How to pronounce author names starting with W

Author Pronunciations

33 last names beginning with "W"

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NYOO-gee (hard g) wah TEE-ongo--according to African Literature professor who knows the author and speaks Kikuyu/Gikuyu (from The Millions)

Richard Wagamese

WAWG-uh-meese

Fred Waitzkin

WAITZ-kin

Ayelet Waldman

Eye-El-Et Wald-min

Carvell Wallace

car-VELL WALL-ace

Tommy Wallach

WAHL-ehk

Clemantine Wamariya

as it looks: wha-mar-ee-ah

Qian Julie Wang

Chi-an Joo-lee Wong

Weike Wang

WIE-kee

Jesmyn Ward

JEZ-min

Ruth Wariner

WAR-in-er

Claire Vaye Watkins

Vaye rhymes with way

Scott Weidensaul

why-densaul

Andrew Weil, M.D.

while

Elizabeth Wein

ween

Kelly Weinersmith

WEE-ner-smith

Zach Weinersmith

WEE-ner-smith

Andy Weir

Weir rhymes with "ear."

Helga Weiss

wyss (rhymes with ice)

Leah Weiss

wice (rhymes with "ice")

Ai Weiwei

Aye Way-way

Scott Westerfeld

As it looks - wester-feld (not field)

Tyriek White

ty-REEK

John E.. Wideman

WIDE-mehn. Second syllable is pronounced as names ending in "man" typically are.

Elie Wiesel

eh-lee vee-ZEL

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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