2007 Ohio State Pronunciation Guide |
| Last names |
| Abdallah | Abb-DOLL-lah |
| Amos | A-mose |
| Bauserman | BOW-ser-man |
| Boeckman | BECK-man |
| Chekwa | CHEEK-wah |
| Cordle | CORD-dull |
| DeLande | de-LAND-dee |
| Denlinger | DEN-ling-gur |
| Dougherty | Dah-hurt-tee |
| Ebner | EBB-nurr |
| Evege | EVV-edge |
| Fickell | rhymes with tickle |
| Gantz | rhymes with pants |
| Gholston | GOAL-stun |
| Haas | Haaz |
| Hazell | as in hazel |
| Heacock | hay-cock |
| Homan | HOH-man |
| Kacsandi | KACK-sand-dee |
| Larimore | LARE-rih-more |
| Laurinaitis | Larr-en-EYE-tiss |
| Makridis | muh-CREE-dis |
| Moeller | as in molar |
| Nicol | as in nickel |
| Pentello | pen-TELL-oh |
| Pettrey | pet-tree |
| Potokar | poe-toe-car |
| Pretorius | preh-TORE-ree-us |
| Rehring | RARE-ing |
| Rietschlin | RICH-lin |
| Robiskie | ROW-biss-key |
| Ruhl | as in rule |
| Saine | as in sane |
| Sanzenbacher | san-zen-bock-ur |
| Schoenhoft | shown-hoff |
| Sika | SEE-kah |
| Slagle | SLAY-goal |
| Spitler | spit-lurr |
| Thoma | TOE-mah |
| Trapasso | tra-PASS-oh |
| Ullery | YUL-err-ee |
| Whaley | whale-lee |
| First names |
| Nader (Abdallah) | NAY-dur |
| Chimdi (Chekwa) | CHIM-day |
| Jermale (Hines) | jur-mail |
| Dionte (Johnson) | DEE-on-tay |
| Taver (Johnson) | TAY-vur |
| Devon (Lyons) | DEV-un |
| Devon (Torrence) | de-VON |
| Taurian (Washington) | TORE-ree-an |
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