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In "The Diary of Anne Frank" is Margot pronounced like Margot or Margo?

Question #76253. Asked by stephanie1982.

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gman89 star
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As I had learned previously in school, it was pronounced Margo. To support this, I researched Dame Margot Asquith, who was of Scottish and English descent. Even though Anne Frank was born in Germany, there must surely be a correlation between the pronunciations (as the name itself originated in France).

link http://www.born-today.com/Today/02-02.htm
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Asquith
link http://www.babynames.com/Names/name_display.php?id=2609

Feb 22 2007, 8:25 PM
mic_kay1
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Margot is pronounced Margot

Feb 22 2007, 9:41 PM
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In German all the letters in Margot are pronounced.

Feb 22 2007, 9:46 PM
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lanfranco
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That's true, bloomsby, though many languages have adopted names from foreign tongues, and sometimes the foreign pronunciations are retained.

That said, it's worth pointing out that the correct German pronunciation of "Anne" is "AH-na," not "Ann" as we say it in English. In fact, I believe that Anne's full first name was "Anneliese," which would have been pronounced with four syllables.

Feb 23 2007, 9:19 AM
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Thank you everyone

Feb 23 2007, 4:03 PM
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