O-line Name Pronunciation Help Needed
So I was just thinking about how I'm not quite sure what the correct pronunciation of Molk is, and then it occurred to me that there are at least five O-linemen whose names I'm just kind of guessing at, and have not really heard pronounced enough times to have it down right. So, a little help from the boards with the following please:
Dorrestein - I'm pretty sure I've got this, but just to be sure, It's DOOR-steen, right? Perhaps DOOR-styne.
Huyge - I think I've heard it pronounced HUGH-gee (gee not pronounced like "gee whiz," but instead like Guy LeDouche from Most Extreme Elimination Challenge). This one is baffling because it relies on ignoring letters that are seemingly out of place like Dwyane Wade.
Molk - This could go either way. I've been saying Molk like it rhymes with chalk, but I think the announcers in the ND game were pronouncing it like it rhymes with James K. Polk (cue "We are the mediocre [beat] presidents! You won't find our faces on dollars or on cents!")
Omameh - This one I think I've got a handle on. Oh-MAH-may. Accent on the middle syllable. It always makes me think of the Japanese fifth taste-sense, umami.
Lewan - Before I saw the BTN's Michigan preview, I'd been thinking LEW-ən, but they were saying le-WAN. I'm guessing they had it right, because I doubt they'd make an arbitrary change like that.
That's all I can think of for now. Thank you Steven Schilling for making it easy on me. Anybody else have any player pronunciation questions? This would be the place.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:40 PM ^
Christian Pace's name is pronounced Pace. Like the salsa.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:52 PM ^
Pace? Salsa? Never heard of it. The only chip-dipping medium I know of is Rotel and Velveeta.
September 17th, 2010 at 12:04 AM ^
Whaaat? That is definitely photoshopped. Such a thing does not exist. There is only:
September 17th, 2010 at 10:11 AM ^
But this stuff says it was made in New York City!
September 17th, 2010 at 12:02 AM ^
...you're making Nacho feel welcome already.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:42 PM ^
DOOR uh steen.
You've got Huyge right.
MALL-k
Oh MOMMy
LOU en
ROB in son
CHAMP ion ship
September 16th, 2010 at 11:46 PM ^
LOU-WAN.
I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I've heard Coach Rodriguez pronounce it this way.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:53 PM ^
So I'm just supposed to shout the whole thing?
September 17th, 2010 at 7:22 AM ^
When a dude is that big, his ear drums are going to be a little thicker than most. How else do you expect him to hear you?
September 16th, 2010 at 11:46 PM ^
I think you might be pronouncing "championship" wrong
September 17th, 2010 at 12:08 AM ^
It's CHAMP eon ship, because with Denard it's going to be eon's before we lose again.
(...that may be the worst joke I've ever made...)
September 17th, 2010 at 12:12 AM ^
Its ok youve got michigan sideburns. Youre allowed a pass.
September 17th, 2010 at 7:23 AM ^
Denard outputs MORE than enough energy to knock some electrons from their orbits. He's one we've gotta keep an ion.
>.>
<.<
September 17th, 2010 at 12:00 AM ^
Isn't the "g" silent?
I think it is french.
September 17th, 2010 at 11:02 AM ^
The G in Huyge? No, it is not silent. It may be french, but that doesn't mean its pronounced in French.
Look at Brett Favre and the hack job those redneck southerners did on pronouncing his last name. It should be pronounced like the Luvre (lou-veh), therefore it should be pronounced Fah-veh. Never trust Americans to pronounce names and places with the correct accent. That would make that person/place/thing Un-American. Right D-Troit?
September 17th, 2010 at 1:13 PM ^
I don't think Huyge is a French name. (It looks more Dutch.) If it is French name, it would be pronounced like "Ewwj" (one syllable).
BTW, Louvre is pronounced LOUV-ruh (it's basically one syllable, but there's a hint of a "ruh" at the end). Favre should be pronounced FAHV-ruh.
September 17th, 2010 at 12:54 AM ^
but I couldn't just leave it alone.
September 17th, 2010 at 12:54 AM ^
You're wrong on just about everything. Sorry. I trust the players know how to pronounce their own names.
DOOR-uh-styne.
MOHLK.
loo-AHN.
oh-MOM-ay.
September 17th, 2010 at 12:54 AM ^
Yeah, Oh MOMMy, like when a 220-pound linebaker or a 190-pound DB sees Patrick barreling downfield at them, the last thing they think before soiling themselves is "OH MOMMY!"
