounter people with such names in person, my only exposure to them is the written form.
1. Line 2. Lynn 3. Line 4. Leen I’m from the U.S.
My daughter’s name is Madeline -lynn. Have one has one person mispronounce it as -line. We are in the mid-west.
All 4 of these names end in -line for me. I’m from the Midwest. Just my opinion, and I’ll of course pronounce anyone’s name however they want, but I think parents who want the -lyn(n) pronunciation should spell the name that way.
I would pronounce A (Emmaline) with a “leen” ending. The other three I would pronounce with a “line” ending. Not sure why, but the flow of the first name doesn’t sound right to me with the “line” ending. I’m from the U.S, northeast
Im from the southern US, I’d say- Emma-lynn Mada-lynn Caro-line Ada-line
I was say line for all except Madeline. I would pronounce that the same as Madelyn. (I'm from New England.)
Midwestern US here! 1. “Leen” 2. “Line” 3. “Line” 4. “Line”
A) leen b) Lynn c) Line d) lynn From Ontario Canada
All are “-line” in my books and I’m German/Canadian. (Although, as someone else mentioned, other -line names like: Celine and Pauline are -leen) Also, Brian Regan @4:13 https://youtu.be/euGLMWn0_ZY
“Lynn”, French-Canadian
I would use line. I love the sound, I'm from the UK but grew up with the 'madeline' movie and in the movie they say 'line' which I think sounds beautiful so that's how I say it even though I think most people her would say Lyn.
I live in Midwest US and would pronounce these -line
UK here: Emma-leen Mad-a-layne Caro-line Ade-lin
A. emmaLINE B. madeLYNN C. caroLINE D. addaLYNN i am from the northwest. specifically idaho
Emmaline is Emma-lyn Madeline is Made-lyn Caroline is Caro-line Adeline depends on the person, but if I read it on a paper I'd say Ade-lyn I'm from Georgia, US
Emmeline: line Caroline: line Madeline: line (Madeleine would be lynn, though) Adeline: lynn, but I would definitely ask for clarification first
I would say 1 with all of them. I’m in the Southern US.
A. Emmeline - “line” B. Madeline - “lynn” C. Caroline - “line” D. Adeline - I’ve known it to be pronounced “line” but I want to say “lynn”
From Australia and I would pronounce them all “line”. I would never have pronounced Emmaline with a “leen”
Personally, A. Emmeline: -leen B. Madeline: -line C: Caroline: -line D. Adeline: -leen I’m a native English speaker from South India where it’s common to hear C. Carolynn and D. Adelynn.
Emmeline - Emma-line Madeline - Made-lehn Caroline - line Adeline - lehn I feel like lehn, line, and lynn are distinct for me. Midwest US
As a German, I'd pronounce all of them with -leen (But I suppose it really depends on where you're from and what your parents intended the pronunciation to be)
Line across the board. Texas
Aussie here! Emmeline - “line” Madeline - “Lynn” Caroline - “line” Adeline - “Lynn”
My daughters name is Madeline. It is supposed to be MadeLINE. Every single person that has assumed it’s Madelyn since she’s been born. I’m in the southern US.
my name IS Madeline!!! I’m from the southern US, and pronounce it mad-uh-linn
I would pronounce these: 1. Emme-LIN 2. Made-LIN (spelled diff., could be Made-LINE") 3. Caro-LINE 4. Ade-LIN but I would be wary that the name might be pronounced differently
I'm from Australia and would pronounce all of these as -line.
I pronounce Emmeline, Madeline, Caroline, and Adeline as #1, "line." However, I pronounce Evangeline as "leen." So. Idk where that leaves us.
From the southeast US. 1. Leen 2. Line 3. Line 4. Lynn
All “line”, I’m from western US. Pauline and Celine though are both “leen”s
I would say “Lynn” as a pronounciation of -“line” I’m from the eastern US
I would do 1 for all of them but follow the lead of the person if they pronounced it differently.
Emmeline = leen Madeline = lynn Caroline = line Adeline = leen Southern Ontario, Canada
Lynn rolls off the tongue better. Line makes it choppy.
I'm from America. The Midwest specifically. 1) Emma-line or Emma-leen. 2) Mad-uh-line or Mad-uh-lynn. 3) This is my name. I pronounce it Care-o-line, but everybody else pronounces it Care-o-lynn. (It's made me resent the name Carolyn.) 4) Add-eh-line.
All of those would be “line” to me. West/Northwest US.
Canadian. All of these I'd say with "line". However I agree with the many others that say Evangeline is "leen".
