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Some of the areas and names in the game are a bit difficult to determine the pronunciation of. Which of them do you find odd?

Neimi: I commonly pronounce it "Nay-mee", but I am unsure whether it should actually be "Nie-mee"

Colm: I think "Cullm", however a few of my pals pronounce his name the same as the word "calm".

Artur: It should be pretty easy, the same as Arthur without the "h", however that sounds a bit more awkward, so when thinking of his name, I think of it more as "Ar-toor"

Innes: I think of his name as being said "Eens".

Syrene: I think of her name as "S-eye-reen".

Gerik: I pronounce it as "G-air-ick", the "g" said the same as the one in "gun."

Ewan: I think of him as "You-win"

L'Arachel: I pronounce it "Law-ruh-shell"

Dozla: "Dawz-luh"

Saleh: "Say-luh"

Rennac: "Reh-nawk"

Duessel: "Dew-suhl"

Knoll: "Null"

Lyon: "Lee-awn"

Caellach: "Kay-lick"

Riev: "Reev"

Renais: "Reh-n-eye"

Jehanna: "Jeh-hah-nuh"

Rausten: "Row-sten"

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Most of those aren't confirmed, but I do remember the official english site prouncing Renais as "Re-nay" if anyone cares.

And isn't Ewan, pronounced "Ee-win", an actual english name? If so, wouldn't it be pronounced that way?

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The names I know for sure:

Colm: col-um

Artur: ar-tur

Ewan: yoo-un

I pronounce Lyon as "lee-own" like the French city, but there are other ways to pronounce it.

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And isn't Ewan, pronounced "Ee-win", an actual english name? If so, wouldn't it be pronounced that way?

Nah, though it might be how it is pronounced elsewhere.

I pronounce Lyon as "lee-own" like the French city, but there are other ways to pronounce it.

Yeah. Most common among those I know seems to be the same as "lion".

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Innes: In Ness

Gerik: Geh Rik

L'Arachel: Luh R Ra Chel

Saleh: Sa Lah

Rennac: Ren Nak

Caellach: Ca Lach

Renais: Ren Ness

Jehanna: Jeh Hen Na

I'm weird with some names. :x

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Most of those aren't confirmed, but I do remember the official english site prouncing Renais as "Re-nay" if anyone cares.

And isn't Ewan, pronounced "Ee-win", an actual english name? If so, wouldn't it be pronounced that way?

Then again, you don't pronounce Ewan McGregor "Eewin", do you?

Innes: "Ins", like "ins and outs"

Gerik: "Gerrik", with a heavy g as in "good".

L'Arachel: Larrakell

Saleh: Sallay

Caellach: As I recall, there's an Arthurian character named "Caellach" whose named is pronounced "Kayleck", so that's how I say it.

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Gilliam: gill-ee-am or jill-ee-am?

Neimi: neigh-mee

L'Arachel: hell no

Rennac: ren-uk

Syrene: serene

Myrrh: mur

Lyon: leon

Knoll: knole

Ismaire: is-mayor

FE8 is full of weird names.

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And isn't Ewan, pronounced "Ee-win", an actual english name? If so, wouldn't it be pronounced that way?

Eh--considering his original name was Yuan--thus pronounced 'Wuan'--I would think, outside of changed conventions, it should be pronounced as closely to that as possible. 'Eee-wan' thus--in my opinion.

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I really have no trouble pronouncing the names, or understanding how they should be pronounced that is. I simply read the characters and places names as they way they are written, I don't like digging in too deep when it comes to finding out exactly what a name should be pronounced like.

Example: Renais>>Re-Nice. XD The Re being Re as in Red not as like redirect. ^^

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Yeah, some people/places are weird. Here's some I pronounce strangely.

Neimi: knee(the part of your leg)-me

Artur: ar-tur (sounds like turd minus the d)

Innes: In-es

Colm: like calm except the a replaced with O (a hard o like the letter's name) sorta like "Cowlm"

Ewan: I always think E-wan (sounds like wand minus the d)

L'Arachel: Lay-are-eh-shell

Rennac: Reh-nack

Knoll: rhymes with poll, silent k

Caellach: Cah (same ca as cat)-leck

Riev: Rye-ev

Renais: Rehn-ace

Rausten: Raw-sten

Gilliam: gill-ee-um

Audhulma: Awe-dall(like ball)-mah

Ismaire: Is-uh-mire

Carcino: car-see-no

Vigarde: vi-gar-day

Sieglinde: sig-lind

Siegmund: sig-mund

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Here's how I pronounce them...

Neimi: knee-me

Artur: ar-tur

Innes: In-es

Ewan: I think of E-wan like Ragnell

L'Arachel: Lay-are-eh-chell (I read the last bit with the "cha" sound instead of the "sha" sound)

Rennac: Reh-nack

Knoll: Nawl

Caellach: Cal-leck

Riev: Rev (like reverend)

Renais: Rehn-ai (no "s" sound)

Audhulma: Awd-hulma

Ismaire: Is-mayor

Lyon- Lee-on

Eirika- The hardest one to pronounce to me, so I simply say say "Erika."

