Pronunciations

Don't you just hate to come across a name that you don't know how to pronounce? Or worse, you think it's pronounced one way, only to find out later that it isn't? I hate it, too.

For example, I always thought the name Kahlan from the Sword of Truth novels (by Terry Goodkind) was pronounced Kuh-lon. Once the series was turned into a television show, Legend of the Seeker, I learned that it is actually pronounced Kay-lin.

In books, you only hear the names in your head and not out loud, so it's hard to know if it's right. So here is a video and quick guide to Everealm's pronunciations for the unconventional names.


P.S. If I left one out that you think should be included, just comment below and I will add it to the list!

Everealm - ever-elm

People
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Breestlin (Bree) - bree-st-lin (So.. it sounds just like it looks!)
Cicilly (Cici) - sis-ill-ee
Sarita - su-ree-tuh
Celeste - cell-est
Thadine - thay-din
Rowan - row-un
Elric - ell-rick
Dagan - day-gun
Sidonie - sid-oh-nee (NOT sid-nee)
Adelphie - a-dell-fee
Sabra - say-bruh
Silas - sigh-luss
Vallica - vall-ick-uh
Dahlia - doll-ee-uh
Ethelda - eth-ell-duh
Rhea - ray-uh
Leitis - leet-iss
Anassania - ann-uh-sawn-yuh (AKA Anassa - ann-uh-suh)
Carneath - car-nee-ith
Cornithia - cor-nith-ee-uh
Nolan - no-lun
Tristan - trist-un
Xavier - egg-zay-vee-ur
Rianne - ree-ann
Eon - ee-un
Leonard - lin-urd
Gillea - jill-ee-uh
Seraphina - sarah-fee-nuh
Luther - loo-thur

Places
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Junacave - jew-nuh-cave
Sire - sigh-ur
Vale - sounds like veil, as in a bridal veil
Taten - tay-tin
Labara - luh-bar-uh
Carneath - car-nee-ith
Cornithia - cor-nith-ee-uh
Valerian (mountains) - vull-air-ee-in
Cyan (river) - sigh-un
Anestas - uh-nest-us
Elmber - elm-burr
Odustis - oh-dust-us
Veyace - vay-us
Zezura - ze-zur-uh
Moorine - more-een
Kilharie - kill-harr-ee
Baymoor - bay-more
Hosselly - hoss-ill-ee
Windermere - win-dur-meer

Things
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Terra Circle - tare-uh