Pronunciation

[CMOTDibbler]

I've seen some comments about name pronunciation and I'd like to clear things up. My name is actually Cut Me Own Throat Dibbler, the hot dog salesman of Anhk-Morpork.

[Om]

That's what you get for not capitalising.

[Trog]

Trog's name is spelled "Trog" but it's pronounced "Throat Wobbler Mangrove"

*goes to find his luxury yacht*

[blackout]

My name's actually pronounced 'blockout' rather than blackout.

[Sir_Norbert]

My name is pronounced [nOr\b@r\t]; the "Sir" and the underscore are silent.

It isn't actually my name either. Never mind.

[FdL]

Ef-Dee-El in english and Efe-De-Ele for those among you who speak spanish. That was easy :)

[Midnight Son]

Following the theme this thread has adopted, I'm Noon Moon.:smallcool:

[Castaras]

I actually have a name that isn't often pronounced properly! :smallbiggrin:

Cass-taaah-ass.

Or something like that. Not that good with pronunciation and such...Probably won't be able to pronounce "Pronounciation" right! :smalltongue:

[Catch]

Mine's real hard.

[eidreff]

My name should rightly be pronounced

Skwer tee Mac throt ack wobb ul

[Micate]

I normally pronounce my name my-kate, although I don't mind being called mih-kate. Oh, and that's 2 sylables. It is definitely not mih-ka-te. That one, I do mind being called. It just sounds .... wierd.

[Kaelaroth]

Kay-La-Roff

Not that hard...

[unstattedCommoner]

Mine is pronounced "Sir".

[Space-Is-Curved]

spAs-is-kurvd

I know, it's tricky.

[Dr._Weird]

I like to just let people decide for themselves. The name is what you make of it.

(Ahh, so THIS is how Will Wright feels!)

[Om]

(Ahh, so THIS is how Will Wright feels!)Not unless people are throwing money at you.

[LCR]

If you know the alphabet, you can pronounce my name.
If not, you're probably illiterate and don't know anything about fora or the internet in general.

[Catch]

Not unless people are throwing money at you.

Oh, I chuckled. Have a cookie.

http://www.cookiemadness.net/oreo%20chunk%20cookie%20for%20blog.jpg

[Mr. Moon]

It's pronounced "Sun Shouted", duh.

[evisiron]

EE-vis-I-ron

As into eviscerate. Yeah, its a bit odd with the spelling.

[Ichneumon]

Ick'-new-mon, that is it. People spell my name wrong all the time, I think they have problems pronouncing it too.

[Scorpina]

Score-Pea-Na.

Mind you, that's also pretty phoenetic. Go watch an old Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers episode if you want further clarification.

[Exeson]

Mine is pronounced "Sir".

My hat goes off to you. Best reply I have seen to this thread so far.

as for me?

X-eson

[dish]

Hmm, 'dish' is actually short for 'dishuiguanyin' pronounced (in a rough approximation of the IPA): /dı:∫weı’gwænjən/.

By the way, does anyone know where I can download a font of the IPA? It would be really useful for my day job.

[Sisqui]

I pronounce it Sis-Kee NOT Sis-Kwee. I didn't even know people read it like that until I played a SMBG and someone said the name sounded like squishy :smallannoyed:

[rubakhin]

Roo-BAH-hihn.

The k is more or less silent. The kh in Russian is pretty much the same sound as the ch in Bach. If you can manage it, the R is, of course, rolled with all the weight of the Slavonic soul.

[AslanCross]

A common mistake in reading my name is that people think it's "Asian." It's "AsLan."

[Dihan]

Mine is pronounced:

Doo-aye-hav-ay-naym

Or "no" for short.

[phoenixineohp]

Phoenix/whatever sound you want to try. :smallwink:

[Dragonrider]

^ For the longest time, my brain couldn't handle that. I caught "phoenix" and "ohp" and the middle bit was lost in translation. Thank got for forum nicknames and "PXP". :smallbiggrin:

[Logic]

Phoenix/whatever sound you want to try. :smallwink:

I always read it as Phoenix-ine (as in adding a feminine version to a phoenix) O-H-P.

As for mine:

Lah-jic.

