Could it be that the name is Borisne - wife of Boris? How is the "ne" > pronounced? > nee? naa? nii? > > Judy Dear Judy, I don't see a reply to your request for pronunciation, so I'll try to write it the way my mother says it. "nee-an-nee" Hungarian was her first language and she'll be 93 this Thursday. Good luck, Pat

In the pronunciation of "né" the "n" sounds like the "n" in no and the "é" sounds like the "a" in cake. Joseph M. Nemeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Bowman" <trishboman@sbinet.com> To: <HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:40 AM Subject: [HUNGARY-L] RE: Amusing story > Could it be that the name is Borisne - wife of Boris? How is the "ne" >> pronounced? >> nee? naa? nii? >> >> Judy > > Dear Judy, > I don't see a reply to your request for pronunciation, so I'll > try to write it the way my mother says it. "nee-an-nee" Hungarian was her > first language and she'll be 93 this Thursday. > Good luck, > Pat > >

I learned to pronounce it as nay.. Borisne = Borisnay Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Bowman" <trishboman@sbinet.com> To: <HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:40 AM Subject: [HUNGARY-L] RE: Amusing story > Could it be that the name is Borisne - wife of Boris? How is the "ne" >> pronounced? >> nee? naa? nii? >> >> Judy > > Dear Judy, > I don't see a reply to your request for pronunciation, so I'll > try to write it the way my mother says it. "nee-an-nee" > Hungarian was her first language and she'll be 93 this Thursday. > Good luck, > Pat > >