Silly question

[luckystar112]

How do you pronounce Leon Mege?

Leon May-j? (rhymes with beige?)
Leon mee-gee?
Leon mee-jee?
Leon meg-ee?
Leon meg-ay?

I just don''t want to sound like an idiot if I say his name to a vendor or something.

And no...I could never afford him.

 

[poptart]

I always thought it was Leon May-jay (softer "j", like in beige). Good question!

*M*

 

[Mara]

I call him Leon Medge because I am so lazy haha... but I think it is supposed to be Leon MeayJay. (like beige).

 

[Harriet]

He told me it is a french name. So, how would "Mege" be pronounced in French (I don''t speak it).

 

[luckystar112]

I''ve always pronounced it to rhyme with beige in my head. I thought that sounded french...but then again so do Mara''s and poptarts versions! AHHH

Maybe I can just stick with a first name. I''m sure if I say "Leon" the vendors will know who I''m talking about, right?

 

[pyramid]

luckystar112

Well it depends on which vendor, I read here that Leon at Whiteflash has to do with their custom designs, so he may get mixed up with him.

 

[zoebartlett]

Date: 5/9/2007 11:50:34 PM
Author: Mara
I call him Leon Medge because I am so lazy haha... but I think it is supposed to be Leon MeayJay. (like beige).

It''s funny, whenever I see his name here I practice his name out loud (good thing I''m usually by myself when I do this). I always keep coming back to the same pronounciation Mara. Sometimes though it''s "mej," with a soft j sound if that makes sense.

 

[FireGoddess]

Well I know I''m wrong, and don''t think I''ve ever said it out loud, but in my head I say May-gay. Definitely not right.

 

[Nicrez]

I was in his office once and my friend asked him that...

This is what we heard:

MEGÉ=

Meh-ZSH-EH (ME as in "met", the G sound as in "beige", and the accented and stressedsylable of the É as in the first e of "every")

 

[Gypsy]

So...
M Eh (beige sounding J) EH?

 

[zoebartlett]

Ooohhh, I was SO close! I just needed to add that extra short e sound at the end.

 

[Maisie]

Lol! I am picturing everyone sitting at their desks saying it......

 

[Dee*Jay]

Date: 5/11/2007 7:18:12 PM
Author: Maisie
Lol! I am picturing everyone sitting at their desks saying it......

I am TOTALLY sitting here trying out all the different pronunciations, LOL!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

meh-zhay

Is that easier?