Message: "Pronunciation of Llewella"

Pronunciation of Llewella

by Andria (guest)

9/29/2004, 2:37 AM

How do you pronounce Llewella ? Like Lula ? and about Llewellyn ?

Thanks a bunch,

Andria.

#Llewella #pronunciation

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- Seda* (Sedalyn) +1

9/29/2004, 4:46 PM

I asked about Llewellyn a few months ago and I would guess this name is pronounced closely. Llewllyn is pronounced Lewel(rhymes with Jewel)-lyn so Llewella should be "lewel-la".

-Seda*

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- Llewella (guest)

10/14/2004, 10:27 AM

yes your right, it is pronounced: Loo-Ell-A

- Kitty (guest) +5

9/29/2004, 8:03 AM

I know a boy named Llewellyn and he pronounces it loo-ell-inn. I would guess that Llewella is pronounce loo-ella but I'm not sure.

Kitty

- Caprice +4

9/29/2004, 12:04 PM

In Welsh, the "ll" is a kind of "ch" sound, something like the Scottish word "loch"

- Andria (guest) +3

9/29/2004, 1:46 PM

Like the arabic "kh" ?

- Rob Allen (guest) +2

9/29/2004, 2:23 PM

Not sure about the Arabic 'kh', but it seems likely to be similar.

Actually, my understanding was that the double-L in Welsh was pronounced like 'chl', with the 'ch' being the sound from 'loch'. Supposedly, mis-hearing of this pronunciation is what created the name 'Floyd' from the original 'Lloyd'.

To answer the original question, I think most English-speaking people would say 'loo-ella', but a Welsh person might say 'chloo-echla'.

- Seda* (Sedalyn) +1

9/29/2004, 4:48 PM

????

I'm really confused by Welsh pronunciation now.

- Andria (guest)

9/30/2004, 3:50 AM

Welsh LL

Ok I get it.
In fact, in order to pronounce the welsh "ll", you have to try to pronounce a "h" and a "l" simultaneously. So it rather sounds like a scottish "ch".

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