PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES
A
Abigail, ab'i-gl.
Adair, a-dair'.
Algerine, al-je-reen'.
Alleghanies, al'e-ga-nies.
André, an'dray.
Annapolis, an-nap'o-lis.
B
Bailey, bay'ly.
Bainbridge, bain'bridge.
Barbary, bar'ba-ry.
Belgium, bel'ji-um.
Borgne, born.
Brandywine, bran'dy-wine.
Brazil, bra-zil'.
Burgoyne, bur-goin'.
C
Cahokia, ka-ho'ki-a.
Calhoun, kal-hoon'.
Carleton, karl'ton.
Carolina, kar-o-li'na.
Catalano, kah-tah-lah'no.
Catawba, ka-taw'ba.
Champlain, sham-plain'.
Chaudière, sho-de-air'.
Chesapeake, ches'a-peek.
Connecticut, kon-net'i-kut.
Cornwallis, korn-wall'iss.
Creole, kre'ole.
Cunningham, kun'ing-am.
Cyane, see-ann'.
D
Dacres, day'kers.
Dearborn, deer'burn.
Decatur, de-kay'tur.
De Grasse, de-grass'.
Detroit, de-troit'.
Dickinson, dik'in-son.
Dinwiddie, din-wid'y.
F
Farragut, far'a-gut.
G
Gardiner, gard'ner.
Gerry, ger'y (g as in get).
Ghent, jent.
Gibault, zhe-bo'.
Gibraltar, ji-brall'tar.
Gladstone, glad'ston.
Gloucester, gloss'ter.
Gouverneur, goo-ver-ner'.
Grier, greer.
Guerrière, ger-i-air' (g as in get).
Guilford, gil'ford (g as in get).
H
Hessians, hesh'ans.
I
Illinois, il-i-noi' or il-i-noiz'.
J
Jacataqua, ja-cat'a-quah.
K
Kaskaskia, kas-kas'ki-a.
Keane, keen.
Kennebec, ken-e-bek'.
L
Lafayette, lah-fa-yet'.
Lafitte, lah-fit'.
Levant, le-vant'.
Louisiana, loo-eez-i-an'a.
Louisville, loo'is-vill or loo'y-vill.
M
McDonough, mak-don'oh.
Madeira, ma-de'ra or ma-day'i-ra.
Maltese, mall-tees' or mall-teez'.
Marseillaise, mar-se-layz'.
Maryland, mer'i-land.
Mediterranean, med-i-ter-ra'ne-an.
Megantic, me-gan'tic.
Meigs, megs.
Montaigne, mon-tain'.
Monticello, mon-te-sel'lo.
Montreal, mont-re-all'.
Morocco, mo-rock'o.
Moultrie, moo'try or mool'try.
N
Napoleon, na-po'le-on.
Newburyport, new-ber-y-port'.
Newfoundland, new'fund-land.
Nolichucky, nol-i-chuck'y.
Norridgewock, nor'ij-walk.
O
O'Hara, o-hah'ra.
P
Pakenham, pak'en-am.
Portsmouth, ports'muth.
Preble, preb'el.
Prussia, prush'a.
Q
Quebec, kwee-bek'.
Quincy, kwin'zy.
R
Randolph, ran'dolf.
Rappahannock, rap-a-han'ok.
Rawdon, raw'don.
Rennie, ren'y.
Revere, re-veer'.
Rochambeau, ro-sham-bo'.
S
St. Louis, saint loo'is or saint loo'y.
Saratoga, sar-a-to'ga.
Sartigan, sar'ti-gan.
Schuyler, sky'ler.
Sevier, se-veer'.
Shawnees, shaw-neez'.
Staten, stat'en.
T
Tallmadge, tal'mij.
Ticonderoga, ti-kon-de-ro'ga.
Tilghman, till'man.
Tompkins, tomp'kins.
Tripoli, trip'o-ly.
V
Ville de Paris, vill de (e as in her) pah-ree'.
Villeré, vil-ray'.
Vincennes, vin-senz'.
W
Wabash, waw'bash.
Watauga, wa-taw'ga.
Wayne, wain.
Worcester, woos'ter (oo as in foot).