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How do you pronounce Anaïs?
There's so many different pronunciations, I'm interested to find out the correct one.

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[fairyfantastic.livejournal.com]

I'd go with ann-ay

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Ah-Nah-EE.

Some people here (in The Netherlands) pronounce it like Ah-nah-EES, though.

[goaskyourmother.livejournal.com]

A_Nay

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

The correct one is Ah-nah-EE-ss.

[seasonofspring.livejournal.com]

anna-EES

[gretch-a-sketch.livejournal.com]

Ah-Ny-Ees

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

ana-ees is the french pronounciation. and it's a french name. ;)

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

btw i have never, ever heard it pronouced 'an-ay'- i don't know how that even makes sense?

[quite-rosie.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to answer :-x

[inktip.livejournal.com]

When I was 12 or something, there was a girl pop group I was in love with that had a girl named that. I heard it pronounced as AN-EESE.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

This is how I pronounce it.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Haha, that group Play? I remember them!

[inktip.livejournal.com]

i still listen to their CDs haha

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

ah-nah-eese

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

Ann-eye-ees

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

ah-nah-EES.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

ah-nuh-eece (the last part rhyming with niece or fleece).

[girlx512.livejournal.com]

Isn't there a perfume called that? I always said "ah-nah-EES."

[nearlyalegume.livejournal.com]

A work colleague's daughter is called Anaïs, and he says it Ann-AY-iss.