How to pronounce Milwaukee?

Milwaukee is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ m ih l - w AW - k ee ]

m	ih	l	-	w	AW	-	k	ee
me	it	let		win	law		key	see

Except for foreigners (or those originally not from there...), the only acceptable pronunciation for Milwaukee is: MWAU-key (just TWO syllables).

When I first started out as a DJ at MWAU-key radio stations during 1965, I had to train myself to say: Mill-WAU-key for the station-ID breaks. Of course, only those in broadcasting (or foreigners...) would ever pronounce Milwaukee as Mill-WAU-key.

Another thing, only radio announcers would say DOUBLE-you for the 'W' in radio-station call letters. Again, the folk in MWAU-key would naturally say DUB-bah-yah for 'W.'

Wisconsin city or county name

Indian (Algonquian, Potawatomi, Ojibwe [Chippewa])

Millioke, Minwaking, Ominowakiing, Milwaukie, Milwaucki, and others

"Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land" "Gathering place [by the water]"

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Milwaukee is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ M W AW - k ee ]

M	W	AW	-	k	ee
me	win	law		key	see

Wisconsin city or county name

Indian (Algonquian, Potawatomi, Ojibwe [Chippewa])

Millioke, Minwaking, Ominowakiing, Milwaukie, Milwaucki, and others

"Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land" "Gathering place [by the water]"

Confer the Wikipedia article for Milwaukee.

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