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❛ A 𝑻𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵𝑫 MILES 𝑨𝑾𝑨𝒀 FROM
THE DAY THAT WE 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑫,
BUT I'M STANDING HERE 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝒀𝑶𝑼
JUST TRYNA BE 𝙷𝙾𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚃. ❜
how do you pronounce my OCs'
names? ━━ no. 007
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THIS IS A QUESTION I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING MORE AND MORE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. As a reader and a writer, I view names (including pronunciation and spelling) as an important element of characterization. As I've published more books and created new characters with unique names, I've realized the importance of clarifying the pronunciation of a character's name.
So, for today's chapter, I have compiled a list of pronunciations for all of my characters' names. This includes both main and side characters that are active in my stories.
Of course, some names will sound different when you pronounce them with your own accent. I've written these names out with how they are pronounced according to their culture. (This is also how I personally pronounce my characters' names.) For example, the Hispanic/Latin names will be written out as if you are pronouncing them with a Hispanic/Latin accent. I hate whitewashing my characters' names and try my best not to.
ꗃ﹕ 𝑬𝑿𝑷𝑬𝑫𝑰𝑻𝑬. . . ▅ ▅
PIPER LITA.
❪ PIE—pur ❫ ╱ ❪ l-EEE-t-uh ❫
GINGER LITA.
❪ JIN—jr ❫ ╱ ❪ l-EEE-t-uh ❫
ERIN OSBORN.
❪ AIR—rin ❫ ╱ ❪ AWZ-born ❫
ATHENA CAPLES.
❪ uh—THEE—nuh ❫ ╱ ❪ KAY-puhl-s ❫
MILES WARREN.
❪ my—ULZ ❫ ╱ ❪ WORR-uhn ❫
DAMON ROWLAND.
❪ DAY—muhn ❫ ╱ ❪ ROH-lund ❫
JEREMIAH HOGAN.
❪ jerr—uh—MY—uh ❫ ╱ ❪ HO-gun ❫
ZAKAI STRUTHERS.
❪ zuh—KAI ❫ ╱ ❪ STRU-th-rz ❫
KYLER NEWMAN.
❪ k—EYE—lur ❫ ╱ ❪ NOO-muhn ❫
SAFA MURPHY.
❪ saa—FAA ❫ ╱ ❪ MUR-fee ❫
VIOLET NEILSON.
❪ VI—uh—let ❫ ╱ ❪ NEEL-suhn ❫
ꗃ﹕ 𝑨𝑩𝑳𝑶𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑬. . . ▅ ▅
CARA/CARALYN VALENTINE.
❪ CAR—uh ❫ ╱ ❪ CAR—uh—lyn ❫ ╱ ❪ VAL-en-tyne ❫
VALOR ROSS VALENTINE.
❪ VA—lor ❫ ╱ ❪ r-AA-s ❫ ╱ ❪ VAL-en-tyne ❫
HENNESSEY LU.
❪ HEH—nuh—see ❫ ╱ ❪ L-oo ❫
KIRK FARELL.
❪ k—ER—k ❫ ╱ ❪ FAIR-uhl ❫
OWEN SÁNCHEZ.
❪ OH—in ❫ ╱ ❪ SAHN-chehs ❫
Note: When Cara says Owen's name, she says it with a Spanish accent and pronounces it as O—wihn / SAHN-chehs.
JOSEPH ARTHUR.
❪ JOH—sef ❫ ╱ ❪ AAR-thu-ur ❫
RAINE RUSSO.
❪ REY—n ❫ ╱ ❪ ROO-soh ❫
OLIVER MARVINHILL.
❪ OL—i—VUH ❫ ╱ ❪ MAA-vin-hil ❫
ꗃ﹕ 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝒀𝑶𝑹𝑲. . . ▅ ▅
YASMIN FAUSTINA.
❪ YAS—min ❫ ╱ ❪ fau-STEE-nuh ❫
Note: When the Faustina family says her name, they say it with a Spanish accent and pronounce it as JAS—mean.
RAELYNN FAUSTINA.
