Ute

This is my mother's name and she pronounces it OO-teh. She immigrated from Germany and this is the common pronunciation. The Native American tribe named Ute pronounces it YOO-tee, which is completely different and drives my mother insane.

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Wrong variations are YOO-tah (like the state Utah), YOO-tee, OO-tee, OO-duh, YOOT, or anything with 'YOO' or "TEE" in it.

I have only ever heard this pronounced OO-tə (including my aunt from Germany), as the database says, until today. I met a woman from Germany who pronounces it YOO-tee. I don't know how common this pronunciation is and it may be a regional thing.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Ute here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

It's pronounced OO-teh. [noted -ed]