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How to pronounce Jekyll?

Pronunciation of Jekyll in Scotland

In Scotland, Jekyll is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Glasgow, Scotland, is

j ee k l
  • j sounds like the 'j' in jug
  • ee sounds like the 'ee' in see
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let

"Letter to the Times, Nov. 28, 1980: Sir, Mr Roger Lancelyn Green (25 November) asks whether it is known how Robert Louis Stevenson intended the name of Dr Jekyll should be pronounced. Fortunately a reporter from the San Francisco Examiner, who interviewed Stevenson in his hotel bedroom in San Francisco on 7 June 1888, asked him that very question: ‘There has been considerable discussion, Mr Stevenson, as to the pronunciation or Dr Jekyll’s name. Which do you consider to be correct?’ Stevenson (described as propped up in bed ‘wearing a white woollen nightdress and a tired look’) replied: ‘By all means let the name be pronounced as though it spelt “Jee-kill”, not “Jek-ill”. Jekyll is a very good family name in England, and over there it is pronounced in the manner stated.’ Yours faithfully, Ernest Mehew"

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Scots

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Pronunciation of Jekyll in north of england

In north of england, Jekyll is primarily classified as a male surname (last name). It is pronounced as

J:jug ee:see k:key uu:put l:let

"From the book about Dr.jekyll and Mr.Hyde"

Type of Name: Last Name
Gender: Male
Origin: Scottish

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Pronunciation of Jekyll in the US

In the US, Jekyll is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is

J EH - k uh l
  • j sounds like the 'j' in jug
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • uh sounds like the 'u' in up
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let

"Made famous by the 1886 novella by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.""

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Europe, Specific Country Unknown
Other spelling(s): Jeckel

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Pronunciation of Jekyll in the US

In the US, Jekyll is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is

JEH-kull

"Made famous by the 1886 novella by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.""

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Europe, Specific Country Unknown
Other spelling(s): Jeckel

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In the southeastern corner of London lies Greenwich, a borough famous for marking the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), the imaginary line that separates the eastern and western halves of the world.

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