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PronunciationGuidePersonal Names A Ailin – EYE-lin Ainslie – AIN-slee Airsid – AIR-sid Alpheios – Al-FAY-ose Ansel – AN’-sell Arilan – AIR-i-lan Arkady – Ar-CADE-y Azim – Ah-ZEEM B Bened – BEN-ed Berrhones – Behr-HONE-ess Bradene – Bray-DENE C Cardiel – Car-dee-EL’ Cashel- CASH-ell Cathan – CATH (as in Catherine)-an Caulay – CAW-lee Charissa – Kar-ISS-a Ciard O’Ruane – Shard O’Ru-AIN Cinhil—KIN-hil, with the h almost swallowed. Cloyce –Kloyce Cluim – Kloom or KLOO-im Columcille – KOL-um-kill Cosim – KOSS-im Creoda—Cree-O-da Crinan – KRIN-nan Czalsky – ZAL-sky D Dafydd—Dah-VEETH Daithi –DY-hee Declan – DECK-lan Deiniol – DY-nyoll Dervel – DER-vill Donatus – Don-A-tis Dothan—DAW-thun E Eirian – EER-ee-an Eithne—ETH-nee Etienne – Ay-tee-ENN Eugen – OY-gin (g as in go) Evaine – Ee-VAIN Ewan – EW-an F Faelan—FAY-lin G Giles—Jiles Gorony – GOR-ony Guaire – Gwaire Guiscard—Gees-CARD H Haldane – HAL-dane Halex – HAL-ex Hombard – HOM-burd Hrorik – Rorik – the H is silent Husniyya – Huss-NEE-uh I Imre—IM-ray Iosef – YO-seff Irenaeus – Ihr-in-AY-us Istelyn – EE-styll-in Ithel – ITH-il J Jatham – JA (a as in accent)-thum Jenas—JEN-us Jervis – JER-viss Jilyan – JIL-yan Jodoc – JOD (o as in obvious)-oc Jolyon – JOL-yan Judhael – Judd-HALE K Kai—KY Karis—KARE-is Kilian – KILL-yan Kinevan – Kin-EH-ven Kyriell – KEER-ee-el L Lajos—LAY-jose (long O) Lior—LEE-or. Llarik—hLAR-ick Llewell – HLEW-ill (the H should be breathed rather than said so that it’s soft) M Maccul – Ma-KOOL Magan – MAG-in Mahael – Ma-HAIL Matyas – MATT-yash Meraude – Merr-AUDE Michaela—Mich (soft ch, as in le chaim)-AE-la Michon – Mee-SHOHN Miklos – MIK-losh Mir – Like the space station N Niall, Niallan – NY-all or NY-a-lan Nieve –Neeve (Nieve is the phonetic spelling of the Irish Niamh) Nimur—NEE-mur Nivard—Nih-VARD O Oriel – As in the window, OR-ee-el P Piran—PEER-an R Remie—RAY-mee Revan—REV-an Rhetice—Rhe-TEES Rhodri—ROAD-ri Rhys –Rees Rhysel – REE-s’l Richeldis—Ri-CHEL-dis Richenda—Rish-EN-da Rogier—Ro-gi-EHR S Secorim—Sih-COR-um Sicard—Si-CARD Sighere—SIG-er-uh Sinead—Shin-AID Siward – SEE-ward Sulien – SOO-lee-en T Tagas—TAG-as (Tag is pronounced as in the German Tag for day) Tavis—TA-vis (a-as in average) Tieg – Teeg Tiercel – TIER-s’l Tomais—To-MAIS Torcuill—TOR-quill Trahern – Trah-HAIRN U Udaut – U-DAWT Urien—YOUR-ee-en W Wencit—WEN-sit X Ximena – She-MAIN-uh Place Names A Argoed—AR-go-ed B Beldour – BEL-dour (the ‘our’ is pronounced as in “hour” Same rule applies to Kheldour and Lendour. Bremagne—Breh-MAAN-nyeh. (The nyeh syllable is just barely an afterthought at the end.) C Caerrorie – Caer-ROR-ee Candor Rhea – Can-dor RAY Cuilteine—Kull-TEEN D Djellarda—Jell-ARE-da E Ebor—EE-bor F Forcinn – FOR-sin G Gwernach—GWAIR-nach – the ch is pronounced rather like a cat hiss. Gwynedd – GWYN-neth H Haut Eirial – Hout EAR-ee-il I Iomaire – EYE-o-mare Iveagh – Ivy J Jandrich – YON-drich, according to Rob Reginald Joux-- Joo K Komnene – Comb-NENN L Llannedd—hLLAN-neth Llegoddin—hLe-GOTH-in Llentieth—hLen-TEETH Logreine—Low-GRAIN N Neot – NEE-ot R Ramos—RAY-mos Rhemuth – Ray-mith U Uiskin—WIS-kin V Valoret—VAL-or-ett Miscellaneous terms Deryni—Dare-IN-ee Shiral—SHEER-al Sidhe – Shee Skean-Dubh – Skee-an-DOO According to Katherine, the following personal and place names are properly pronounced as they are spelled. Belden Bran Brion Briony Caitrin Camber Camlin Cullen Denis Embert Gallard Joram Jorian Kennet Kyla Kylan Lael Lambert MacRorie Marek Marluk Quiric Rasoul Rathold Raymer Rhydon Rhysem Rickart Ronal Rothana Tambert Vanissa Place Names Carcashale Cassan Corwyn Culliecairn Danoc Jenas Laas Lochalyn Mooryn Nyford Ratharkin Sheele St. Foillan’s Transha |