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Subject: Re: How are Iola and Iole pronounced?
Author: Cleveland Kent Evans   (Authenticated as clevelandkentevans)
Date: October 24, 2005 at 12:46:32 PM
Reply to: How are Iola and Iole pronounced? by Ylva
Though it certainly is true that the original Greek pronunciation would have "ee" in the first syllable, the traditional pronunciation of both of these names in English-speaking countries uses "eye" as the sound of the first syllable.

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