Asked once how to pronounce her surname, she told the Literary Digest she preferred the French way, but "If the French is too difficult for American consumption, both syllables should be equally accented, and the a should be more or less broad": fon-tahn.
Engang hvor hun blev spurgt ind til, hvordan hun udtalte sit efternavn, fortalte hun Literary Digest, at hun foretrak den franske måde, men "Hvis det franske er for vanskeligt for amerikanere, skal begge stavelser have samme tryk, og a skal være relativt kraftigt": fon-tahn.