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09-09-2009, 11:38 AM

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Yvonne

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Originally Posted by gramysews

Thanks for all the warm welcomes.

Calif Yvonne,
I too have never met another Yvonne in person.It must be a very unusual name My mother said she named me after one of the Dionne triplets whom were in the news a lot back then(1936). Do you pronounce your name with the French sound Ev or the English Yv? I pronounce mine with the Ev because my English teacher back in high school told me that was the correct way.My mother disagreed but then she always called me Vonney. I don't know which is correct but I answer to them all.LOL Nice meeting you neighbor and I do enjoy this forum very much.

Ore Yvonne

I always said I was named after Yvonne De Carlo! I thought that was what my mother told me but my older sister says she named me and it was after one of her girl friends. I don't trust my older sister! :lol: I think Yvonne De Carlo makes for a much better story.
I used to pronounce my name with the long "e" sound but everyone would misspell my name so I switched to the "Y" sound. Then we met a French couple when we were square dancing. She told me the "Y" pronunciation was wrong and why didn't I pronounce my name correctly? So, I changed back to the long 'e' sound again. You sure do get some very interesting spellings that way!!!
Glad you're having fun here on the forum. I have to be very careful that I don't spend my life here. I try to ration the time I can be on the computer! See you around.

09-10-2009, 08:01 AM

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scrappylouisa

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Welcome from a Southwestern Oregonian.

09-10-2009, 03:13 PM

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joeyoz

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Location: Oregon

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Welcome gramysews. You've come the best place ever. Everyone on here is so nice and supportive. And such beautiful quilts posted on here. Great inspiration. Welcome, from Creswell, Oregon.

09-10-2009, 03:29 PM

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mountain-moma

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Welcome from West Virginia

09-11-2009, 09:36 AM

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JoanneS

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Welcome from Connecticut. Thanks for the interesting discussion on how to pronounce your name, all of you Yvonnes! I've always said and heard ''eee-vahn' - I guess because Yvonne DeCarlo was a movie star when I was growing up, and that's how most people pronounced her name.