I really don't like her last name. Montilyet for me is an almost unpronounceable name and when I hear how its said, all I'm going to be thinking is "Well why can't it be spelled that way and not this way?"
Other then that, she seems like she'll be a good advisor/fun character to interact with.
Says the person with the name that sounds like a mouth full of popcorn...
My grade 9 french actually comes in handy for once!
Says the person with the name that sounds like a mouth full of popcorn...
My grade 9 french actually comes in handy for once!
I thought it would be Italian since Antiva is based around Italy, particularly Venice?
I really don't like her last name. Montilyet for me is an almost unpronounceable name and when I hear how its said, all I'm going to be thinking is "Well why can't it be spelled that way and not this way?"
Other then that, she seems like she'll be a good advisor/fun character to interact with.
Most of the time her last name probably won't come up.
I find her name to be a bit off for an Antivan. When I first saw it the impression I was given before reading the rest of the interview would that she would be orlesian
i'm Polish people , her name is easy if you had seen mine . Ha ! that one is a tongue twister and a half
I thought it would be Italian since Antiva is based around Italy, particularly Venice?
eh More French than Italian to me, the Venice part was just b/c it is a maritime economic hub that started as a city state IMO. It was more that not everything has to be spelled exactly how it sounds, that's the beauty of language. Even if it was spelled Montillyea people would still mispronounce it, and it would lose a certain something. My name is Archer, do you know how many times people call me Arcer....
i'm Polish people , her name is easy if you had seen me . Ha ! that one is a tongue twister and a half
My parents have Polish friends...and dear sweet Flemmeth...so much... 
Well hopefully if we can't change her outfit she does it herself it would be boring to see.the same dress every day.I don't really see why the inquisitor would be telling Josephine how to dress. With the others, it's justifiable because it's practical equipment, but with her it's just clothes.
Though I suppose we could get her a new dress as a present.
I thought it would be Italian since Antiva is based around Italy, particularly Venice?
It's definitely not an Italian-sounding surname.
It's definitely not an Italian-sounding surname.
Even her first name doesn't sound all that Italian.
i'm Polish people , her name is easy if you had seen mine . Ha ! that one is a tongue twister and a half
My last name is 4 letters long and people still mispronounce it, lol.
Josephina Montilla. Now that would sound more Italian to me. Yeah, her name soumds quite French/Orlesian.
I really don't like her last name. Montilyet for me is an almost unpronounceable name and when I hear how its said, all I'm going to be thinking is "Well why can't it be spelled that way and not this way?"
Other then that, she seems like she'll be a good advisor/fun character to interact with.
Mon-till-yay which comes across as pretty french sounding to me. At 3 syllables, you'll probably get the hang of it pretty quickly I think. Of course, depending on where you grew up maybe you're just not used to using some phonemes.
'et' often makes an 'ay' sound. I mean, the french word for 'and' is actually 'et' and it's pronounced 'ay.'
Another common one in French is -er and -ez to make the 'ay' sound. I think this is similar in languages like Spanish and maybe Italian as well, though I don't know.
Mon-till-yay which comes across as pretty french sounding to me. At 3 syllables, you'll probably get the hang of it pretty quickly I think. Of course, depending on where you grew up maybe you're just not used to using some phonemes.
'et' often makes an 'ay' sound. I mean, the french word for 'and' is actually 'et' and it's pronounced 'ay.'
Another common one in French is -er and -ez to make the 'ay' sound. I think this is similar in languages like Spanish and maybe Italian as well, though I don't know.
French, Spanish and Italian all have a common root in Latin, so there are quite a few similarities between them.
Fun fact, I thought the last syllable in Montilyet would be pronounced more like 'yeah' than 'yay'. Both are possible, but the former would be more common for the ending of a word in French. Words like muguet, banquet, carnet, etc. The last syllable is an -eah as in 'yeah'. Oh well, end of lecture.
(native French speaker who teaches French as a second language)
To be fair, I'm just trying to remember the pronunciation from what Sylvia shared.
To be fair, I'm just trying to remember the pronunciation from what Sylvia shared.
I'm not criticizing. Just nerding out about linguistics. 
Montilyet sounds like 'Monterey.'
If you're Japanese 
Montilyet sounds like 'Monterey.'
Like the cheese? Allazor's idea that she wants to throw cheese at Cullen is starting to sound plausible...
Like the cheese? Allazor's idea that she wants to throw cheese at Cullen is starting to sound plausible...
Monterey like the city, but yeah pronounced the same.
I would pronounce it Mon-till-yeah myself.
And who wouldn't want to throw cheese at Cullen? Orlesian War Tactic #1.
I wonder if there is an equivalent of Corsica in Thedas... Some Corsican cheeses are pure evil.
Interesting tidbit:
Montilyet could be broken down like this: Mon - tilyet. It sounds a little like 'Montellier' which would mean 'my sailmaker'. And if you think about a sailship, that's one of the first things you notice: the sails. It fits Josie pretty well I think.
Or it could be Mont-ilyet, which sounds a bit like Mont-Tillier, which would mean a mountain where linden trees grow... I like the first one better.
I think my last name is quite easy, it's middle eastern.
And I thought Josie was a Italian? Then again being in Orlais would lead to french pronunciations.
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