Pronunciation Guide

Achard: AA-shahrd

Ada: AA-duh

Adelaide: AA-duh-layd

Alainne: ah-LAYN

Alice: AA-lihs

Annus mirabilis: AAN-oos Mee-RAH-buh-lihs

Amaury: AW-moh-ree

Arnulf: AHRN-uhlf

Artois: AH-twah

Aubert: OH-behr

Audrey: OW-dree

Baldwina: BAHLD-wee-nuh

Balian: BAH-lee-ahn

Barra: BAHR-uh

Baudri: BOH-dree

Benoit: BIHN-wah

Blanchefleur: BLAHNSH-fluu

Blythe: BLIYT~ H

Briant: brEE-ahn

Caen: KAHN

Calais: KAA-lay

Chanson: SHAHN-sahn

Charles: SHAHRL

Charliese: SHAH-lees

Chateau de la Madeleine: SHAA-toh day lah MAA-duh-leen

Chesne: CHEHZ-nee

Chevalier devenu noir: sheh-VAAL-yay DUH-vaan-yoo noo-WAHR

Chevreuse: SHEH-vruuz

Clémence: KLAY-mahns

Colbern: COHL-buhrn

Crécy: KREE-see

Creuseur: KROO-zuur

D’Arci: DAHR-see

D’Argent: DAHR-zhahnt

Dange: DAHN-zhuh

Dangereuse: DAHN-zhuh-ruuz

Darden: DAHR-dihn

Daschiel: DAA-shee-uhl

Dauphin: DOO-fuhn

Donal: DAHN-uhl

Drumfiddle: DRUHM-fi-duhl

Dunn: DUHN

Elias: uh-LIY-uhs

Emil: EH-mihl

Ermine: UHR-meen

Esta: EH-stuh

Eugénie: OO-zhay-nee

Ferrand: FEH-rahn

Filomena: FIHL-uh-meen-uh

Fira: FIY-ru h

Fitz Géré: FIHTS ZHAY-ree

Fitz Simon: FIHT-sih-muhn

Fléau de l’Anglais: FLAY-oo duh LAHN-glay

Gert: GUHRT

Gertrude: GUHR-trood

Girarde: ZHEE-rahr

Gisa: GEE-suh

Godfroi: GAWD-frwah

Guarin: GAA-rahn

Gudrun: GOO-druhn

Guines: GEEN

Gunulf: GUHN-uhlf

Gustave: GOO-stahv

Gyrth: GUHRTH

Gytha: JIY-thuh

Hector: HEHK-tuhr

Héloise: AY-loh-weez

Herman: HUHR-muhn

Honi soit qui mal y pense: OH-nee swah KEE maal ee pahns

Honore: AH-nohr

Hugh: HYOO

Ida: IY-duh

Ingerger le Grand: EENG-uh-zhehr luh GRAHN

Ingvar: EENG-vah

Islay: IY-luh

Jankin: JAYN-kihn

Joffrey: JAH-free

Kenilfairn: KEHN-uhl-faarn

Landon: LAHN-dohn

Lavonne: LUH-vahn

Leofwine: LEEF-wiyn

Les blessures de Dieu: lay-BLAY-suur-du-DYOO

Les Neuf Preux: lay-NUUF-pru u

Lianor: LEE-uh-nohr

Lillefarne: LIHL-uh-fahrn

Lisbette: LIHS-beht

L’Isle Bouchard: LEEL-boo-shahr

Lothaire: LOH-taar

Louis: LOO-wee

Mace: MAYS

Maedine: MAY-deen

Ma?l: MAY-luh

Marionne: MAA-ree-oh

Masse: MAAS

Mathe: MAA-tay

Mercia: MUHR-see-uh

Montjoie Saint Denis: MAHNZH-wah SAAN du-nee

Moreville: mohr-VEEL

Murielle: Myuur-ee-uhl

Norbert: NAHR-buhrt

Odo: OH-doh

Olivier: oh-LIH-vee-ay

Ondine: AWN-deen

Oriflamme: OH-ree-flaam

Owen: OH-wihn

Paulette: PAH-leht

Percival: PUHR-sih-vuhl

Philippa: FIHL-ih-puh

Pietro: PEE-eh-troh

Plantagenet: plaan-TAA-juh-neht

Rambouillet: RAAM-boo-yee

Ravvenborough: RAY-vuhn-buh-ruh

Reginald: REH-jihn-uhld

Rémy: RAY-mee

Rhoswen: RAHS-whihn

Rhys: REE S

Richarde: REE-shahrd

Romary: ROHM-ree

Robine: rah-BEEN

Roche: ROHSH

Roslyn: RAHS-lihn

Rufus: ROO-fuhs

Plesance: PLEH-suhns

Sanche: SAHNSH

Sévère: SAY-vehr

Séverine: SAY-vuh-reen

Siegfried: SEEG-freed

Signaleurs blancs: SEEN-yuh-luu blahn

Silas: SIY-luhs

Sinjin: SIHN-jihn

Soames: SOHMZ

Stace: STAYS

Stern: STUHRN

Sweyn: SVIHN

Tostig: TAH-stihg

Tournoi d’Honneur: tohrn-WAH DAH-nuur

Ufford: UH-fuhrd

Vianne: VEE-aan

Villeneuve-le-Hardi: VEE-luh-nuuv LAHR-dee

Wardieu: WAHR-doh

Warin: WAH-rihn

Wulfen: WUUL-fehn

Wulfrith: WUUL-frihth

Yates: YAYTS

PRONUNCIATION KEY

VOWELS

aa: arrow, castle

ay: chain, lady

ah: fought, sod

aw: flaw, paw

eh: bet, leg

ee: king, league

ih: hilt, missive

iy: knight, write

oh: coat, noble

oi: boy, coin

oo: fool, rule

ow: cow, brown

uh: sun, up

uu: book, hood

y: yearn, yield

CONSONANTS

b: bailey, club

ch: charge, trencher

d: dagger, hard

f: first, staff

g: gauntlet, stag

h: heart, hilt

j: jest, siege

k: coffer, pike

l: lance, vassal

m: moat, pommel

n: noble, postern

ng: ring, song

p: pike, lip

r: rain, far

s: spur, pass

sh: chivalry, shield

t: tame, moat

th: thistle, death

t~h: that, feather

v: vassal, missive

w: water, wife

wh: where, whisper

z: zip, haze

zh: treasure, vision