2008 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

LAST NAMES
Abdallah ............................................... Abb-DOLL-lah
Amos .............................................................. A-mose
Bauserman ...........................................BOW-ser-man
Boeckman ...................................................BECK-man
Chekwa ................................................... CHECK-wah
Cordle .........................................................CORD-dull
DeLande ................................................de-LAND-dee
Denlinger ................................................DEN-ling-gur
DiLillo .......................................................dee-LILL-oh
Domicone .............................................DOM-ee-cone
Ebner ............................................................ EBB-nurr
Evege ...........................................................EVV-edge
Fickell ............................................rhymes with tickle
Gantz .............................................rhymes with pants
Goebel ............................................................. go-bull
Hazell ........................................................ as in hazel
Heacock ........................................................ hay-cock
Homan .........................................................HOH-man
Kacsandi ............................................ KACK-sand-dee
Larimore .............................................. LARE-rih-more
Laurinaitis .........................................Larr-en-EYE-tiss
Mobley ....................................................... MOE-blee
Moeller ......................................................as in molar
Nicol ......................................................... as in nickel
Pentello ...................................................pen-TELL-oh
Pettrey ............................................................pet-tree
Posey ............................................................. POE-zee
Potokar .....................................................poe-toe-car
Pretorius .........................................preh-TORE-ree-us
Rehring ........................................................ RARE-ing
Robiskie ................................................ROW-biss-key
Rolle ...................................................................... roll
Ruhl ..............................................................as in rule
Sabino ...................................................... sah-BEE-no
Saine .......................................................... as in sane
Sanzenbacher ..................................sahn-zen-bock-ur
Shugarts ...................................................SHOE-garts
Sika ............................................................... SEE-kah
Slagle ......................................................... SLAY-goal
Spitler .............................................................spit-lurr
Sweat ...........................................................as in wet
Thoma ..........................................................TOE-mah
Trapasso ..................................................tra-PASS-oh

FIRST NAMES
Nader (Abdallah) ...........................................NAY-dur
Chimdi (Chekwa) ........................................ CHIM-day
Jermale (Hines) .............................................. jur-mail
Orhian (Johnson) ..................................... orr-RYE-ann
Taver (Johnson) .............................................. TAY-vur
Jermil (Martin) .............................................. jur-meel
DeVier (Posey) ...............................................de-VEER
Terrelle (Pryor) ............................................... tur-RELL
Etienne (Sabino) .........................................eighty-yen
Devon (Torrence) ............................................de-VON
Taurian (Washington) ............................. TORE-ree-an