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Pelagia-- puh-LAY-jee-uhFor Spanish: usually the second-to-last syllable is accented, unless an accent mark tells you otherwise. Letters are always pronounced the same. (So I'll give the Spanish ones a stab...)Chavez- Array is right. SHAH-vehz (Like Cesar Chavez, the Venezuelan (?) guy)Madrona- mah-DROH-nah
Zamora- sah-MOR-ah (MOR sounds like more)I've always pronounced Rhea REE-ah. Did you check the database for prn?I would pronounce Galatea guh-LAY-tee-uh, and Solaris sol-AR-iss (sol=soul, AR=are).I have no idea on the rest of them. :SEdited to add: Rhea is prn REE-ah in the database. Click on the link.~♥Eirena♥~
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For Rhea: yes, I've checked the database. I've only ever HEARD it pr. RAY-ah though, and a lot of other names in the database have other pr. not listed, so I was just wondering what other people thought.-------------------------------------------------
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Spanish pronunciationThe CH has always the sound CH (as in church). The pronunciation with SH correspond to French, not to Spanish.
The Z has a sound S in America Spanish and TH in Castilian Spanish.
The V and the B have the same sound B.
The pronunciations of the surnames asked are:Chávez - CHAH-bes in South America (the Venezuelan president is Hugo Chávez) or CHAH-beth in Spain.Zamora - thah-MOH-rah in Spain (it is a Spanish town name and a surname derived from) or sah-MOH-rah
The pronunciation of Madrona is correct.
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:) Thanks.
~♥Eirena♥~
Playing battleship.
Two-Face: "B12."
Riddler: "A hit! And also my favorite vitamin."
~Batman Forever
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