How to pronounce author names starting with Y

Author Pronunciations

8 last names beginning with "Y"

Page 1 of 1

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Iris Yamashita

yuh-MAH-shih-tuh

Hanya Yanagihara

First name rhymes with Tanya. Family name = YANa-gi-hara (yan rhymes with barn, g is hard)

Sunil Yapa

soo-NILL YAH-puh

A B.. Yehoshua

Y-HOE-shua (the A is for Abraham, but he is always referred to as A.B.)

Sonja Yoerg

SOHN-yuh yehrg

Lea Ypi

Ypi is pronounced Ee-P - just as you would say the letters E P

Lidia Yuknavitch

LID-ee-uh YOOK-nuh-vich

Muhammad Yunus

You-nuss

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!

BookBrowse Book Club

Real Americans
by Rachel Khong

From the author of Goodbye, Vitamin, a novel exploring family, identity, and the shaping of destiny.

About Discuss
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris
by Evie Woods

From the million-copy bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop.

About Discuss

Members Recommend

The Fairbanks Four
by Brian Patrick O’Donoghue

One murder, four guilty convictions, and a community determined to find justice.

Read the Reviews
The Seven O'Clock Club
by Amelia Ireland

Four strangers join an experimental treatment to heal broken hearts in Amelia Ireland's heartfelt debut novel.

Read the Reviews
One Death at a Time
by Abbi Waxman

A cranky ex-actress and her Gen Z sobriety sponsor team up to solve a murder that could send her back to prison in this dazzling mystery.

Read the Reviews
Happy Land
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel about a family's secret ties to a vanished American Kingdom.

Read the Reviews