❪ ray—LIN ❫ ╱ ❪ fau-STEE-nuh ❫
Note: When the Faustina family pronounces her name, it is with a Spanish accent and pronounced as RYE—lihn.
ZANE/ZANDER FAUSTINA.
❪ z—AIN ❫ ╱ ❪ ZAN—dr ❫ ╱ ❪ fau-STEE-nuh ❫
AMELIA/MELLIE FAUSTINA.
❪ uh—MEE—LEE—uh ❫ ╱ ❪ MELL—ee ❫ ╱ ❪ fau-STEE-nuh ❫
Note: When the Faustina family says her name, they say it with a Spanish accent and pronounce it as ah—MAH—layh.
COLE/NICOLE VEGA.
❪ k—OH—l ❫ ╱ ❪ NEE—cole ❫ ╱ ❪ VEE-guh ❫
ZAY/ZAYDREEAN SANTINO.
❪ z—EH ❫ ╱ ❪ zay—DREE—ahn ❫ ╱ ❪ san-TI-no ❫
DONTE SANTINO.
❪ DAHN—tay ❫ ╱ ❪ san-TI-no ❫
LONDON DUVAL.
❪ lun—DUHN ❫ ╱ ❪ doo-VAHL ❫
DANICA PETERSON.
❪ DAN—ih—kuh ❫ ╱ ❪ PEE-tur-suhn ❫
GENEVIEVE GOODMAN.
❪ JEN—uh—VEEV ❫ ╱ ❪ GUUD-muhn ❫
ANNALISE FROST.
❪ ann—eh—LEE—se ❫ ╱ ❪ FRAH-st ❫
ꗃ﹕ 𝑺𝑯𝑬 + 𝑯𝑬𝑹. . . ▅ ▅
AMANDLA JONES.
❪ a—MAN—duh—luh ❫ ╱ ❪ j-OH-nz ❫
Note: When the Jones family pronounces her name, they pronounce it with a Spanish accent and pronounce it as ah—MAEND—lah.
VALERIA JONES.
❪ VUH—leer—ee—uh ❫ ╱ ❪ j-OH-nz ❫
Note: When the Jones family pronounces her name, they pronounce it with a Spanish accent and pronounce it as Vah—LÉH—ryah.
DAVE JONES.
❪ DAY—v ❫ ╱ ❪ j-OH-nz ❫
KEILAH WINTERS BIANCHI ARCHAMBAULT.
❪ kuh—LIE—uh ❫ ╱ ❪ WIN-tuhz ❫ ╱ ❪ bee-AHNG-kee ❫ ╱ ❪ ARE-sham-bo ❫
Note: There are multiple ways to pronounce 'Keilah' according to several cultures, but for 𝑺𝑯𝑬 and 𝑯𝑬𝑹, Keilah is pronounced kuh—LIE—uh. This is how I've pronounced her name for years.
AMALIA WINTERS ARCHAMBAULT.
❪ ah—MAH—lee—ah ❫ ╱ ❪ WIN-tuhz ❫╱ ❪ ARE-sham-bo ❫
AFONSO BIANCHI.
❪ a—FAWN—zoh ❫ ╱ ❪ bee-AHNG-kee ❫
TINA WINTERS.
❪ tee—NUH ❫ ╱ ❪ WIN-tuhz ❫
LUCA ARCHAMBAULT.
❪ luw—KA ❫ ╱ ❪ ARE-sham-bo ❫
ANGEL ARCHAMBAULT.
❪ AYN—juhl ❫ ╱ ❪ ARE-sham-bo ❫
JULES ARCHAMBAULT.
❪ JOOL—z ❫ ╱ ❪ ARE-sham-bo ❫
ROWAN MIGUEL.
❪ RO—ihn ❫ ╱ ❪ mee-GEHL ❫
SUNNY MIGUEL.
❪ SUH—ni ❫ ╱ ❪ mee-GEHL ❫
MELIKE MIGUEL.
❪ may—LEE—kay ❫ ╱ ❪ mee-GEHL ❫
Note: When the Miguel family pronounces her name, they do so with a Turkish accent, as meh—LEE—keh.
