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This is a sublist of List of names in English with counterintuitive pronunciations.
Pronunciations for the following common suffixes are regular pronunciations, despite being counterintuitive at first glance:
- -b(o)rough and -burgh – /bʌrə/, /brə/
- -bury – /bʌri/, /bri/
- -cester – /stər/[1]
- -combe, -coombe, -comb and -cambe – /kəm/ (often). As standalone words always /kuːm/ (including in place names such as Castle Combe and Coombe Bissett)
- -gh – silent (usually, as 'f' in a considerable minority of northern English place names and in Woughton, Milton Keynes)
- -ham – /əm/
- -holm(e) – /hoʊm/, /əm/
- -on as first syllable is usually as in London, Coningsby or Tonbridge (see Middle English handwriting preventing 'un' and 'um'); excludes a few such as intuitive Lonsdale
- -shire – /ʃər/, /ʃɪər/ (rhotic or semi-rhotic r in 'er' as final syllable non-existent in some English dialects such as Kentish and Cockney), /ʃaɪər/(esp. in Yorkshire and Scotland)
- -wich - /ɪtʃ/, /ɪdʒ/[2]
- -wick – /ɪk/[3][n 1]
- -mouth – /mʊθ/
Pronunciation of the following common prefix is variable depending on dialect:
Place names in England
[edit]A
[edit]- Aigburth, Liverpool – /ˈɛɡbərθ/ Egburth
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk – /ˈɔːlbrə/ Allbra
- Alnwick, Northumberland – /ˈænɪk/,[4] but nearby Alnmouth is usually /ˈælənməθ/ Annick, Alanmouth
- Althorp, Northamptonshire – /ˈɔːltrəp/ beside intuitive /ˈɔːlθɔːrp/ [4] Alltrup, Allthorp
- Altrincham, Greater Manchester – /ˈɒltrɪŋəm/ [4] Altringam
- Alresford, Essex – /ˈɒlsfərd/ or /ˈeɪlsfərd/ Olsford, Ailsford
- Alresford, Hampshire – /ˈɒlzfərd/ or /ˈɔːlzfərd/ Olsford, Allsford
- Alsager, Cheshire – /ˈɒlseɪdʒər/ Olsaiger
- Alverdiscott, Devon – /ˈɒlskɒt/ or /ˈɔːlskɒt/ Alscot, Allscot
- Ardingly, West Sussex – /ˈɑːrdɪŋlaɪ/ Ardinglye
- Aslackby, Lincolnshire – /ˈeɪzəlbi/ Aiselby
- Averham, Nottinghamshire – /ˈɛərəm/ Airam
- Aveton Gifford, Devon – /ˈɔːtən ˈdʒɪfərd/[n 2] Awton Jifford
- Ayscoughfee Hall, Lincolnshire – /ˈæskəfiː/ Ascafee
B
[edit]- Barham, Kent – /ˈbærəm/[4] Barram
- Barholm, Lincolnshire – /ˈbærəm/ Barram
- Barnoldswick, Lancashire - local pronunciation is /ˈbɑːrlɪk/ Barlick
- Barugh, South Yorkshire – /ˈbɑːrk/ Bark
- Great Barugh and Little Barugh, North Yorkshire – /bɑːrf/[4] Great Barf and Little Barf
- Basford (including New Basford and Old Basford), Nottingham – /ˈbeɪsfərd/ Baisford
- Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - /ˈbɛkənzfiːld/ Beckonsfield
- Beauchamp Roding, Essex – /ˈbiːtʃəm/[n 3] Beecham Roding
- Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset - /ˈbiːtʃəm/[5] Hatch Beecham
- Beauchief, Sheffield – /ˈbiːtʃɪf/ Beechiff
- Beaudesert, Warwickshire – commonly until recently /ˈbɛlzər/[6][7] Belzer
- Beaulieu, Hampshire – /ˈbjuːli/[4] Bewley
- Beaminster, Dorset – /ˈbɛmɪnstər/ Bemminster
