2008 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINEERS

LAST NAMES
Antill (Greg) ...AN-till
Arnett (Alric) ...Arr-NETT
Buttrey (Travis)...but-tree
DePasquale (Josh) ...D-Pass-Quall
Dervil (Guesly) ...der-vull
Goulbourne (Ovid) ...Goal-born
Gradkowski (Gino) ...grad-KOW-skee
Isdaner (Greg) ...Izz-dan-ner
Jalloh (Dorrell) ...jaw-lah
Jobe (Eric) ...As in “robe”
Kirelawich (Bill) ...kur-LAV-itch
Kozlowski (Scott) ...koz-loww-skee
Lazear (Pat) ...Lay-zhure
Liebig (Pat) ...Lee-Big
Maw (Stephen) ...maul like haul
McAfee (Pat) ...MAC-aff-fee
Morrone (Sam) ...More-roan
Neild (Chris) ...Kneeled
Poitier (Mike) ...Poy-tee-air
Pugnetti (Greg) ...poog-net-E
Rader (Tyler) ...raid-ir
Rhein (Joe)... like whine
Rios (Ben) ...ree-os
Slavonic (Doug) ...slah-vawn-ick
Sowers (Nate) ...sours
Tilaye (Ezra) ...Till-eye

FIRST NAMES
Franchot (Allen) ...fran-choe
Alric (Arnett) ...ALL-rick
Brantwon (Bowser) ...like Antwan
Eain (Smith) ...ian
Guesly (Dervil) ...guess-lee
Junius (Lewis) ...JUNE-knee-us
Mortty (Ivy) ...More-Tee
Noel (Devine) ...KNOW-ell
Ovid (Goulbourne) ...OH-vid
Trippe ...(Hale) trip