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Old 02-15-2011, 05:54 AM   #72 (permalink)
groar
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Mégane is a French first name, so it's pronounced as the latter.

From this page, it's /me.ɡan/
the last "e" is silent.

Renault is a common last name in France, so lots of people had the full name "Mégane Renault". 20 years ago nobody protested, but since Renault announces a future model called Zoé, lots of people whose first name is Zoé is trying to "protect" their first name against such a use.

Denis.
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