2007 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINEERS

Last Names
Antill (Greg) ------------------------------- AN-till
Arnett (Alric) ---------------------------Arr-NETT
Bednarik (Adam)----------------- bed-NAR-ick
Bilokonsky (Mike) ----------- bill-oh-kon-skee
Carduff (Frank) ------------------------car-DUFF
Contraguerro (Tom)------con-trah-GARE-oh
Dervil (Guesly) ------------------------- der-vull
Fragale (Michael) --------------------fruh-GAIL
Goulbourne (Ovid) ----------------- Goal-born
Gradkowski (Gino) ----------grad-KOW-skee
Hostetler (Justin) ----------------- hoss-tet-ler
Isdaner (Greg) --------------------- Izz-dan-ner
Jalloh (Dorrell) -------------------------jowl-lah
Jobe (Eric) --------------------------As in “robe”
Kerin (Mike) ----------------------------- CARE-in
Kirelawich (Bill) ------------------ kur-LAV-itch
Kozlowski (Scott) -------------koz-loww-skee
Lazear (Pat)-------------------------- Lay-zhure
Lohr (Brad) -----------------------------------Lore
Maddox (John) --------------------Mad-DOCKS
Magro (Marc) ------------------------- May-grow
Malik (Ridwan) ---------------------- mah-LEEK
Maw (Stephen) ------------------------------Mah
McAfee (Pat) -----------------------MAC-aff-fee
Morrone (Sam) ----------------------More-roan
Neild (Chris) ---------------------------- Kneeled
Odor (Rouglas) ------------------------ OH-door
Poitier (Mike) -----------------------Poy-tee-air
Reynaud (Darius) ---------------------- ray-nod
Rodemoyer (Eric) ---------- road-de-moy-yer
Slaton (Steve) ------------------------ SLAY-ton
Slavonic (Doug) ---------------- slah-vawn-ick
Sowers (Nate) ----------------------------- sours
Tilaye (Ezra) -----------------------------Till-eye
Villagrana (Michael) -------- Vil-lah-gran-uh


First Names
Franchot (Allen) ----------------------fran-choe
Alric (Arnett) ---------------------------- ALL-rick
Guesly (Dervil) ---------------------- guess-lee
Jetavious (Best) ------------- juh-TAY-vee-us
Junius (Lewis) ------------------ JUNE-knee-us
Keilen (Dykes) -------------------------- KEE-len
Noel (Devine) ------------------------- KNOW-ell
Ovid (Goulbourne) ----------------------OH-vid
Trippe (Hale)----------------------------------trip