How To Pronounce "Anne-Lise"
The name "Anne-Lise" is Danish. It's actually about as common in Denmark as Kylie is in Australia. With a Danish father, Anne-Lise's parents decided it would be a good idea to give her a family name. In theory, it was all very nice...
Here is a guide to its pronunciation.
- If you have heard of Miele kitchen appliances, you will know exactly how the "e"s are pronounced. They're like a soft "e" as in "egg".
- If that is too tricky to get your head around, a simple Anna-Lisa will suffice.
- Under no circumstances is it acceptable to shorten "Anne-Lise" to "Anne". The hyphen joins the two names into one.
- "Lise" is not a middle name. It is a part of "Anne-Lise".
- It is also not "Annalise", as in Annalise Braakensiik.
- If saying Anna-Lisa is just too much effort, she answers to "A-L" as in the letters...definitely not Al as in Alfred!