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Is there a rhyme or reason to pronouncing the surname "Davies"? (startrek.website)
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I've heard it pronounced both "Dave-Iss" and "Davey's". I don't hear the names often but I see them regularly and never know how to pronounce them. The only one I'm sure about is Alan Davies (Dave-Iss) because of QI.

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[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you think Davies is wild, check out Menzies. Based on how it's spelled you'll never in a million years guess how it's pronounced.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

spoilerit's the defunct scottish letter Ȝ isn't it?

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've heard it as

spoilerMin Giss

Menzies Campbell (Scottish Lib Dem MP) is pronounced like this.

The shop John Menzies should have been pronounced like that, but everyone just said it how it looked.