Pronunciation Guide to Places in Virginia

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)