Have you ever wondered how to pronounce places in Virginia like Fauquier, Haysi, Wytheville, and Iaeger? Here are the answers from VirginiaLiving.com. [read_more]Also, in Virginia ‘ville’ is usually pronounced vul as in Farmvul and Danvul.
Accomac (town) Accomack (county) (ACK’-ah-MACK’)
Amissville (AY’-miss-vill)
Aquia Harbor (ah-KWYE’-ah)
Ararat (AYR’-ah-rat)
Basye (BAY’-see)
Botetourt (BAHT’-uh-tott)
Buchanan County (buck-ANN’-un)
Buena Vista (BYOO’-nah VISS’-tah)
Crozet (kroh-ZAY’)
Fauquier (faw-KEER’)
Fluvanna (floo-VANN’-ah)
Ft. Belvoir (BELL’-vwar)
Ft. Eustis (YOOS’-tiss)
Galax (GAY’-lax)
Giles (JYLES) County
Gloucester (GLOSS’-ter)
Gore (gohr)
Goshen (GOH’-shen)
Grottoes (GRAH’-tohs)
Haysi (hay-SYE’)
Iaeger (YAY’-ger)
Jarratt (JAYR’-att)
Kilmarnock (kill-MARR’-nock)
Louisa (loh-WEE’-sah)
Luray (loo-ray)
McGaheysville (mick-GACK’-ees-vill)
Moneta (moh-NEE’-tah)
Nottoway (NAH’-toh-way)
Occoquan (AH’-koh-kwahn).
Onancock (oh-NANN’-kock)
Powhatan (POW’-hah-tan)
Pulaski (pyoo-LASS’-kee)
Sussex (SUSS’-ex)
Saluda (sah-LOO’-dah)
Smyth (smith)
Swoope (swohp) or (swope)
Staunton (STANN’-tun)
Tappahannock (TAPP’-ah-HANN’-ock)
Tazewell (TAZZ’-well)
Toano (toh-ANN’-oh)
Wythe (with)
Wytheville (WITH-vill)
