Behind the Name: Comments for the name Roald

Comments for ROALD:

The correct Norwegian pronunciation is "Roo-all." Note that you do NOT say the final "d". In other words, when you say "Roald Dahl" correctly, it rhymes! The Anglicized pronunciation is "Roe-ald".

-- astri_parel 6/6/2005

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