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This is the surname of a baseball player. I've been pronouncing it "FI-er-ah-bent", but the announcers say "FEER-uh-bend". Could anyone help me with the proper pronunciation? It appears to be German, hence my pronunciation.
TIA!
Jen
The answer is Jack Bauer.
The question doesn't matter.
TIA!
Jen
The question doesn't matter.
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It's pronounced "FYE-er-ah-bend." Feiern means "to celebrate" in German. Abend means "evening."
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I would agree with you based on the spelling, but I assume the announcers pronounce the name the way the player himself pronounces it. It's his name after all. However, if you look here -
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=10&ln=Feierabend
you'll note that the earlier form of the name was Virabent, which would be pronouned Feer...
There's a similar situation in the UK; a footballer called Riordan, who insists on his name been pronounced Rye-ordan, when everyone else thinks it should be pronounced Ree-ordan.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=10&ln=Feierabend
you'll note that the earlier form of the name was Virabent, which would be pronouned Feer...
There's a similar situation in the UK; a footballer called Riordan, who insists on his name been pronounced Rye-ordan, when everyone else thinks it should be pronounced Ree-ordan.
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Thank you so much for your assistance!
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