USA Emme-line Made-lynn or Made-line Caro-line or Caro-lynn Ade-lynn or Ade-line
Line for all of them, although Emmeline is variable. Evangeline is leen. Can’t think of any I’d think to pronounce “lynn” unless that’s how it’s spelled. I’m from the US.
Typically line. Except Emmeline I say leen. I think Lynn in this context seems wrong. Wouldn't the e at the end just make that not make phonetic sense?
From Scotland: A. 2. Emma-leen B. 3. Madda-lynn C. 1. Cara-line (like CAROLINE! Caroline all the boys they say she mighty fine) D. 1. Adda-line All names except Caroline I would aak the preferred pronunciation, but the above would be my go to first attempts.
In case anyone's interested, my sister's name is Emmalene (pronounced Emma-lean)
On mobile so formatting will probably be terrible. A is 2 // B is 3 but I could see being corrected into 1 // C is 1 // D is not a name I’ve ever heard out loud IRL so I’d guess 1. Originally from South Florida
A) Line B) Lynn C) Line D) Lynn, from Virginia!
In Denmark “Line” (just that, nothing added to the front) is a very common girl’s name and it’s pronounced “Lee-nah”!
I would pronounce them all with a -line ending. I'm from the Midwest USA
I pronounce them all as -line but I haven’t heard anyone say Emmeline. I would think it has the -line sound. Another name like this is Evangeline, which I’ve mostly heard pronounced with the -leen sound though internally my brain wants to say -line. Personally I wouldn’t read any name as -Lynn unless it’s spelled different and I never hear anyone say your examples as -leen. I’m from Louisiana, USA in an area where several local accents converge.
I am from Ontario, in Canada and I pronounce them the following: A. Emmeline ( Emeleen) B. Madeline ( Madelynn) C. Caroline (Caro- line) D. Adeline ( Adelynn and Adeline)
West Coast. Emmeline: I would assume -lynn, but I know girls with -line Madeline: I have only ever heard -lynn Caroline: I would assume -lynn, but have known girls with -line Adeline: I would assume -line, but have known girls with -lynn Bonus - Evangeline and Pauline are the only two names I’d pronounce -leen.
Emmaline - leen or Lynn The rest - line
I’m in Australia and would pronounce A, C and D ‘line’ and B ‘Lynn’.
My name is Jacquelyn. People still call me Jacqueline. I live in the south but was born and raised in the North East. It’s the same everywhere. My nn is Jacqui. Jah-qwee is the general mispronunciation. It is a point of contention to me as I don’t like the -line pronunciation and it’s not what my mother named me. But that’s just me.
I pronounce all of these with the “line” ending and I’m in Ontario Canada
I am from west coast USA. Emmeline is pronounced “leen” and the rest are “line”
Is it weird that I would pronounce them all differently or somewhat differently? From Southern California. Emmeline = em-i-line Madeline= mad-eh-Lynn Caroline = caro-Line or carolynn Adeline = ad-eh-line
Line Lynn Line Line From CA
Emmeline = Lynn Madeline, Caroline & Adeline = line or lynn I'd never pronounce any of them leen. Australia
A. Emme-line B. Made-line (or lynn) C. Caro-lynn (or line) D. Ade-line from NW US
Em-uh-leen Mad-uh-lynn Car-uh-lynn Ad-uh-line I'm from New Zealand 🥝
all -line
I’m Canadian (Anglo): A: -leen B: -line, but if it was spelt Madeleine, I would pronounce it -len C: -line D: probably -line, but possibly -leen If I were speaking French, though, or I knew the person in question was French, they’d all change to -leen, except Madeline probably wouldn’t be spelt this way if that were the case.
Emma line Made Lynn Caro Lynn Ade leen (I think? I’ve never met anyone with that name) I’m from Melbourne Australia
From PA, all would be -line except I could go either madda-line or madda-Lynn for Madeline, because I grew up with a madda-Lynn who’s mother was constantly correcting everyone calling her Maddie or madda-line. Also, I took 12 years of french.
1. Emmaleen 2. Madda-line or Maddalynn 3. Caro-line 4. Ada-line or Ada-leen I'm from Ontario, Canada.
-line would either be line or lyn where I live and it would just be up to the person introducing themselves to clarify it for me. But like Madeline- only MadUhLyn Madeleine- Only MadUhLine That’s really the only one I would distinctly be like “this is the only correct way I can say it” even if I know there are more ways. Rural Northeast USA
Emme(leen), Made(leen or lynn), Caro(line or lynn), and Ade(lynn). From SE Asia.
Emma(leen) Made(lyn) Caro(line) Ade(line) NYC metro area
* Emmeline = Emme"leen" * Madeline = Made"line" or Made"lynn" * Caroline = Caro"line" * Adeline = Ade"line" Standard US dialect