- Bellingham, Northumberland – /ˈbɛlɪndʒəm/[4][n 4] Bellinjam
- Belvoir: Belvoir Castle and village, and Vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire – /ˈbiːvər/ [n 5] Beaver
- Berkeley (all English towns) – /ˈbɑːrkli/[4][n 6] Barkley
- Berkshire – /ˈbɑːrkʃər/[4] Barkshire
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland – /ˈbɛrɪk/[4] Berrick
- Bicester, Oxfordshire – /ˈbɪstər/[4] Bister
- Bideford, Devon – /ˈbɪdɪfərd/ Biddiford
- Billericay, Essex – /ˌbɪləˈrɪki/[4] Billerickey
- Blackley, Greater Manchester – /ˈbleɪkli/[4] Blakeley
- Blidworth, Nottinghamshire – /ˈblɪdəθ/ Bliddoth
- Bosham, West Sussex - /ˈbɒzəm/ Bozzam
- Bozeat, Northamptonshire – /ˈboʊʒət/ Bowzhat
- Bradley, West Midlands – /ˈbreɪdli/[4] Braidley
- Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire – /ˈbrænt ˈbruːtən/ Brant Brewton
- Breaston, Derbyshire – /ˈbriːstən/ Breeston
- Brewood, Staffordshire – /bruːd/ Brood
- Bridestowe, West Devon – /ˈbrɪdɪstoʊ/ Bridistow
- Brougham, Cumbria – /bruːm/ Broom
- Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire – /ˈbrʌf/ Bruff
- Browsholme Hall, Lancashire – /ˈbruːzəm/ Broozem Hall
- Bungay, Suffolk – /ˈbʌŋɡi/ Bunghey
- Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire – /bʌrə/ Burra le Marsh
- Burgh by Sands, Cumbria – /brʌf/[4] Bruff le Sands
- Bylaugh, Norfolk - /ˈbiːlə/ Beela
C
[edit]- Caldmore, West Midlands – /ˈkɑːmər/ Cahmer
- Cambois, Northumberland – /ˈkæməs/ Cammas
- Cambridge – /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/[4][n 7] Caimbridge
- Caterham, Surrey – /ˈkeɪtərəm, -trəm/ Caiterham, Caitram
- River Cherwell, river – /ˈtʃɑːrwɛl/[4][8] River Charwell
- Cheshunt, Hertfordshire – /ˈtʃɛzənt/ Chezzunt
- Cheylesmore, Coventry – /ˈtʃɑːlzmɔːr/ Chaalsmore
- Chideock, Dorset – /ˈtʃɪdək/[9] Chiddock
- Cholmondeley, Cheshire – /ˈtʃʌmli/[4] Chumley
- Cholmondeston, Cheshire – /ˈtʃʌmstən/ Chumston
- Chop Gate, North Yorkshire - /ˈtʃɒp ˈjæt/[10] Chop Yat
- Cirencester, Gloucestershire – now usually /ˈsaɪrənˌsɛstər/ but traditionally /ˈsɪsɪtər/[4] Cirencester, Cissiter
- Claughton, Lancashire – /ˈklæftən/[4] Clafton
- Claughton on Brock, Lancashire – /ˈklaɪtən/[4] Clighton on Brock
- Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire – /ˈklɪbəri/[4] Clibbury
- Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk – /ˈklaɪ/ alongside intuitive /ˈkleɪ/ Clye-next-the-Sea
- Cogenhoe, Northamptonshire – /ˈkʊknoʊ/ Cooknoe
- Colerne, Wiltshire - /ˈkʌlərn/ Cullern
- Coleshill, Warwickshire – /ˈkoʊzəl/ or /ˈkoʊzɪl/ Cozel or Cozil
- Colney Hatch, Greater London – /ˈkoʊnɪ/ Coney Hatch
- Congresbury, Somerset – /ˈkɒŋzbri/ Congsbry
- Costessey, Norfolk – /ˈkɒsi/[4] Cossey
- Cowbit, Lincolnshire – /ˈkʌbɪt/ [11] Cubbit
- Cowden, Kent - /kaʊˈdɛn/ - unusual secondary stress Cowdenn
- Cowpen, Northumberland – /ˈkuːpɛn/ Coopen
- Cradley and Cradley Heath, West Midlands – /ˈkreɪdli/ Craidley and Craidley Heath
- Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire - /ˈkroʊsən ˈkɛrɪl/ Crowsen Kerril
- Cruwys Morchard, Devon – /ˈkruːz/ Crews Morchard
- Cuckfield, Sussex – /ˈkʊkfiːld/[4][n 8] Cookfield
- Cudworth, South Yorkshire – /ˈkʊd.ərθ/ Cooderth
D
[edit]- Darwen and Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire – /ˈdɑːrwɪn/[12] Darwin
- Daventry, Northamptonshire – now usually /ˈdævəntri/ but traditionally /ˈdeɪntri/ Daventry, Daintry
- De Beauvoir Town, London - /də ˈbiːvər/[n 9] De Beaver Town
- Derby, Derbyshire – /ˈdɑːrbi/ Darby
- Devon (county) – /ˈdɛvən/; but Devon (river in Nottinghamshire) – /ˈdiːvən/[13] Deevon
- Didcot, Oxfordshire – /ˈdɪdkət/[12] Didcut
- Dodworth, South Yorkshire – /ˈdɒd.ərθ/ Doddorth
- Durham – /ˈdʌrəm/ Durram
E
[edit]- Edensor, Derbyshire – /ˈɛnzər/ Enzer
- Edenham, Lincolnshire – /ˈɛdnəm/ Ednam
- Elham, Kent – /ˈiːləm/ Ealam
- Elsecar, South Yorkshire – /ɛlsɪˈkɑːr/ Elsicar
- Ely, Cambridgeshire – /ˈiːli/ Ealy
- Esher, Surrey – /ˈiːʃər/[12] Easher
- Eton, Berkshire – /ˈiːtən/ Eaton
- Euxton, Lancashire – /ˈɛkstən/[4] Exton
- Ewell, Surrey – /juːl/ Yule
- Eyam, Derbyshire – /iːm/[4] Eam
- Eynsham, Oxfordshire – /ˈɛnʃəm/ Ensham
F
[edit]- Farcet, Huntingdonshire/Cambridgeshire – /ˈfæsət/ Fasset
- Flitwick, Bedfordshire – /ˈflɪtɪk/ Flittick
- Foleshill, Coventry – /ˈfoʊzəl/ or /ˈfoʊzɪl/ Fowsel, Fowsil
- Folkingham, Lincolnshire – /ˈfɒkɪŋəm/ Fockingham
- Fowey, Cornwall – /ˈfɔɪ/[4][12] Foye
- Frithsden, Hertfordshire – /ˈfrɪzdən/ Frisden
- Frome, Somerset and the rivers Frome in Dorset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire – /ˈfruːm/[4] Froome
G
[edit]- Gateacre, Liverpool – /ˈɡætəkər/ [4] Gattaker
- Gillingham, Dorset – /ˈɡɪlɪŋəm/; but Gillingham, Kent – /ˈdʒɪlɪŋəm/)[14] Gillingham, Jillingham
- Gloucester – /ˈɡlɒstər/ Gloster
- Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire – now usually /ˈɡɒdmənˈtʃɛstər/ but traditionally /ˈɡʌmstər/[15] Gumster
- Gotham, Nottinghamshire – /ˈɡoʊtəm/[4] Goatam
- Greenwich, Greater London – /ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/[4][16] Grennitch
- Greysouthen, Cumbria – /ˈɡreɪsuːn/ Greysoon
- Groby, Leicestershire – /ˈɡruːbi/ Grooby
- Guildford, Surrey – /ˈɡɪlfərd/[4] Guilford
- Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland - /ˈɡɪzbrə/ Guisbra
H
[edit]- Happisburgh, Norfolk – /ˈheɪzbrə/[4] Haisbra
- Lower Hardres and Upper Hardres, Kent – /ˈhɑːrdz/ Hardes
- Harewood House, West Yorkshire, – /ˈhɑːrwʊd/ [n 10] Harwood
- Haverholme, Lincolnshire – /ˈhævrəm/ Havram
- Little Hautbois, Norfolk – /ˈhɒbɪs/ Hobbis
- Haverhill, Suffolk – /ˈhævrɪl/ Havril
- Heather, Leicestershire – /ˈhiːðər/[4] Heether
- Herstmonceux, East Sussex – /ˌhɜːrsmənˈzuː/ or /-ˈsuː/[17] Hersmonzoo, Hersmonsoo
- Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire – /ˈhɛzəl/[4] Hezzle
- High Wycombe see Wycombe below.
