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Pronunciation of Louisville in Louisville, KY
LOO-uh vul
Local pronunciation, with roughly the same rhythm as 'glueable'.
Exact pronunciation depends very much on where you live and how you learned it. Common variations replace 'uh' with 'ee' or 'ih' sounds, and/or replace 'vul' with 'vil':
LOO-ee vil
LOO-ee vul
LOO-ih vil
LOO-ih vul
Type of Name:
City Name
Language:
French
Meaning:
Literally 'Louis city'
Additional Information:
Named in 1780 after French King Louis XVI, in honor of French support for America during the ongoing American Revolution. Despite this, the name is not pronounced as in the French (LOO-ee vee yah) but rather has been shortened into American English form.
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Pronunciation of Louisville
| l | is pronounced as | l | in let | |
| oo | is pronounced as | oo | in food | |
| ih | is pronounced as | i | in it | |
| v | is pronounced as | v | in very |
Phonetic Spelling:[ l oo ih - v ih l ]
l
oo
ih
-
v
ih
l
let
food
it
very
it
let
Pronunciation of Louisville in Louisville, KY
| l | is pronounced as | l | in let | |
| oo | is pronounced as | oo | in food | |
| uh | is pronounced as | u | in up | |
| v | is pronounced as | v | in very | |
| uu | is pronounced as | u | in put |
Phonetic Spelling:[ L OO uh v uu l ]
L
OO
uh
v
uu
l
let
food
up
very
put
let
Type of Name:
City Name
Language:
French
Meaning:
Literally 'Louis city'
Additional Information:
Named in 1780 after French King Louis XVI, in honor of French support for America during the ongoing American Revolution. Despite this, the name is not pronounced as in the French (LOO-ee vee yah) but rather has been shortened into American English form.
Pronunciation of Louisville
LOO uh vul
Pronunciation of Louisville in US
| l | is pronounced as | l | in let | |
| oo | is pronounced as | oo | in food | |
| ee | is pronounced as | ee | in see | |
| v | is pronounced as | v | in very | |
| ih | is pronounced as | i | in it |
Phonetic Spelling:[ l OO - ee - v IH l ]
l
OO
-
ee
-
v
IH
l
let
food
see
very
it
let
Pronunciation of Louisville
LOO-i-vill
i - as in 'it' without 't'
vill - rhymes with pill
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