PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINEERS

Last Names
Allevato (John) Owl-le-vott-toe
Bednarik (Adam) bed-NAR-ick
Bilokonsky (Mike) bill-oh-kon-skee
Carduff (Frank) car-DUFF
Contraguerro (Tom) con-trah-GARE-oh
Crissey (Damien) chris-see
Fragale (Michael) fruh-GAIL
Goulbourne (Ovid) Goal-born
Isdaner (Greg) Izz-danner
Jalloh (Dorrell) jowl-lah
Jobe (Eric) As in “robe”
Kerin (Mike) CARE-in
Kirelawich (Bill) kur-LAV-itch
Knapp (Justin) nap
Kozlowski (Scott) koz-low-skee
Liebig (Pat) LEE-big
Macerelli (Scott) Mass-er-el-lee
Magro (Marc) May-grow
Malik (Ridwan) mah-LEEK
McAfee (Pat) MAC-aff-fee
Morrone (Sam) More-roan
Neild (Chris) Kneeled
Poitier (Mike) Poy-tee-air
Reynaud (Darius) ray-nod
Rodemoyer (Eric) road-de-moy-yer
Serena (Adam) sur-REE-nah
Slaton (Steve) SLAY-ton
Slavonic (Doug) slah-vawn-ick
Sowers (Nate) sours
Villagrana (Michael) Vil-lah-gran-uh


First Names
Franchot (Allen) fran-choe
Jetavious (Best) juh-TAY-vee-us
Keilen (Dykes) KEE-len
Ovid (Goulbourne) OH-vid
Trippe (Hale) trip
Akeem (Jackson) ah-KEEM
Leyonne (Price) lay-own