- Holborn, London – /ˈhoʊbən/ [4] (intuitive also heard) Hoebern
- Holnicote, Somerset – /ˈhʌnɪkɒt/ Hunnicot
- Holywell, Lincolnshire – /ˈhɒliwɛl/ Holliwell
- Hough-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire – /hɒf/ Hoff-on-the-Hill
- Hougham, Lincolnshire – /ˈhɒfəm/ Hoffam
- Houghton-le-Spring – /ˈhoʊtən lɪ ˈsprɪŋ/ Hoton-le-Spring
- Hunstanton, Norfolk – /ˈhʌnstən/ (intuitive also heard)[4] Hunston
I
[edit]- Ide, Devon – /iːd/ Ede
- Isleworth, Greater London – /ˈaɪzəlwərθ/ Izelworth
- Islip, Northamptonshire - /ˈaɪzlɪp/[n 11] Eyeslip
- Iwerne Minster, Dorset – /ˈjuːɜːrn/ Yewern Minster
J
[edit]- Jervaulx as in Jervaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire – /ˈʒɜːvoʊ/ Zhervoe
K
[edit]- Keadby, Lincolnshire – /ˈkɪdbi/ Kidby
- Keighley, West Yorkshire – /ˈkiːθli/[4] Keithley
- Keynsham, Wiltshire – /ˈkeɪnʃəm/ [12] Kaynsham
- Kirkby, Merseyside – /ˈkɜːrbi/[4] Kirby
L
[edit]- Laughton, Lincolnshire – /ˈlaʊtən/ Louton
- Launceston, Cornwall – /ˈlɔːnstən/ or /ˈlɑːnstən/ [n 12][4] Launston, Lanceton
- Leamington Spa, Warwickshire – /ˈlɛmɪŋtən/ Lemmington Spa
- Leasingham, Lincolnshire – /ˈlɛzɪŋəm/ Lezzingham
- Leicester – /ˈlɛstər/[4] Lester
- Leigh, Kent and Surrey – /laɪ/[4] Lye
- Leominster, Herefordshire – /ˈlɛmstər/[4][n 13] Lemster
- Liskeard, Cornwall – /lɪˈskɑːrd/[4] Liskard
- Loose, Kent – /luːz/ Luze
- Lostwithiel, Cornwall – /lɒsˈwɪθiəl/[4] Loswithial
- Loughborough, Leicestershire – /ˈlʌfbrə/ Luffbra
- Lover, Wiltshire, – /ˈloʊvər/ Lohver
- Ludgvan, Cornwall – /ˈlʌdʒən/ Ludgen
- Luxulyan, Cornwall – /lʌkˈsɪljən/ alongside intuitive /lʌkˈsʌljən/ Luxilian
- Lympne, Kent – /ˈlɪm/[4] Limm
Map of counterintuitive places within London
[edit]This is a sublist of List of names in English with counterintuitive pronunciations.
