When you see names that end in -line...

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

do you automatically assume the pronounciation is line or lynn?
Also, list names that end in line.

Caroline
Madeline
Emmeline

Comments

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Caroline is caro-line
Madeline is either Mad-eh-line or mad-e-lynn
Emmeline is emm-e-leen

So, I'm all over the place!

[super-bitch06.livejournal.com]

Ditto on this

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

Same!

[823freckles.livejournal.com]

Ha, that is what I was going to say as well.

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

agreed.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

line

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I automatically assume it's pronounced -line.

Otherwise, I would spell those examples

Carolyn
Madelyn or Madeleine (the second one is more of a -len sound to me)
Emmelyn

[willsjoy.livejournal.com]

Caroline: Car-o-lyn
Madeline: Mad-a-line or Mad-a-lyn (this is going to be our daughter's name, except we're spelling it "Madeleine:)

and Emmeline: Em-a-line But I don't know anyone with that name, and have never heard it out loud, so I'm not really sure.

This is how I pronounce them...

[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

Caroline is line, Carolyn is lynn. Madeline is line and Madelyn is lynn. Emmeline is line.

[icebyrd67.livejournal.com]

my favorite -line name is adeline

[batting0.livejournal.com]

I pronounce them all -line.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Line or leen, never 'lyn'. Maybe that's a regional thing, I don't know.

[lovablemess.livejournal.com]

Line. All three of them. If the word ends with "line", it's pronounced that way. That's how I look at it. If you wanted it to be pronounced "lyn", you'd spell it that way.

[geogirl.livejournal.com]

-line.

My older daughter is Madelyn and I did the -lyn so people wouldn't pronounce it -line. Though I like the how the Madeline spelling looks better.

Incindentally, my little one is named Caroline :)

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Usually "line," depending on the spelling.
Caroline is "care-o-line," Carolyn/Carolin is "care-o-lynn".
Madeline is "mad-eh-line", and Madeleine is "mad-eh-lynn".
Emmeline is "emma-line"

However, Jacqueline is "jac-qwah-lynn" to me.

[sarahmarie.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

Caroline- lynn
Madeline - line
Emmeline - leen

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

it definitely depends. for your list, it's line, lynn and leen. my twin's name is jacqueline (lynn), but i have fun using line and leen instead to bug her.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I always pronounce it line.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I assume it ends in -line. I prefer those names to the -lyn ones. I don't like Madelyn (eghhh) or even Madeleine as much as Madeline, and I don't like Emmalyn or Carolyn as much, either.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

they all have the -line pron. for me.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I try to stress the -line ending, as opposed to the -lyn ending (unless it's actually spelled with a -lyn). I think Jacqueline is the only one I prn. with a -lyn ending.

[murderprotocol.livejournal.com]

I automatically assume the pronunciation of all of them is 'line'.

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

For me:

Caroline — CARE-oh-line
Madeline — MAD-ah-lin (this is my grandmother's name)
Emmeline — EM-ah-line or EM-ah-leen, depending on my mood, I think. I've never heard it pronounced aloud, though, so I'm not entirely sure.

[missmaxattax.livejournal.com]

I used to always think lynn but now I think it just depends.

[sharon20lostie.livejournal.com]

This was mentioned a while back, Christian Bale's daughter is called Emmeline, and someone said in an interview he called her Emma-line. But on behind the names it says you pronounce it Emma-leen.

I think the way you say it is up to the person, like Madeline.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I pronounce them with a 'line' until I'm told otherwise.

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

I automatically assume "lynn", because I think it sounds better. But I think -line looks better, y's tend to make names look tacky if there's an alternative, imo.