Ylva

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I thought this was pronounced yl-vah (y being like the y in yes, a pallatisation sound with no vowel, like in the Ukrainian word йде) because I forgot how Nordic languages work. For English speakers; this name is pronounced ool-vah, but the "oo" sound being closer to the oo sound in the word "you" when an Australian or a Scottish person says it.
― Tovaryshka_Anya  1/6/2025
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Pronounced as UYL-va.
― RHAWK3935  8/25/2020
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For English speaking people: ill-vah.
― Anonymous User  1/17/2017
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Ylva is pronounced ill-vaa.
― NorseGirl17  10/14/2013
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For English speakers, who have not learnt the Swedish Y-sound, it is best to pronounce it "ILL-vah".
― Ylva  7/28/2006
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The Y in Ylva is pronounced as the German "ü" or the French "u".
― Ylva  8/12/2005
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If the comment by Ylva is corrent, then the name 'ylva' is pronounced like 'YOOL-vah'.
― echo_of_the_past  6/5/2006
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No, Ylva is certainly not pronounced like "YOOL-va". The German Ü and the French U are not pronounced like "OO". Günther is not "gonter" in German, and the French Julie is not pronounced like the English Julie.
― Ylva  10/21/2006
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