Place names in England
[edit]M
[edit]- Magdalen Hill, Winchester, Hampshire – /mɔːn/ Maun Hill
- Manea, Cambridgeshire - /ˈmeɪni/ Mainey
- Marholm, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire – /ˈmærəm/ Marram
- Marlborough, Wiltshire – /ˈmɔːlbrə/[4] Maulbrough
- Marske, Redcar and Cleveland - /ˈmæsk/ Mask
- Marylebone, London – /ˈmɑːrlɪbən/, or /ˈmærɪlɪbən/[4][n 14] Marleybon or Marrilibon
- Masham, North Yorkshire – /ˈmæsəm/ Massam
- Meols:
- Meols, the Wirral, Merseyside – /mɛlz/[4] Mels
- Meols Cop, Southport – /miːlz/[4] Meels Cop
- Meopham, Kent – /ˈmɛpəm/[4] Meppham
- Mildenhall, Wiltshire – /ˈmʌldənhɔːl/ besides intuitive[18] Muldenhall
- Mousehole, Cornwall – /ˈmaʊzəl/[4] Mouzel
- Mow Cop, Staffordshire – /ˈmaʊkɒp/ Mowe Cop
- Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire – /ˌmaɪðəmˈrɔɪd/[4] Myethemroyd
N
[edit]- River Nene, Northamptonshire – /nɛn/ (intuitive /niːn/ also heard) [4] River Nen
- Norwich, Norfolk – /ˈnɒrɪdʒ/ [4][n 15] Norridge
O
[edit]- Olney, Buckinghamshire – /ˈɔːni/ (local pronunciation);[19] /ˈoʊlni/[4] Awney
- Osbournby, Lincolnshire – /ˈɒzənbi/ Ozzenby
- Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire – /ˈɒzəltwɪzəl/[12] (local pronunciation);[citation needed][4] Ozzaltwizzle
- Ovingham, Northumberland – /ˈɒvɪndʒəm/ Ovinjam
P
[edit]- Pall Mall, London – /ˈpælˈmæl/ Pal Mal
- Plaistow:
- Plaistow, Greater London – /ˈplɑːstoʊ/[20] Plahstow
- Plaistow, West Sussex – as above[20]
- Plymouth, Devon – /ˈplɪməθ/ as in early colony of today's USA of Plymouth, Massachusetts Plimmouth
- Ponteland, Northumberland – /pɒntˈiːlnd/ Pontealand
- Portesham, Dorset – /ˈpɒsəm/ (old-fashioned), currently /ˈpɔːrtɪʃəm/ or /ˈpɔːrtsəm/ Possam, Portisham, Portsam
- Postwick, Norfolk – /ˈpɔːzɪk/ Pauzick
- Poxwell, Dorset – /ˈpoʊkswɛl/ (as in Pokesdown in the same county) Pokeswell
- Prideaux Castle, Cornwall – /ˈprɪdəks/ Pridducks Castle
- Prinknash, Gloucestershire – /ˈprɪnɪʃ/ Prinnish
- Prudhoe, Northumberland - /ˈprʌdə/ Prudda
- Puncknowle, Dorset – /ˈpʌnəl/ Punnel
Q
[edit]- Quadring, Lincolnshire - /ˈkweɪdrɪŋ/ Quaidring
- Quernmore, Lancashire - /ˈkwɔːrmər/ Quormer
R
[edit]- Rainworth, Nottinghamshire – /ˈrɛnəθ/ Rennoth
- Rampisham, Dorset - /ˈrænsəm/[21] Ransom
- Ratlinghope, Shropshire – /ˈrætʃʌp/[n 16] Ratchup
- Reading, Berkshire – /ˈrɛdɪŋ/[n 17] Redding
- Rievaulx, North Yorkshire – /riːvoʊ/ (unusual equivalent to the French pronunciation) Reevoe
- Ruislip, Greater London – /ˈraɪslɪp/ Ryeslip
S
[edit]- St Ives, Cornwall – /sənt ˈiːv/[n 18] Sant Eve
- St Teath, Cornwall – /tɛθ/ Sant Teth
- Salisbury, Wiltshire – /ˈsɒlzbri/, Error: {{IPA}}: unrecognized language tag: ˈ[n 19] Solsbry
- Salle, Norfolk – /ˈsɔːl/ Saul
- Sandwich, Kent - /sændwɪtʃ/, /sændwɪdʒ/ (as in food item named after its Earl) Sandwich, Sandwidge
- Seighford, Staffordshire – /ˈsaɪfəd/ Syeford
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire – /ˈʃroʊzbri/ or /ˈʃruːzbri/[12] Shroesbry, Shrewsbry
- Shaftesbury, Dorset (and the associated earldom) – /ˈʃɑːftsbri/,or /ˈʃæfsbri/ Shaftsbry, Shaffsbry
- Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire – pronunciation varies /ˈslæwɪt/, /ˈslæθwɪt/[n 20] Slawwit, Slathwit