[phoenixineohp]

I tend to say Pxp, phoenix, phoenix-i-n-e-o-h-p or phoenix-in-e-o-op. It is a little awkward verbally isn't it? :smallconfused:

[Em Blackleaf]

I pronounce it Sis-Kee NOT Sis-Kwee. I didn't even know people read it like that until I played a SMBG and someone said the name sounded like squishy :smallannoyed:

Reminded me of squishy.
If I wrote sounded I meant reminded.
Sorry if that annoyed you.
I was probably too tired.
If you were talking about me.
My name?

M-Black-Leaf

I don't think anyone has a problem with that. :smalltongue:

[Sisqui]

Reminded me of squishy.
If I wrote sounded I meant reminded.
Sorry if that annoyed you.
I was probably too tired.
If you were talking about me.
:smalltongue:

Yes, I was talking about you, but the :smallannoyed: was at me :smallbiggrin: It was one of those things where you don't notice something until someone else points it out and then you go "D'oh! How could I miss THAT!" Definitely NOT annoyed at you though :smallsmile:

[Em Blackleaf]

Yes, I was talking about you, but the :smallannoyed: was at me :smallbiggrin: It was one of those things where you don't notice something until someone else points it out and then you go "D'oh! How could I miss THAT!" Definitely NOT annoyed at you though :smallsmile:

Oh, I get it!

[Guildorn Tanaleth]

My name is not pronounced. It is carved in granite. Or marble, if it's Thursday.

[blackfox]

Trog's name is spelled "Trog" but it's pronounced "Throat Wobbler Mangrove"

*goes to find his luxury yacht**applauds*

Mine is pronounced 'qxpzrtn-grtkl' because it's a Polish name. :smallyuk:
Or, you could pronounce it like... ya know... 'blackfox.'

[BRC]

MY name is actually pronounced Bloodyredcommie, but a few years ago I was making a runescape character and I accidently misspelled it, so ever since then its been Bloddyredcommie instead of Bloody

[Cyrano]

My name has several pronounciations. In my ancestral tongue of Hebrew, it is pronounced in a way similar to "Our Lord God and Master Of The Necropian Abyss", whereas in Swahili, it's not actually a word. In english, however, it is most usually pronounced as Dee-anna Beers.

[EmeraldRose]

The shortened form of my name, fit for human tongues has become something to the effect of A rose crafted of emerald. My true name, of course, is for me alone. It would be remiss of me to share it with anyone, true names having so much power. Many have attempted to discover it. Their bones line my lair, and their ghosts serve as my watchmen.

[Em Blackleaf]

The shortened form of my name, fit for human tongues has become something to the effect of A rose crafted of emerald. My true name, of course, is for me alone. It would be remiss of me to share it with anyone, true names having so much power. Many have attempted to discover it. Their bones line my lair, and their ghosts serve as my watchmen.

That reminds me of a part of Eragon, that book about dragons.

[EmeraldRose]

That reminds me of a part of Eragon, that book about dragons.

Never read it actually...maybe I should check it out...

Could be they've really written about me. :smallamused:

[Volug]

I got my name while trying to find a Japanese version of my name (being the nerd i am) except the Hyuga part which i got from my favorite character on my favorite anime.

Masato (Mah-saw-toe) this means "Holy person or Sacred person"

Hyuga (Hue-Gah) Dunno what this means.

my REAL Jap. last name means "Monkey on a crossing bridge"

so my full Jap. name means "Holy/Sacred person with a Monkey on a crossing bridge":smallconfused:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Gwin ap nudd, if your pronouncing. It means Blessed Night though, i only fouind out recently.

[B-Man]

It seems that people are having a hard time with mine. It is pronounced BEE Man. :smalltongue:

Yes, it is short for something, but I'm not telling you. If you were to try and pronounce the full name, your tongue would fall out half way through.

...and no, contrary to belief, B-Man is not short for Batman or Bookman... :smallamused:

[EmeraldRose]

*gasp*

B-Man isn't short for Bookman? I thought you were an alt! [/sarcastic voice]

[Em Blackleaf]

It seems that people are having a hard time with mine. It is pronounced BEE Man. :smalltongue:

Yes, it is short for something, but I'm not telling you. If you were to try and pronounce the full name, your tongue would fall out half way through.

