How to pronounce Florissant?

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Pronunciation of Florissant in Florissant, MO

Florissant is pronounced as FLOR iss uhnt

iss is pronounced as iss in miss


Florissant is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ FLOR iss uhnt ]

iss
miss


Type of Name:

Northern suburb of St. Louis, MO

Language:

French

Meaning:

Flourishing, Blooming

Additional Information:

'Flor' as in floor, 'iss' as in hiss, 'uhnt' as in the last syllable of deodorant


Comments:

Pronunciation of Florissant in Florissant, MO

Florissant, MO - northern suburb of St. Louis

FLOR-iss-uhnt

'Flor' as in floor, 'iss' as in hiss, 'uhnt' as in the last syllable of deodorant



Type of Name:

Northern suburb of St. Louis, MO

Language:

French

Meaning:

Flourishing, Blooming

Additional Information:

'Flor' as in floor, 'iss' as in hiss, 'uhnt' as in the last syllable of deodorant


Comments:

Pronunciation of Florissant in Florissant, MO

NOT pronounced (we know your radio spot was recorded outside of St. Louis when we hear...)
"floor" ESS ent
FLUER ess ent (too French-like!)
"Floor" ess "ant"



Type of Name:

Name of the city in Missouri

Language:

French, but St. Louis-style mangling

Additional Information:

Prior post on correct pronunciation is correct.
St Louisans commonly mispronounce names of French and German origin. To add to the challenge, the mispronunciation isn't consistent. Names of Native American origin are spelled phonetically but likely only resemble the original language (Meramec River.)
Other commonly mispronounced St. Louis place names: Gravois, Des Peres (city and river -- heck, it's not even a river!), Creve Coeur, Dunegant, St Francois (person and river), St. Louis.
Other Missouri names: Cortoix Creek, Nevada (city), New Madrid (city, fault line)


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