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How to pronounce Milwaukee?

Pronunciation of Milwaukee

Here is how Milwaukee is pronounced

m ih l - w AW - k ee
  • m sounds like the 'm' in me
  • ih sounds like the 'i' in it
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • w sounds like the 'w' in win
  • aw sounds like the 'aw' in law
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • ee sounds like the 'ee' in see


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Pronunciation of Milwaukee in Born in MWAW-key (aka Milwaukee) in 1943.

The pronunciation of Milwaukee is

M W AW - k ee
  • m sounds like the 'm' in me
  • w sounds like the 'w' in win
  • aw sounds like the 'aw' in law
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • ee sounds like the 'ee' in see

"Confer the Wikipedia article for Milwaukee."

Type of Name: Wisconsin City Or County Name
Origin: Indian (Algonquian, Potawatomi, Ojibwe [Chippewa])
Other spelling(s): Millioke, Minwaking, Ominowakiing, Milwaukie, Milwaucki, And Others
Meaning: "Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land" "Gathering Place [by The Water]"


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Pronunciation of Milwaukee

Here is how Milwaukee is pronounced

Ominomaking


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Pronunciation of Milwaukee in Born in MWAW-key (aka Milwaukee) in 1943.

The pronunciation of Milwaukee is

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.'

"Confer the Wikipedia article for Milwaukee."

Type of Name: Wisconsin City Or County Name
Origin: Indian (Algonquian, Potawatomi, Ojibwe [Chippewa])
Other spelling(s): Millioke, Minwaking, Ominowakiing, Milwaukie, Milwaucki, And Others
Meaning: "Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land" "Gathering Place [by The Water]"


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What is the correct British pronunciation of the name Greenwich?

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The correct answer is "gren-itch."

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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