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Pronunciation of Milwaukee
m ih l - w AW - k ee
m | sounds like the | 'm' | in 'me' | |
ih | sounds like the | 'i' | in 'it' | |
l | sounds like the | 'l' | in 'let' | |
w | sounds like the | 'w' | in 'win' | |
aw | sounds like the | 'aw' | in 'law' | |
k | sounds like the | 'k' | in 'key' | |
ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ m ih l - w AW - k ee ]
m
ih
l
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w
AW
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k
ee
me
it
let
win
law
key
see
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Pronunciation of Milwaukee in Born in MWAW-key (aka Milwaukee) in 1943.
M W AW - k ee
m | sounds like the | 'm' | in 'me' | |
w | sounds like the | 'w' | in 'win' | |
aw | sounds like the | 'aw' | in 'law' | |
k | sounds like the | 'k' | in 'key' | |
ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ M W AW - k ee ]
M
W
AW
-
k
ee
me
win
law
key
see
Type of Name:
Wisconsin city or county name
Language:
Indian (Algonquian, Potawatomi, Ojibwe [Chippewa])
Alternate Spelling(s):
Millioke, Minwaking, Ominowakiing, Milwaukie, Milwaucki, and others
Meaning:
"Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land" "Gathering place [by the water]"
Additional Information:
Confer the Wikipedia article for Milwaukee.
Pronunciation of Milwaukee
Ominomaking
Pronunciation of Milwaukee in Born in MWAW-key (aka Milwaukee) in 1943.
Except for foreigners (or those originally not from there...), the only acceptable pronunciation for Milwaukee is: MWAU-key (just TWO syllables).
When I first started out as a DJ at MWAU-key radio stations during 1965, I had to train myself to say: Mill-WAU-key for the station-ID breaks. Of course, only those in broadcasting (or foreigners...) would ever pronounce Milwaukee as Mill-WAU-key.
Another thing, only radio announcers would say DOUBLE-you for the 'W' in radio-station call letters. Again, the folk in MWAU-key would naturally say DUB-bah-yah for 'W.'
Type of Name:
Wisconsin city or county name
Language:
Indian (Algonquian, Potawatomi, Ojibwe [Chippewa])
Alternate Spelling(s):
Millioke, Minwaking, Ominowakiing, Milwaukie, Milwaucki, and others
Meaning:
"Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land" "Gathering place [by the water]"
Additional Information:
Confer the Wikipedia article for Milwaukee.
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