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How to pronounce author names starting with H

Author Pronunciations

42 last names beginning with "H"

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Helon Habila
HEH-lohn Hab-ILH-uh. The first syllable of "Habila" is pronounced like the first syllable of "habit."
Meron Hadero
mair-AHN huh-DARE-oh
Rawi Hage
ROW-ee HAWZH. First syllable is pronounced like the word for a fight or disturbance, not like what you do in a boat.
Jennifer Haigh
The h on the end is silent, so pronounced haig
David Halberstam
dayvid HAL-buhr-STAM
Shannon Hale
shan-non hale (rhymes with rail)
Timothy Hallinan
HAL-in-ann. First syllable pronounced like the name "Hal."
Mohsin Hamid
Moh-sin Hum-eed
Jas Hammonds
Pronounced like "jazz"
Yuval Noah Harari
yoo-VALL ha-RAHR-ee
Chad Harbach
HAR-Bahk
Frances Hardinge
HAR-ding
Joy Harjo
HAR-jo
Linnea Hartsuyker
lin-AY-uh HART-syk-er
Kent Haruf
Rhymes with sheriff
Nadia Hashimi
Huh-SHEE-mee
Tupelo Hassman
TOO-puh-low HAAS-man
Noah Hawley
HAW-lee
Joan He
hee
Seamus Heaney
SHAY-muss HEE-nee (some sources say HAY-nee)
Gaute Heivoll
gowte hay-voll (approximately)
Aleksandar Hemon
HEH-mahn
Kathy Hepinstall
HEP-in-stall (rhymes with pep)
Imogen Hermes Gowar
IHM-uh-jin HER-meez GOW-er
Lamar Herrin
luh-MAR
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