How to pronounce author names starting with V

Author Pronunciations

15 last names beginning with "V"

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Andrew Vachss

Vachss rhymes with "tax".

Simon Van Booy

van boo-ee

Menna van Praag

Men-nuh von Pr-ah-g

Guy Vanderhaeghe

van-der-haig

Clare Vanderpool

VAN-der-pool

Lara Vapnyar

Vap-nee-arh

Leo Vardiashvili

var-de-esh-VILL-ee

Abraham Verghese

vur-gees with a hard 'g'

Gore Vidal

gore (hard g) vi-DAHL

Judith Viorst

vee-orst

Nghi Vo

nee voh

Emily Voigt

voyt

Kurt Vonnegut

kert VAHN-uh-guht

Ocean Vuong

vwong (Ocean pronounced like the word "ocean.")

Dan Vyleta

vill-ET-uh (first syllable rhymes with pill)

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