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[Facts] Pronunciation of Gheorghe (Romanian name)
by Kate
3/31/2009, 10:11 PM
How do you pronounce Gheorghe?
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- Lumia
4/2/2009, 12:03 PM
The name is pronounced ['ge̯orge] (GEOR-ge: whith hard two G, the last E sounding as in Spanish and in the first syllable EO pronounced in a diphthong, unexistent in English, where the E is like the Spanish E but very short and the O is like the Spanish O).
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- delphine   +4
4/2/2009, 12:44 AM

That's a tough one....The only way I can come close to the actual pronounciation is
Gyo-rgy-eh. That's pretty close actually.ETA : the G sound is a G as in give not as in George.LeaP.S. I have Romanian heritage so it's pretty accurate.

This message was edited 4/2/2009, 1:04 AM

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- Kate   +3
4/2/2009, 11:46 AM
Which syllable is accented?
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- delphine   +2
4/2/2009, 1:50 PM

It's pretty much flat in pronounciation, but I there is a little more stress on the first syllable. Lea
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- Kate   +1
4/2/2009, 4:15 PM
Thank you
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- delphine
4/3/2009, 3:03 AM
you're welcome
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- egyptianpanda   +1
4/1/2009, 11:45 AM
It looks like ZHORZH to me, but I could be wrong.~Ilana~
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- delphine
4/2/2009, 12:46 AM
Ponounced that way it would be spelled Jorj in Romanian ;o). Hmmm that's a nice kree8tive spelling of boring old George don't you think ;o).Lea
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