Saturday, April 24, 2010

How do you pronounce the last name "guillory" in french?

On my fathers side of the family, they are all creole..but i grew up without having him around and it wasnt untill recently i was in a relationship and my significant other told me that, maybe my name isnt pronounced the way i think it is...so that stirs my curiousity, how exactly is it pronounced?

How do you pronounce the last name "guillory" in french?
guiiiiory. Remember that in French, words have the accent in the last syllable. It would be something like : "guiiiior铆
Reply:geeyoree.
Reply:Well, guillory isn't French actually. It's probably a typical creole name. I'm guessing it's either "gueeyoree" or "gueeloree"
Reply:ghee-yor-ee
Reply:-gui- as in guitar


-yo- as in yo!


-ree- as in see
Reply:"gui" as in "guitare"


"yo" as in "yo, brother" (sorry, couldn't think of another word; it's 00:20 where I live!)


"rea" as in "real" (except we don't pronounce our "r" the same way, but it will be close enough)
Reply:gee - or - ee with a hard G is how I would say it if I was reading it in french, Gillroy if I thought it was an American. I haven't had french for a number of years.


1 comment:

  1. My last name is Guillory. My father is Creole. We pronounce it Guill as in gill like a fish. Or and then ee. GILL OR EE.

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