CENGIZ MIGUEL.
❪ JENG—geez ❫ ╱ ❪ mee-GEHL ❫
Note: When the Miguel family says his name, they say it with a Turkish accent and pronounce it as JENG—geez. Everyone else pronounces it the same way, minus the accent. In Turkish, the "C" sounds like "Ja" and the "i" (which has a dot on top) sounds like "eeee."
KC WAYNE.
❪ K—C ❫ ╱ ❪ w-AINE ❫
AVERY DENJEIL.
❪ AY—vuh—ree ❫ ╱ ❪ den-JE-eel ❫
ALENA VILLIN.
❪ aa—LEY—naa ❫ ╱ ❪ VIL-lin ❫
LORENA TAIS.
❪ LUH—ree—nuh ❫ ╱ ❪ TY-eese ❫
ꗃ﹕ 𝑪𝑨𝑵𝒀𝑶𝑵 𝑴𝑶𝑶𝑵. . . ▅ ▅
FAWN DEPRAYSIE.
❪ F—awn ❫ ╱ ❪ de-PRAY-see ❫
TRENT BLANKLEY.
❪ TR—eh—nt ❫ ╱ ❪ blah-lank-LEE ❫
ETHAN CALAROOK.
❪ EE—thuhn ❫ ╱ ❪ CAL-uh-rook ❫
MABEL EBONYWOOD.
❪ MAY—buhl ❫ ╱ ❪ EH-bohn-ee-wood ❫
THEODORA LILY.
❪ thee—uh—DOH—ra ❫ ╱ ❪ lil-EE ❫
ELAINE THUNDERBIRD.
❪ i—LAYN ❫ ╱ ❪ thun-DUH-burd ❫
ꗃ﹕ 𝑨𝑫𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼. . . ▅ ▅
LAURESSA ARIAS.
❪ LAW—ress—uh ❫ ╱ ❪ AH-ree-ahs ❫
CARYN ARIAS.
❪ CARE—n ❫ ╱ ❪ AH-ree-ahs ❫
CLAUDIA ZEUS.
❪ KLAW—dee—uh ❫ ╱ ❪ ZOOS ❫
MORGAN IVY.
❪ MAW—guhn ❫ ╱ ❪ EYE-vee ❫
JASMINE BELLOWS.
❪ JAZ—muh—nuh ❫ ╱ ❪ bel-OHZ ❫
TAYLOR SHERWOOD.
❪ TAY—luh ❫ ╱ ❪ SHUR-wuud ❫
ꗃ﹕ 𝑪𝑨𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑻𝒀 𝑶𝑭 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑫𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑴𝑺. . . ▅ ▅
KYNLEE MANRAL.
❪ KIN—lee ❫ ╱ ❪ MAN-rawl ❫
ANDI MANRAL.
❪ AN—dee ❫ ╱ ❪ MAN-rawl ❫
MALIK CYRIS.
❪ mah—LEAK ❫ ╱ ❪ SYE-rus ❫
IBRAHIM FADEL.
❪ ee—brah—HEEM ❫ ╱ ❪ FAW-duhl ❫
ꗃ﹕ 𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑼𝑺. . . ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅
IVANNA ROYA ARMAROS.
❪ EE—vahn-nah ❫ ╱ ❪ RO-yah ❫ ╱ ❪ AR-mar-os ❫
IVY NORTH FLORENCE.
❪ EYE—vee ❫ ╱ ❪ N-orth ❫ ╱ ❪ FLORR-uhns ❫
ADRIAN JOSÉ FLORENCE.
❪ A—DREE—un ❫ ╱ ❪ HOH-zay ❫ ╱ ❪ FLORR-uhns ❫
Note: When the Florence family pronounces Adrian's middle name with a Spanish accent, it is pronounced as ho—ZEY.
SEBASTIAN SCANLON.
❪ SI—bahs—chin ❫ ╱ ❪ SCAN-lin ❫
ALTALUNE "LUNE" ILMA.
