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How to pronounce author names starting with O

Author Pronunciations

27 last names beginning with "O"

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Paraic O'Donnell
Far-rich o-donnell
Roisín O'Donnell
ROH-sheen
Nuala O'Faolain
noola o-fway-lawn
Maggie O'Farrell
oh-FEHR-uhl
P.J. O'Rourke
o-RORK
Téa Obreht
Tay-uh Ah-bret
Kennedy Odede
oh-DAY-day
Jonathan Odell
oh-DELL
Yoko Ogawa
o-GAR-wa
Alexis Okeowo
uh-KAY-uh-woh
Uche Okonkwo
oo-chay oh-CON-qwo
Nnedi Okorafor
neh-dee oh-core-ra-for
Deb Olin Unferth
OH-lin UN-furth
Robert Olmstead
OLM-STED
Toluse Olorunnipa
TOW-loo oh-roo-NEE-puh
Ijeoma Oluo
ih-JO-muh oh-LOO-oh. The vowel sound of the I in "Ijeoma" is short, like in the word "did."
Michael Ondaatje
on-DARt-she (the t is not silent but is barely heard and rolls into the final syllable)
‍ Ondjaki
awnd-JAW-kee
Suze Orman
oar-mn
Daniel Orozco
oh-RAHZ-co
Julie Orringer
OR-in-jur
E.C. Osondu
or-sun-do
Olivette Otele
oh-live-ETTE oh-TELL-ee
Julie Otsuka
oat-SOO-kuh
Helen Oyeyemi
ooo-yee-yemi
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