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How to pronounce author names starting with F

Author Pronunciations

31 last names beginning with "F"

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Michel Faber
Mih-shell Fay-ber
Siobhan Fallon
Sh-vawn
Dipo Faloyin
DEE-poh fuh-LOY-in
Laurel Fantauzzo
fan-TOO-zoh
Fatima Farheen Mirza
FAH-tee-muh FAR-heen MUR-zuh
Maria Virginia Farinango
fariNANgo
Nancy Farmer
Nansee FAHR-muhr
Bruce Feiler
fi-ler (first syllable rhymes with my)
Niall Ferguson
Can be pronounced Nigh-al or Neil depending on country of origin. The author pronounces his name Neil
Roshi Fernando
Rah-shee
Elena Ferrante
EH-leh-nuh feh-RAHN-tay. Rolled "R" in "Ferrante."
Jasper Fforde
Ford
William Fiennes
fines
Orlando Figes
FY-jez
Antwone Quenton Fisher
an-twone (rhymes with one)
Tim Flannery
FLAN-er-ree
Gillian Flynn
The g is pronounced hard as in gill, not jill
Sidik Fofana
sid-EEK foh-FAH-nuh
Aminatta Forna
A-mi-na-tta FOR-na
Frederick Forsyth
fred-rick
Adam Foulds
fohldz
Therese Anne Fowler
ta-reece
Margalit Fox
mar-gar-leet
Leah Franqui
LEE-ah FRAN-key
Elizabeth Fremantle
FREE-mantle
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