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2008 OHIO STATE
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
LAST NAMES: 
Abdallah   Abb-DOLL-lah
Amos   A-mose
Bauserman   BOW-ser-man
Boeckman   BECK-man
Chekwa   CHECK-wah
Cordle   CORD-dull
DeLande   de-LAND-dee
Denlinger    DEN-ling-gur
DiLillo   dee-LILL-oh
Domicone   DOM-ee-cone
Ebner   EBB-nurr
Evege   EVV-edge
Fickell   rhymes with tickle
Gantz    rhymes with pants
Goebel   go-bull
Hazell   as in hazel
Heacock   hay-cock
Homan   HOH-man
Kacsandi   KACK-sand-dee
Larimore   LARE-rih-more
Laurinaitis   Larr-en-EYE-tiss
Mobley   MOE-blee
Moeller   as in molar
Nicol   as in nickel
Pentello   pen-TELL-oh
Pettrey   pet-tree
Posey   POE-zee
Potokar   poe-toe-car
Pretorius   preh-TORE-ree-us
Rehring   RARE-ing
Robiskie   ROW-biss-key
Rolle   roll
Ruhl   as in rule
Sabino   sah-BEE-no
Saine   as in sane
Sanzenbacher   sahn-zen-bock-ur
Shugarts   SHOE-garts
Sika   SEE-kah
Slagle   SLAY-goal
Spitler   spit-lurr
Sweat   as in wet
Thoma   TOE-mah
Trapasso   tra-PASS-oh
First names: 
Nader (Abdallah)   NAY-dur
Chimdi (Chekwa)   CHIM-day
Jermale (Hines)   jur-mail
Orhian (Johnson)   orr-RYE-ann
Taver (Johnson)   TAY-vur
Jermil (Martin)   jur-meel
DeVier (Posey)   de-VEER
Terrelle (Pryor)   tur-RELL
Etienne (Sabino)   eighty-yen
Devon (Torrence)   de-VON
Taurian (Washington)   TORE-ree-an