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[Facts] 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.
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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
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- 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
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- Caprice   +4
9/29/2004, 12:04 PM
In Welsh, the "ll" is a kind of "ch" sound, something like the Scottish word "loch"
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- Andria (guest)   +3
9/29/2004, 1:46 PM
Like the arabic "kh" ?
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- 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'.
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- Seda* (Sedalyn)   +1
9/29/2004, 4:48 PM
????I'm really confused by Welsh pronunciation now.
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- Andria (guest)
9/30/2004, 3:50 AM
Welsh LLOk 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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