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How to pronounce author names starting with G

Author Pronunciations

49 last names beginning with "G"

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Diana Gabaldon
gabble-dn
Aja Gabel
AY-zha GAY-buhl. Like the words "Asia" and "gable."
Neil Gaiman
kneel gay-mn
Caseen Gaines
kuh-SEEN
Marcial Gala
mart-see-EL GAH-luh
Jonathan Galassi
guh-LAH-see
Rivka Galchen
gull-chen (approx)
Michelle Gallen
Sounds like gallon
Jack Gantos
gan-tose (to quote the author, the second syllable rhymes with verbose)
Anu Garg
Ahn-noo Gahr-g
Henry Louis Gates
middle name is pronounced loo-is
Paul L.. Gaus
Gows
Atul Gawande
atool ga-wan-day
Alastair Gee
AL-is-ter jee
Abby Geni
Pronounced like genie - jee-nee
Ted Genoways
JEN-oh-ways
Sulari Gentill
suh-LAH-ree GEN-tle
Mordicai Gerstein
MORE-di-kie ger-steen (middle syllable of first name is a short i; last syllable rhymes with 'hi'
Louis Gerstner
Loo-is
Masha Gessen
GESS-en, rhymes with yes
Camilla Gibb
cam-ILL-uh
Patricia Reilly Giff
ry-lee (first syllable rhymes with bye). Giff has a hard g
David R.. Gillham
GILL-um
Grant Ginder
Hard G in "Ginder"
Paolo Giordano
approximately pow-lo jaw-darno
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