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

The phonetic pronunciation of each author's name has been verified by the author's publisher. If you are the author, or personally familiar with the author, and disagree with the phonetic spelling of a particular name, please tell us. Thank you!

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