What is the right way to pronounce Notre Dame?

Question

I don't know all those pronouncation symbols, so bear my feeble attempt to replicate these sounds...

Is it -

1 - No-ter Daym
2 - No-tre Daym
3 - No-tre DA-m (soft m)
4 - No-ter DA-m
5 - No-ter D-am (hard D)
6 - No-tre D-am
7 - another pronouncation I haven't heard?

Personally I've always pronounced it like #3, but people are always correcting me. I say the original French pronouncation is the correct one, but I guess Americans really do hate the French...

Oh first person to guess everyone else's answer gets best answer (meaning majority will dicate your win)

Answer 1

Its pronounced like Noh-treh dahm. So the closest answer would be either 3 or 6.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

In French they pronounce it No-tray Dom

In English they pronounce it No-ter Day-m

Answer 3

After wading through peoples accents from where they live and learned (or speak) French, which are as varied as driving from L.A. to Texas, Alabama and Maine, Shadow_ra has the correct pronunciation.

Answer 4

Notre-Dame(nô'trə-däm)

Answer 5

You pronounce it like Nothre Dam

You know, how you say Jean Claude Van Dam......Just pronounce Dam like that......so I'd say...........6


Good luck.......and next time somebody corrects you, say: "Okay, if you know so good, then you tell me how to say it....say it yourself."

In my opinion, the french way is the right way....but okay.

Answer 6

no_ter-dam