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Pesky last names.

posted 21 years ago by andthebandit
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So, how exactly is Dhavernas pronounced?

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[–] Gino5547 21 years ago

I read in an interview where the actress revealed that she had decided to americanize her last name so that it would be easier for others to pronounce it. That pronunciation of Dhavernas is "da-VERNA."

[–] andthebandit 21 years ago

Why thank you.

[–] Galley99 20 years ago

So how is it pronounced in French? I'm guessing the same, with the accent on the "Dha".

[–] baybeejune 20 years ago

It is indeed. With a slightly lesser stress on the third syllable. Cripes, I don't know how to describe it.

http://radio-canada.ca/radio/indicatifpresent/chroniques/34025.shtml#

You can hear it pronounced "properly" here (I can understand why she Americanized the pronounciation for her English career.)

[–] auxmpetrosky2003 19 years ago

Mabye this is how it's pronounced in French?

Da-ver-neigh (French pronunciation?)

Dhavernas(spelling)

The S would be silent.

[–] auxmpetrosky2003 19 years ago

Oh, so it would sound like Daverna. The "neigh" thing was just a guess sorry i'm American. :P

[–] mpaulhus 19 years ago

Most people dont know but you ARE supposed to pronounce the 's' (I thought we didn't til my dad worked with her)