Message: "Leon and Eugene pronunciation"

Leon and Eugene pronunciation

by Kate

12/5/2008, 1:49 PM

I am curious about how most people pronounce these names. This site has lee-AHN and YOO-jeen. I had always pronounced them as LEE-ahn and yoo-JEEN. The polls I made agreed with me, for the most part.

http://www.behindthename.com/polls/view.php?id=132835
http://www.behindthename.com/polls/view.php?id=132837

So, how do you pronounce Leon and Eugene? Stating where you are from would be helpful, as well.

Thanks!

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- Rosa (pinkmoon_lj)

12/6/2008, 3:29 PM

I'm from New Zealand, and I pronounce both of them with the same emphasis as you do.

I would probably differ on the -ahn ending of Leon though- I say ~ohn. But I have noticed that quite a few of the pronounciations listed on BtN are wrong- or I try to say them and I feel like I'm putting on a really phony American accent.

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- Pink Princess

12/5/2008, 4:02 PM

I say LEE-on and YOO-jeen.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

12/5/2008, 2:55 PM

I say LE-on for sure. Not sure if I say YOO-jeen or yoo-JEEN though. Both sound right and I can't tell which I'd say if I weren't thinking about it... I'm thinking yoo-JEEN though.

- mafiosa

12/5/2008, 1:59 PM

I've always pronounced it LE-on and yoo-JEEN. I've never even heard Eugene pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable. Weird. I'm from Germany, but that's how I've always pictured it said in English.

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