❪ al—TUH—loon ❫ ╱ ❪ LOON ❫ ╱ ❪ il-MUH ❫
SELENE YUET ILMA.
❪ suh—LEEN ❫ ╱ ❪ YOU-eh-t ❫ ╱ ❪ il-MUH ❫
Note: When the Ilma and Florence family pronounces Selene's middle name with a Mandarin accent, it is pronounced as YUW-T.
BEATRICE AMELIA BARRERA.
❪ BEE—uh—tris ❫ ╱ ❪ uh-MEE-LEE-uh ❫ ╱ ❪ br-EH-ruh ❫
Note: When the Barrera, Ilma, and Florence families pronounce her full name, they do so with a Spanish accent and pronounce it as BI—uh—truhs / ah-MAH-layh / bah-RREH-rah.
SYDNEY MONIQUE HAMILTON.
❪ sid—NEE ❫ ╱ ❪ moh-NEEK ❫ ╱ ❪ ham-IL-tuhn ❫
IRENE ROYA ARMAROS.
❪ eye—REEN ❫ ╱ ❪ RO-yah ❫ ╱ ❪ AR-mar-os ❫
IVAN ARMAROS.
❪ EYE—vahn ❫ ╱ ❪ AR-mar-os ❫
ROBERTO CORSETTI.
❪ roh—ber—toh ❫ ╱ ❪ CORSET-ti ❫
Note: When Beatrice pronounces his full name, she does so with an Italian accent and pronounces it as rroh—BEHR—toh / corh-SEE-ti.
LAZALEA ADESIDA.
❪ laz—AL—ea ❫ ╱ ❪ ADE-zee-dah ❫
Note: There are multiple ways to pronounce 'Adesida' according to several cultures, but for 𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑼𝑺, Adesida is pronounced ADE-zee-dah. This is how I pronounce it.
MORANA PETROVA.
❪ MOH—RAA—naa ❫ ╱ ❪ peh-troh-VAH ❫
Note: When Beatrice pronounces her last name, she does so with a Russian accent and pronounces it as peh—THRRO—vuh.
NEZA JANSSEN.
❪ NAY—zuh ❫ ╱ ❪ YAHN-suhn ❫
ZOE MUNROE.
❪ ZOH—ee ❫ ╱ ❪ MUHN-roh ❫
VINCE BALFOUR.
❪ VINS ❫ ╱ ❪ BAL-fur ❫
DAVE MCHATTIE.
❪ DAY—v ❫ ╱ ❪ M-chat-TEE ❫
MALIKAI EDMOND.
❪ MAL—lee—kai ❫ ╱ ❪ ed-MUHND ❫
REBECCA ALASTOR.
❪ ruh—BEHK—UH ❫ ╱ ❪ AH-LUH-str ❫
WEDNESDAY WRENLEY.
❪ WENZ—day ❫ ╱ ❪ ren-LEE ❫
NOLAN SINGH.
❪ NOH—luhn ❫ ╱ ❪ SING ❫
AMIR ISMAIL.
❪ uh—MEER ❫ ╱ ❪ ihss-mah-EEL ❫
DUKE WUORNOS.
❪ DOOK ❫ ╱ ❪ WHUR-nos ❫
MANABU OTANI.
❪ man—UH—bu ❫ ╱ ❪ oh-TAH-KNEE ❫
NATHAN TRUMAN.
❪ nay—THAN ❫ ╱ ❪ TROO-muhn ❫
AURELIANO GUSEVA.
❪ HAUR—li—ahn—O ❫ ╱ ❪ GOO-se-va ❫
Note: When Beatrice pronounces his full name, she does so with an Italian accent.
There are so many different ways to pronounce things, depending on where you're from. So, if you were or are mispronouncing any of these names, don't worry about it!
Also, more books and names will be added to this chapter over time!
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❛ IF 𝑯𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑻𝒀 MEANS TELLING
𝒀𝑶𝑼 THE 𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑻𝑯, WELL, I'M 𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑳𝑳
𝙸𝙽 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 WITH 𝚈𝙾𝚄. ❜
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