Forde- Ford-A

Tethys- Teth-ees

Syrene- Seye-rene

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heres how i do it:

Artur: Arthur sans the H

Neimi: NEY-mee

Colm: just how it looks "Coal-m"

Forde: Ford (Prefect)

Franz: Frah-nz

Moulder: as in Agent Moulder

Innes: EYE-ness

Lute: Loot

Cormag: CORE-MAG

Ephraim: EE-Frame

Eirika: Ear-i-cka

Gerik: Gair-ick

Tethys: rhymes with Tetris (TETH-is)

L'Arachel: hmmm...Lair-achel (that one is kinda weird...)

Rennac: Ren-ack

Duessel: Dwess-el

Syrene: Serene

Ismaire: ISHMAIR

Vigarde: Vi-gard

Sieglinde: See-GLIND-AY

Siegmund: Seeg-MUND

Renais: well you know im not sure...i always called it Renee-is

Frelia: FREY-lee-a

Rausten: Raw-sten

Audhulma: its nordic you know...AUD-HOL-MAH

Lyon: LEE-on

Gilliam is a british sounding name GILL-e-am

Caellach: CAL-LACK

Ewan: as in Ewan MacGregor

Riev: REEV

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Neimi: Nye-mi

Colm: Coal-m

Innes: Two syllables here. In-nus

Syrene: Sai-rene

Gerik: Geh-rik. The same "geh" sound as in Armageddon.

Ewan: Like Ewan McGregor. Eww-an

L'Arachel: La Ar-ah-chel (ch as in church). I know, I fail at proper apostrophe pronunciation here. Sue me.

Rennac: Ren-ack

Knoll: Like the hill the second Kennedy sniper shot from.

Lyon: Lye-on

Caellach: Kay-lack

Renais: Ren-naze

Gilliam: Hard 'g'

Ismaire: Is-mare (like the horse)

Vigarde: vi-guard

Sieglinde: seeg-lind

Siegmund: seeg-mund

Audhulma: Awed-hull-ma

Eirika: Eye-rih-ka

Forde- Ford

Tethys- Teth-us

Myrrh: Like the spice that goes along with gold, and frankincense. Murr

Everything else from Isaac's list was as he pronounced it.

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actually Myrrh is the correct spelling for the incense (Three Wise Men)..seriously i believe thats how its spelled!

Yeah it is. I only included "Murr" as a phonetic representation, in case someone didn't know how to pronounce that either.

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Eh--considering his original name was Yuan--thus pronounced 'Wuan'--I would think, outside of changed conventions, it should be pronounced as closely to that as possible. 'Eee-wan' thus--in my opinion.

Well, Yuan was just his name in romaji (and thus it would be pronounced similar to Yu An). I think it took a while for some people to catch on that his actual Japanese name should be Ewan (as listed in the official site).

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What about Cormag?

when i first played this game, i thought his name rhymed with with corsage.... but i figured i was just being a little too creative @_@

is it simply pronounced phonetically?

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A few more to mention:

Eirika: Air-ih-kah

Vigarde: Vih-gard

Sieglinde: See-glihnd

Siegmund: Seeg-muhnd

Audhulma: Awd-hull-muh

Tethys: Teth-ihss

Frelia: Free-lee-uh

Cormag: Cohr-mahg (the "mahg" being pronounced similar to "maggot")

Ide: Eeh-day

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Some feeback on the last 3:

Frelia = Freh-le-uh

Cormag = I've actually heard people say this as Cor mahgze XD like it's french, But i agree with yours.

Ide = I would thinks its just Eye-de

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Ide = I would thinks its just Eye-de

Nah...its EE-day

i believe its named after a town in Japan somewhere...which is actually pronounced Ide (井手町 Ide-chō?)

only take away the chō part which would be EE-day

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Nah...its EE-day

i believe its named after a town in Japan somewhere...which is actually pronounced Ide (井手町 Ide-chō?)

only take away the chō part which would be EE-day

Considering how Fire Emblem borrows so heavily from Europe, I think it's more likely that Ide was named after the village of Ide in England.

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I'm sure I am not right on a majority of these, but it is how I pronounce them.

Eirika: Ear-ik-ka

Tethys: TEE-thys (Greek mythology)

Frelia: Frell-ie-ah

Ide: I'd

Cormag: Cor-mag

Vigarde: Vig-gard

Sieglinde: SEEg-lin'd

Siegmund: SEEg-mun'd

Audhulma: Aw-doll-ma

L'Arachel: La-ra-shell

Lyon: Leon

Renais: Ren-iss (like "miss"; like saying half of renaissance)

Gilliam: It's just William with a "G"

Ismaire: Ish-mare

Forde: Ford

Myrrh: Murr

Caellach: Kale-lick

Rennac: Ren-nik

Colm: Coal'm

Neimi: Nay-me

Riev: Reeve

Duessel: Duece-sil

Syrene: Serene

Rausten: Raw-sten

Innes: Inn-iss (like Innisbrook)

Lute: Lute (it's an instrument)

Ephraim: EFF-rim

Gerik: Jerrik

Ewan: E-wan

Knoll: Knole

Dozla: Doze-la

Jehanna: Jey-onna

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