- Slaugham, West Sussex - /ˈslæfəm/ Slaffam
- Snowshill, Gloucestershire – /ˈsnoʊzəl/[22] or /ˈsnɒzəl/[23] Snowsel, Snozzel
- South Elmsall, West Yorkshire – /saʊθ ˈɛmsəl/ South Emsal
- Southwark, Greater London – /ˈsʌðərk/[n 21] Suthark
- Southwell, Nottinghamshire – /ˈsʌðəl/[12] or intuitively.[n 22] Suthel
- Sowerby and Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire - /ˈsɔːbi/ (though Sowerby, North Yorkshire intuitively /ˈsaʊəbi/) Sawby, Sawby Bridge
- Sproxton, Leicestershire – /ˈsproʊsən/ Sproesen
- Staithes, North Yorkshire – locally /stɪərz/ Steers
- Stawell, Somerset – /stɒl/ Stoll
- Steyning, West Sussex – /ˈstɛniŋ/;[12] Stenning
- Stiffkey, Norfolk – /ˈstjuːkiː/ or intuitively /ˈstɪfkiː/ Stewkey, Stiffkey
- Stivichall or Styvechale, Coventry – /ˈstaɪtʃəl/ Styechel
- Stockingford, Warwickshire – /stɒkɪŋˈfɔːd/ or /stɒkɪŋɡˈfɔːd/ (final emphasis) Stockingforde
- Streatham, London – /ˈstrɛtəm/ Strettam
- Stroxton, Lincolnshire – /ˈstrɔːsən/ Strawson
T
[edit]- Tacolneston, Norfolk – /ˈtækəlstən/ Tackleston
- Teignmouth, Devon – /ˈtɪnməθ/[12] Tinmouth
- Teston, Kent – /ˈtiːsən/ Teeson
- Thame, Oxfordshire, and River Thame – /ˈteɪm/ Tame
- River Thames and all names derived from it – /ˈtɛmz/[n 23] Tems
- Theobald's Road, London – now usually intuitive /ˈθiəbəldz/ but traditionally /ˈtɪbəldz/[24] Tibald's Road
- Threekingham, Lincolnshire – /ˈθrɛkɪŋɡəm/ Threckingam
- Tideswell, Derbyshire – /ˈtɪdsəl/[12][n 24] Tidsel
- Tintwistle, Derbyshire – /ˈtɪnsəl/[12] Tinsel
- Todmorden, West Yorkshire – /ˈtɒdmədən/ [n 25].[25] Toddmodon
- Torpenhow, Cumbria – /trəˈpɛnə/ locally or an intuitive /ˈtɔːrpənhaʊ/ Trepenna, Torpenhow
- Towcester, Northants – /ˈtoʊstə/ Toester
- Trewoon, Cornwall – /ˈtruːən/ Trewon
- Trottiscliffe, Kent – /ˈtrɒzli/ Trozley
U
[edit]- Ulgham, Northumberland – /ˈʌfəm/ Uffam
- Uttoxeter, Staffordshire – /juːˈtɒksɪtər/ (only British town commencing with /juː/ sound) Yutoxeter
V
[edit]- Vauxhall, London – /ˈvɒks.ɔːl/ Voxaul
W
[edit]- Warwick (and -shire) – /ˈwɒrɪk/[n 26] Worrick
- Wavertree, Lancashire – /ˈwɔːtri/ mostly obsolete[26] Wautry
- Little Weighton and Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire – /ˈwiːtən/ Little Weeton, Market Weeton
- Welwyn (and its Garden City), Hertfordshire – /ˈwɛlɪn/ Wellyn
- Wesham, Lancashire - /ˈwɛsəm/ Wessam
- Whittingham, Northumberland – /ˈwɪtɪndʒəm/ Whittinjam
- Widecombe, Devon – /ˈwɪdɪkəm/ Widdicombe
- Wisbech, Cambridgeshire – /ˈwɪzbiːtʃ/[12] Wisbeach
- Witham, Essex – /ˈwɪtəm/ Wittam
- Wombwell, South Yorkshire - /ˈwʊmwɛl/ Woomwell
- East Woodhay and West Woodhay – /ˈwʊdi/ East and West Woodey
- Woolfardisworthy, Devon – /ˈwʊlzi/ or /ˈwʊlzəri/ Woolsey, Woolserey
- Worcester (and -shire) – /ˈwʊstər/ Wooster
- Worstead, Norfolk - /ˈwʊstɪd/ Woosted
- Wressle, East Riding of Yorkshire – /ˈrɛzəl/ Rezzle
- Wrotham, Kent – /ˈruːtəm/ Wruetam
- Wroughton, Wiltshire – /ˈrɔːtən/ Wrauton
- Wybunbury, Cheshire – /ˈwɪnbri/ Winbury
- Wycombe, (High) and (West), Buckinghamshire – /ˈwɪkəm/ Wyccombe
- Wymondham, Norfolk – /ˈwɪndəm/[n 27] Wyndham
Y
