alicechauvin
2005-03-18 15:54:35 UTC
So, youve become thoroughly confused because your neighbor spells his
name Roger Roger, but pronounces it Roger Rojay. And the guy down the
street, Richard Richard, is really Richard Reeshard.
There are a few tongue-tangling surnames for a newcomer to south
Louisiana.
Here is a list of some of the most
common of south Lousiana names that may give trouble to a newcomer, along
with a guide to their usual pronunciation.
ANGELLE (An jell)
ARCENEAUX (Are se no)
ARDOIN (Ard whan)
AUCOIN (Oak whan)
BABIN (Bah ban)
BABINEAUX (Bah bin no)
BATISTE (Bah teest)
BILLEAUD (Bee yo)
BOUDREAUX (Boo dro)
BOUILLION (Boo yawn)
BOURGEOIS (Bourj wah)
BOURQUE (Bourk)
BRASSEAUX (Brass sew)
BREAUX (Bro)
BROUSSARD (Brew sard)
CHAISSON (Sha sawn)
COMEAUX (Como)
DAIGLE (Day gull)
DAIGRE (Daig)
DELCAMBRE (Del come)
DEROUEN (Der wen)
DOMENGEAU (Dome ange oh)
DOMINGUE (Doh mang)
DUGAS (Dew gah)
DUHON (Dew hawn)
DUPRE (Dew pray)
FONTENOT (Font no)
GAUDET (Go day)
GAUTHIER (Go chee yay)
GAUTREAUX (Go trow)
GUIDRY (Gid ree)
GUILBEAUX (Gill bow)
GUILLIOT (Ghi yacht)
HEBERT (Eh bear)
ISTRE (East)
LAGNEAUX (Lan yo)
LANGLINAIS (Lang lee nay)
LATIOLAIS (Latch o lay)
LeBLANC (Luh blaw)
LeBLEU ( Luh blue)
LeBOEUF (Luh buff)
LeDOUX (Luh doo)
LEGER (Lay jay)
LEJEUNE (Luh gern)
LOUVIERRE (Loo vee yay)
MARAIST (Mah ray)
MATT (Mott)
MEAUX (Moe)
MECHE (Mesh)
MELANCON (Mel awn sawn)
MENARD (May nard)
MESTAYER (Met tay yea)
MIGUES (Me gues)
MIRE (Mere)
MOUTON (Moo tawn)
OLIVIER (Oh leave ee yay)
OUBRE (Oub)
PATIN (Pa tan)
PELLERIN (Pel er ran)
PICARD (Pea card)
PITRE (Pete)
POCHE (Poh shay)
PREJEAN (Pray john)
PRIMEAUX (Pree mow)
PRUDHOMME (Prude ohm)
REAUX (Ray oh)
RICHARD (Ree shard)
ROBICHEAUX (Ro bee show)
ROBIN (Row ban)
ROGER (Row jay)
SIBILLE (Suh beel)
SIMON (See mown)
SITTIG (Suh teeg)
SOILEAU (Swallow)
SONNIER (Sawn nee yay)
SUIRE (Sweer)
THERIOT (Ter ree oh)
THIBODEAUX (Tib o dough)
TOUCHET (Two shet)
TRAHAN (Trah hawn)
VEILLON (Vay yawn)
VEROT (Ver oh)
VIATOR (Vee a tore)
VIDRINE (Vee dreen)
VINCENT (Vin sent)
name Roger Roger, but pronounces it Roger Rojay. And the guy down the
street, Richard Richard, is really Richard Reeshard.
There are a few tongue-tangling surnames for a newcomer to south
Louisiana.
Here is a list of some of the most
common of south Lousiana names that may give trouble to a newcomer, along
with a guide to their usual pronunciation.
ANGELLE (An jell)
ARCENEAUX (Are se no)
ARDOIN (Ard whan)
AUCOIN (Oak whan)
BABIN (Bah ban)
BABINEAUX (Bah bin no)
BATISTE (Bah teest)
BILLEAUD (Bee yo)
BOUDREAUX (Boo dro)
BOUILLION (Boo yawn)
BOURGEOIS (Bourj wah)
BOURQUE (Bourk)
BRASSEAUX (Brass sew)
BREAUX (Bro)
BROUSSARD (Brew sard)
CHAISSON (Sha sawn)
COMEAUX (Como)
DAIGLE (Day gull)
DAIGRE (Daig)
DELCAMBRE (Del come)
DEROUEN (Der wen)
DOMENGEAU (Dome ange oh)
DOMINGUE (Doh mang)
DUGAS (Dew gah)
DUHON (Dew hawn)
DUPRE (Dew pray)
FONTENOT (Font no)
GAUDET (Go day)
GAUTHIER (Go chee yay)
GAUTREAUX (Go trow)
GUIDRY (Gid ree)
GUILBEAUX (Gill bow)
GUILLIOT (Ghi yacht)
HEBERT (Eh bear)
ISTRE (East)
LAGNEAUX (Lan yo)
LANGLINAIS (Lang lee nay)
LATIOLAIS (Latch o lay)
LeBLANC (Luh blaw)
LeBLEU ( Luh blue)
LeBOEUF (Luh buff)
LeDOUX (Luh doo)
LEGER (Lay jay)
LEJEUNE (Luh gern)
LOUVIERRE (Loo vee yay)
MARAIST (Mah ray)
MATT (Mott)
MEAUX (Moe)
MECHE (Mesh)
MELANCON (Mel awn sawn)
MENARD (May nard)
MESTAYER (Met tay yea)
MIGUES (Me gues)
MIRE (Mere)
MOUTON (Moo tawn)
OLIVIER (Oh leave ee yay)
OUBRE (Oub)
PATIN (Pa tan)
PELLERIN (Pel er ran)
PICARD (Pea card)
PITRE (Pete)
POCHE (Poh shay)
PREJEAN (Pray john)
PRIMEAUX (Pree mow)
PRUDHOMME (Prude ohm)
REAUX (Ray oh)
RICHARD (Ree shard)
ROBICHEAUX (Ro bee show)
ROBIN (Row ban)
ROGER (Row jay)
SIBILLE (Suh beel)
SIMON (See mown)
SITTIG (Suh teeg)
SOILEAU (Swallow)
SONNIER (Sawn nee yay)
SUIRE (Sweer)
THERIOT (Ter ree oh)
THIBODEAUX (Tib o dough)
TOUCHET (Two shet)
TRAHAN (Trah hawn)
VEILLON (Vay yawn)
VEROT (Ver oh)
VIATOR (Vee a tore)
VIDRINE (Vee dreen)
VINCENT (Vin sent)