September 17th, 2010 at 7:03 AM ^
Lou-Wahn is confirmed in this thread, seemingly by Taylor's dad.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/taylor-lewan-pronounciation-question
September 16th, 2010 at 11:43 PM ^
Molk - derived from the Latin "Molkpancakeus" is pronounced "Bad Ass". Thought that might help.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:52 PM ^
With a last name like that, it's no wonder he likes to hit people really f---ing hard.
September 17th, 2010 at 12:05 AM ^
wool fork?
and
hanger up?
September 17th, 2010 at 12:10 AM ^
Nailed it! Also, Ray Roundtree.
September 17th, 2010 at 9:46 AM ^
I thought it was Ron Roadhouse...
September 17th, 2010 at 12:09 AM ^
is Ste-fan
and
Jonas Mouton
is pronounced Jo-nas, not "James" as the ND guys called him. Its not like he hasn't played in that game 3 years in a row
September 17th, 2010 at 12:26 AM ^
I thought Hopkins first name was pronounced STEF-in like Stephen Curry.
September 17th, 2010 at 2:26 AM ^
also refer to "Ray Roundtree"? Stupid Tim Hammond.
September 17th, 2010 at 4:03 AM ^
It was Chris Fowler on Gameday.
September 17th, 2010 at 4:48 PM ^
I'm so glad I don't have to see this guys face again for another two years...
September 17th, 2010 at 12:53 AM ^
Lewan is definitely pronounced "Lou Wan" with "Wan" rhyming with "Gone". See the "Countdown to Kickoff" video on Mgoblue.com with him and Roh.
September 17th, 2010 at 1:09 AM ^
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Al Backey ...................................................................Back-ee
Jibreel Black ..............................................................Ja-BREEL
Seth Broekhuizen ...................................................Brook-hizen
Jeremy Ciullo ............................................................Chew-lo
Kenny Demens ........................................................Demins
Drew Dileo ................................................................Dill-e-o
Perry Dorrestein ......................................................dooris-STINE
Obi Ezeh .....................................................................Ehh-zay
John Ferrara ..............................................................fuh-RAH-rah
Tate Forcier ...............................................................Four-C-A
Rusheed Furrha .......................................................Fur-ha
Paul Gyarmati ...........................................................G-are-mahti
John Haarer ..............................................................Har
Will Hagerup ............................................................Haa-GRUP
Will Heininger ..........................................................Hine-in-ger
Stephen Hopkins ....................................................Steph-on
Mark Huyge ..............................................................Hugh-gee
Rocko Khoury...........................................................Corey
Taylor Lewan ............................................................La-wan
Jake Matelic ..............................................................Ma-telic
Kristian Mateus ........................................................Ma-tay-us
Justin Meram............................................................Mare-um
Phil Monolo ..............................................................Mo-no-lo
Mark Moundros .......................................................MOON-drose
Jonas Mouton ..........................................................MOO-tahn
Patrick Omameh .....................................................O-ma-MAY
Jordan Paskorz ........................................................Pass-korz
Kris Pauloski ..............................................................Pa-lowski
Craig Roh ...................................................................Row
Renaldo Sagesse .....................................................sah-GAYSAY
Baquer Sayed ...........................................................Bocker SAY-ed
Scott Schrimscher ..................................................Shrim-sher
Je’Ron Stokes ...........................................................Ja-ron
Darryl Stonum .........................................................Stone-um
Terrence Talbott ......................................................TAL-bott
Terry Talbott .............................................................TAL-bott
Fitzgerald Toussaint ...............................................Two-sant
Ray Vinopal ...............................................................VIN-o-paul
September 17th, 2010 at 1:13 PM ^
I thought it was simply Ko-vacks, just like it looks, and Tom Hammond kept saying Kovox. I muttered to myself a few times about how annoying it was for him to keep calling him Kovox. But then on his INT you can hear Cam Gordon yelling "KOVOX...BAM!" (or something) when he runs over to him, so I don't know what to think anymore.
September 17th, 2010 at 1:10 AM ^
I've been saying Molk like it rhymes with chalk
OK, now I think you're just messing with us.
September 17th, 2010 at 2:08 AM ^
pretty sure it's pronounced Rod-rig-gweez
//WKRP reference? Anyone?
September 17th, 2010 at 4:22 AM ^
Chai-chai, is that you?
September 17th, 2010 at 4:47 PM ^
The announcer on the radio Saturday said Tyler Laween when Michigan lined up in the Jumbo package. How bad will some people get?