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Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by Vinnl on Monday July 26, 2021 @10:22AM (#27959690)
Super off-topic, but my name is Vincent and I'm learning some basic Spanish vocabulary, and it's been at the back of my mind for a while that I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to pronounce my name in Spanish. So maybe you could help: how would you pronounce my name when speaking Spanish - would you turn it into Vicente, use the English or French pronunciation, or is there a "proper" Spanish way to pronounce it?

(Feel free to ignore of course, I just got interested.)

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Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by eyko on Monday July 26, 2021 @12:03PM (#27961124)
Most people pronounce the spanish Vicente as "Beethenteh" in castellano but you can definitely ignore the "th" sound and pronounce it like an S, it's your name after all, you make the rules! In some spanish languages there's no "th" sound (e.g. Catalan) so it's really not an issue.

It will definitely be much easier for spaniards to pronounce the english version of Vincent than the french. We probably have the worst french pronounciation in Europe despite the fact that we're neighbours! I always chuckle with how some people pronounce croissant: "curasan" (an attempt to transliterate as "cruasan", I believe).

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Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers by Vinnl on Monday July 26, 2021 @12:39PM (#27961591)
Ha, you haven't heard the Dutch pronunciation of croissant yet I take it :P

But thanks! I'll probably stick to the English Vincent then, as I'm not sure Vicente would trigger a response from me if I'm not paying attention, but maybe if I ever get to spend a longer time in a Spanish-speaking community I might give Vicente a try.

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