Provençal first name

Bernadeto

Bernadette, Bernardette

Feminine first name · Mistralian spelling · is said « bèrnadéto »

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How to pronounce Bernadeto

Three notations of the same pronunciation: the tonic stress, the spelled-out reading, and the phonetic alphabet. Lean on the accent of the Midi to read them: say them the way Provence speaks, sounding out every syllable and every e, and you will land very close to the right form.

Tonic stress bèr-na-DE-to The syllable in capitals carries the tonic stress: it is said more strongly than the others.
Say it « bèrnadéto » Spelled-out pronunciation: read this sequence of letters as if it were French, and you will say Bernadeto.
Phonetic alphabet [bɛʁnaˈdetɔ] Transcription in the international phonetic alphabet, for those who can read it.

French equivalent

  • Bernadette
  • Bernardette

Variants

  • Deto

The reading rules that give this pronunciation are set out in detail on the How to pronounce Provençal page.