How to pronounce Genly?

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Pronunciation of Genly in Haiti

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Genly is pronounced as

G EH N - l ee

g sounds like the 'g' in 'go'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'


Genly is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ G EH N - l ee ]

G EH N - l ee
go pet no   let see



Type of Name:

first name

Language:

science fiction universe of Ursula K. LeGuin

Gender:

Male

Additional Information:

read 'The Left Hand of Darkness' as a tween. when i found out my unborn child was to be a boy, I knew that his name would be Genly, although was not completely sure of the correct pronunciation. wrote to author, Ursula K. LeGuin, and she responded as to her intended pronunciation in very short order.


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Pronunciation of Genly in Haiti

GEN-"lee"
hard G, as in "go", GEN-rhymes with "pen","ten"


Type of Name:

first name

Language:

science fiction universe of Ursula K. LeGuin

Gender:

Male

Additional Information:

read 'The Left Hand of Darkness' as a tween. when i found out my unborn child was to be a boy, I knew that his name would be Genly, although was not completely sure of the correct pronunciation. wrote to author, Ursula K. LeGuin, and she responded as to her intended pronunciation in very short order.


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