#Loic name pronunciation plus

TH: The letter combination вЂњTHвЂќ is typically pronounced like a t (which makes sense, since вЂњHвЂќ is silent).

Olivier, the French form of Oliver, is pronounced oh-lee-vee-yay or oh-lee-vyay (think Laurence Olivier).

Gauthier, the French form of Walter, is pronounced goh-tee-yay or goh-tyay (remember Gotye?).

вЂ¦When the вЂњRвЂќ is preceded by an вЂњE,вЂќ though, it is not pronounced.

Edgar, in French, is pronounced ed-gahr.

Clair, the French masculine form of Claire, is pronounced kler.

R: The consonant вЂњR,вЂќ when at the end of a word, is typically pronounced. OU: The vowel combination вЂњOUвЂќ is pronounced oo. GrГ©goire, the French form of Gregory, is pronounced gre-gwahr.Antoine, the French form of Antony, is pronounced an-twahn.OI: The vowel combination вЂњOIвЂќ is pronounced wah. Guillaume, the French form of William, is pronounced ghee-yohm or ghee-ohm.вЂ¦But in some cases вЂњLLвЂќ is pronounced like a y. Lucille, the French form of Lucilla, is pronounced loo-seel.Achille, the French form of Achilles, is pronounced ah-sheel.LL: The letter combination вЂњLLвЂќ is typically pronounced like an l. Jacques, the French form of Jacob, is pronounced zhahk.LoГЇc, a French form of Louis, is pronounced loh-eek.I: The vowel вЂњI,вЂќ and the forms ГЏ, and ГЋ, are all pronounced ee. HГ©lГЁne, the French form of Helen, is pronounced eh-lehn.Georges, the French form of George, is pronounced zhorzh.G: The consonant вЂњGвЂќ is soft ( zh) when followed by вЂњEвЂќ or вЂњIвЂќ but hard ( gh) otherwise. SalomГ©, in French, is pronounced sah-loh-mee.NoГ©, the French masculine form of Noah, is pronounced noh-ee.Г‰: The pronunciation of вЂњГ‰вЂќ (E with an acute accent) is somewhere between the ee in вЂњseeвЂќ and the e in вЂњbet.вЂќ MaГ«l and MaГ«lle are pronounced mah-el or mai-el.JoГ«l and JoГ«lle are pronounced zhoh-el.GaГ«l and GaГ«lle are pronounced gah-el or gai-el.Г‹: The pronunciation of вЂњГ‹вЂќ (E with a trema) is like the e in the English word вЂњbet.вЂќ David, in French, is pronounced dah-veed.AnaГЇs, a French form of Anna, is pronounced ah-nah-ees.Alois, the French form of Aloysius, is pronounced ah-loh-ees.Louis, in French, is pronounced loo-ee (think Louis Vuitton).Lucas, in French, is pronounced loo-kah.Denis, the French form of Dennis, is pronounced de-nee (remember the Blondie song?).

Arnaud, the French form of Arnold, is pronounced ar-noh.

Charles, in French, is pronounced shahrl.Д, P, S, T, X, Z: The six consonants вЂњD,вЂќ вЂњP,вЂќ вЂњS,вЂќ вЂњT,вЂќ вЂњXвЂќ and вЂњZ,вЂќ when at the end of a word, are typically silent.

Margaux, a French form of Margaret, is pronounced mar-goh.Д¬H: The letter combination вЂњCHвЂќ is typically pronounced sh.

French Pronunciation + French NamesДЄU: The vowel combination вЂњAUвЂќ is pronounced like a long o. This list is far from comprehensive, and my pronunciations are just approximations, but hopefully my fellow non-French speakers out there will find it helpful nonetheless.

#Loic name pronunciation plus

So for those of us who struggle with French names, here are some simplified rules of French pronunciation, plus names to illustrate each rule. I find many other French names (Г‰tienne, Edwige, AnaГЇs, etc.) equally tricky to pronounce. ItвЂ™s the French form of William - that much I know - but it takes a few seconds for me to remember that itвЂ™s pronounced ghee-ohm, not not gwill-awm or gwee-awm.ДЄnd itвЂ™s not just Guillaume that trips me up. At first glance, Guillaume always looks like gobbledygook to me.