[edit]- Yeavering, Northumberland – /ˈjɛvəriŋ/ Yevvering
- Yeaton, Shropshire – /ˈjɛtən/ Yetton
Z
[edit]- Zouch, Nottinghamshire – /ˈzɒtʃ/ Zotch
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire – /ˌdələˈzuːʃ/ (unusual equivalent to the French pronunciation) Ashby de la Zoosh
See also
[edit]- List of places in England with counterintuitive pronunciations: A–L
- Grapheme
- English spelling
- Pronunciation of Chinese names in English - counterintuitive Q, X, C, Zh, etc. in words romanised in Pinyin.
Notes and references
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- Anstruther (Ànsruthair), Fife – /ˈeɪnstər/ beside intuitive /ˈænstrʌðər/ Ainster, Anstruther
- Athelstaneford, East Lothian ('Atholstanefuird') – /ˈæθəlsteɪnfərd/ or /ˈeɪlsənfərd/ Athelstaneford, Ailsenford
- Auchinleck, Ayrshire ('Achadh nan Leac') – /ˈæflɛk/[12] or intuitively /ˈɔːkɪnlɛk/ or /ˈɒxɪnlɛk/[4] Affleck, Aukinleck, Ochinleck
- Avoch, Highland ('Abhach') – /ˈɔːx/ Auch
- River Avon, Aberdeenshire ('Abhainn Athfhinn') - /ˈɑːn/ River Ahn
- Culross, Fife ('Cuileann Ros') – /ˈkʊərɒs/[4] Cuaros
- Culzean Castle, Ayrshire ('Cullain') – /kəˈleɪn/[4] Cullaine Castle
- Dounreay, Highland ('Dùnrath') - /duːnˈreɪ/[27] Doonray
- Findochty, Moray ('Am Fionn Ochdamh') – /ˈfɪnəxti/ Finnochty
- Friockheim, Angus (Fraoch-heim) – /ˈfriːkəm/ Freekam
- Garioch, Aberdeenshire ('Gaibheach') – /ˈɡɪəri/[12] Geerie
- Gigha, Argyll and Bute (Giogha) – /ˈɡiːə/[4] Geea
- Glamis, Argyll and Bute – /ˈɡlɑːmz/[4] Glaams
- Glenzier, Dumfries and Galloway – /ˈɡlɪŋər/ Glinger
- Grandtully, Perthshire – /ˈɡræntli/ Grantly
- Gullane, East Lothian ('Gualainn') – /ˈɡɪlən/ Gillan
- Hawick, Scottish Borders (Hamhaig) – /ˈhɔɪk/ alongside partly intuitive /ˈhɔː.ɪk/ [4] Hoik, Hauick
- Islay, island of the Inner Hebrides (Ìle) – /ˈaɪlə/[4] Eyela
- Jarlshof, Shetland – /ˈjɑːrlshɒf/[27](same as Danish and Norwegian) Yarlshof
- Kilchurn Castle, /ˈkɪlərn/ Killern
- Kilconquhar, Fife ('Cill Conchad') – /kɪnˈjʌxər/ Kinyeuchar
- Kilncadzow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland – /kɪlˈkeɪɡeɪ/ Kilcaygay
- Kingussie, Highland ('Ceann a' Ghiùthsaich') – /kɪŋˈjuːsi/[4] Kingyewcie
- Kirkcaldy, Fife (Cair Chaladain) – /kərˈkɔːdi/ Kircawdy
- Kirkcudbright, Galloway (Cille Chuithbeirt) – /kərˈkuːbri/[4] or /ˈkərkuːbri/ Kircoobry
- Milngavie, Dunbartonshire (Muileann Dhaibhidh) – /məlˈɡaɪ/ Mulgeye
- Loch Muick, Aberdeenshire – /ˈmɪk/[27] Loch Mick
- Moray, Morayshire – /ˈmʌri/[n 28] Murry
- Penicuik, Midlothian – /ˈpɛnɪkʊk/[27] Penicook
- Peterculter, Aberdeenshire - /ˌpiːtərˈkuːtər/ , usually shortened to Culter (pronounced similarly) but note that the nearby town of Cults, Aberdeen is pronounced straightforwardly Petercooter
- Ravenstruther, Lanarkshire – /ˈrɛnstri/ or /reɪnstri/ Renstry, Rainstry
- Ruthven, Aberdeenshire – /ˈrɪvən/ Riven
- Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway (Seanchair) – /ˈsæŋkər/ Sanker
- Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow – /ˈsʌxihɔːl/ Suchiehall
- Scone, Perthshire – /ˈskuːn/ Scoone
- Strathaven, South Lanarkshire – /ˈstreɪvən/ [12] Straiven
- River Teviot, Scottish Borders, and all names derived from it – /ˈtiːviət/ Teeviot
- Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire – /tɪlɪˈkuːtrɪ/ Tillicootry
- Udny, Aberdeenshire - /ˈwɪdnɪ/ Widney
- Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde – /ˈwiːmz/ [12] Weems Bay
- ^ e.g. City of Leicester which follows e.g. Towcester, Rocester and Alcester – /ˈɒlstər/ or /ˈɔːlstər/
- ^ Well-known, large examples are Woolwich and West Bromwich cf. Nantwich and Droitwich Spa
- ^ e.g. Smethwick, Chiswick and Flitwick
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo Wells, John C. (2000). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. 2nd ed. Longman. ISBN 0-582-36468-X.
- ^ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Bristol_and_Somerset/2000-01/0949053929
- ^ Reflecting original "Beldesert" "Beaudesert and Henley-in-Arden Website | Warwickshire | Our Town|History|". Henley-in-Arden. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ Bill Bryson (1 September 1991). The Mother Tongue. HarperCollins. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-380-71543-5.
- ^ In south Oxfordshire; pronunciation varies in north Oxfordshire, see BBC Oxford How do you pronounce Cherwell?
- ^ Wells, John (6 May 2010). "Chideock". John Wells's phoetic blog. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Chop Gate". yorkshiremoors.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "History of Cowbit - Cowbit Village". cowbitvillage.co.uk. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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- ^ Lycett Green, Candida. Unwrecked England. Oldie. p. 30.
- ^ Pointon, G.E. (1983). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-212976-7.
- ^ "Oliver Cromwell's home; fields amid which his boyhood was passed. Villages in the neighborhood- where other great men were born-the boy Oliver saved". nY Times. 30 December 1888. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ (as in Greenwich Mean Time and as in the US namesakes) or the more old-fashioned /ɡrɪnɪtʃ/
- ^ Roach & Hartman, eds (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th edition. (Cambridge University Press). p. 234
- ^ Mildenhall audio pronunciation
- ^ Olney Town Council Official Guide
- ^ a b Sangster, Catherine; Olausson, Lena (2006). Oxford BBC guide to pronunciation. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 300. ISBN 0-19-280710-2.
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- ^ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-7091-8135-3.
- ^ St. Clair Baddeley, W. (1913). Gloucestershire Place-Names. Gloucester: John Bellows. pp. 142–143. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "the cotswolds: snowshill manor". suziebeezieland. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Hidden London - Pronunciation". Hidden London. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "See entry for 25th April". Phon.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ William Farrer & J. Brownbill (editors) (1907). "Townships: Wavertree". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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