...and no, contrary to belief, B-Man is not short for Batman or Bookman... :smallamused:

I thought it was for Bomber Man or something.
Y'know, that little blue guy...

[B-Man]

*gasp*

B-Man isn't short for Bookman? I thought you were an alt! [/sarcastic voice]
:smallsmile: There was a time when Bookie thought that I was trying to replace him in SMBG. I'm not sure if he still thinks that way. I miss his Wishbone avatar...

I thought it was for Bomber Man or something.
Y'know, that little blue guy...
Ya, I know that guy. Alas, I have not played Bomber Man in all my years of gaming.

[EmeraldRose]

Where's Bookman been anyway? I haven't seen him around much lately...Bookboy either for that matter...:smallconfused:

[Cyrano]

That is a question that could only be answered by the querents themselves, which would render the question moot, non?

[Scorpina]

They're probably off fighting crime. All of them together. Like a family.

[FdL]

Phoenix/whatever sound you want to try. :smallwink:

Phoenix - [een] - then you lose me :) The "ine" part I learned only recently.


In english, however, it is most usually pronounced as Dee-anna Beers.

Haven't ever seen the series, but wouldn't it be pronounced like "Danna"? (or am I mixing up languages again and that would be in spanish?)

[Skippy]

Ya, I know that guy. Alas, I have not played Bomber Man in all my years of gaming.

You don't know what you're missing.

My name is pronounced "Radical Skippy", but some people calls me just "Skippy" or even "Skip". Any way is OK with me. Some other guys call me "God" or something to the same effect. Poor mortals...

[Thes Hunter]

People actually mispronounce my name.

It's not The-s, like the plural article.

It has a more A sound in the e. But me being un-hooked from phonics have no idea how to convey that in type.

[FdL]

People actually mispronounce my name.

It's not The-s, like the plural article.

It has a more A sound in the e. But me being un-hooked from phonics have no idea how to convey that in type.

More like the a on "mad" or the "a" on "park"?
Or if you're familiar with the concept, a more centralized sound? (closer to the weak vowel in english, also called "schwa")

[tannish2]

Following the theme this thread has adopted, I'm Noon Moon.:smallcool:

actually it would be noon grandmother from the spelling...

[Edea]

Hmm, not sure. I get a different mental perception of how to pronounce mine depending on my mood when I log on.

[Sir_Norbert]

People actually mispronounce my name.

It's not The-s, like the plural article.

It has a more A sound in the e. But me being un-hooked from phonics have no idea how to convey that in type.
Oh. I always pronounced Thes like [TEs] (that's X-SAMPA); in other words, with the same "e" sound as in "red".

[Midnight Son]

actually it would be noon grandmother from the spelling...Noon Grandmother? Noon Grandmother!? Who ever heard of such a silly notion? You are obviously off yer rocker and in need some serious help!

Noon Moon just sounded better...:smallamused:

[EmeraldRose]

People actually mispronounce my name.

It's not The-s, like the plural article.

It has a more A sound in the e. But me being un-hooked from phonics have no idea how to convey that in type.

I always hear it in my head as sounding like rhyming with yes.

[Em Blackleaf]

Noon Grandmother? Noon Grandmother!? Who ever heard of such a silly notion? You are obviously off yer rocker and in need some serious help!

Noon Moon just sounded better...:smallamused:

Of course it does... it rhymes.


I always hear it in my head as sounding like rhyming with yes.

That's how I hear it, too.

[CMOTDibbler]

Wow, I didn't think this thread would get more than two pages!

[Thes Hunter]

I always hear it in my head as sounding like rhyming with yes.

That's it exactly! Yay! *claps her small hands together in glee*

[EmeraldRose]

YAY! I got it right!! :smallbiggrin:

*dances*

[Castaras]

Damn...I pronounced it wrong...

Thes. Rhymes with Yes. Not Thees.

Right.

Got that.

*adds to list of pronunciations*

[Mattarias, King.]

Muh-ta-RYE-us.

Took a lot of people forever to figure out. ^^;