Saturday, September 28, 2013

How to pronounce town and city names in CT

 Note: Many of these town name can be pronounced in Boston/Mass. accents. For example: Hartford-Hahtfid.

Andover - And-over. Simple.

Ansonia - An-sone-ee-uh.

Ashford - Ashfurd. 

Barkhamsted - Bark-ham-sted. It's not "Barkams ted".

Beacon Falls - Beecon Falls.

Berlin - Bur-lin. Emphasis on the first syllable.

Bethany - Bethany. Not "Betha nye" and not Bethany (like zany)"

Bethel - Bethel. Again, emphasis on the first syllable.

Bethlehem - Bethlahem. Not "Bethleehem".

Bloomfield-Bloomfield.

Bolton-Boltin

Bozrah-Bozzrah.

Branford-Branfurd.

Bridgeport-Bridgeport.

Bridgewater-Bridgewater.

Bristol-Brissdul or Brisstol.

Brookfield-Brookfield.

Brooklyn-Brooklinn

Burlington-Burlingtin

Canaan-Cane-in

Canterbury-Cannerburry or Cannerberry

Canton-Cantin

Chaplin-Chaplin

Cheshire-Cheshur

Chester-Chess-tur

Clinton-Clintin

Colchester-Colchesturr

Colebrook-Colebrook

Columbia-Cuhlumbia

Cornwall-Cornwahl

Coventry-Cahventree

Cromwell-Crahmwell

Danbury-Danburry or Danberry

Darien-Dairy-enn

Deep River-Deep Rivurr

Derby-Durrbee

Durham-Durrum

East Granby-East Granbee

East Haddam-East Haddam

East Hampton-East Hamtin

East Hartford-East Hartfurd

East Haven - East Hayvin

East Lyme-East Lime

East Windsor-East Winzur

Eastford-Eastfurd

Easton-eestin

Ellington-Ellingtin

Enfield-Enfield

Essex-Essicks

Fairfield-Fairfield

Farmington-Farmingtin

Franklin-Franklinn

Glastonbury-Glastonburry or Glastonberry

Goshen-Go-shin

Granby-Granbee

Greenwich-Gren-itch

Griswold-Griswold

Groton-Grahtin

Guilford-Gillfurd

Haddam-Haddam

Hamden-Hamdin

Hampton-Hamptin

Hartford-Hartfurd

Hartland-Hartlind

Harwinton-Harwintin or Harwint-in

Hebron-Heebrin

Kent-Kent

Killingly-Killinglee

Killingworth-Killingwurth

Lebanon-Lebanin


Ledyard-Led-yird


Lisbon-Lisbin

Litchfield-Litchfield

Lyme-Lime

Madison-Madasin

Manchester-Manchester

Mansfield-Mansfield

Marlborough-Marr-boroh or Marl-boroh. 2 syllables, people!

Meriden-Merradin

Middlebury-Middleburry or Middleberry

Middlefield-Middlefield

Middletown-Middletown

Monroe-Munroh or Monroh

Milford-Milfurd

Montville-Mahntville NOT Mantville

Morris-Morris

Naugatuck-Nog-a-tuck

New Britain-New Brittan

New Canaan-New Cane-in

New Fairfield-New Fairfield

New Hartford-New Hartfurd

New Haven-New Hayvin

New London-New Lund-in 

New Milford-New Milfurd

Newington-Newingtin

Newtown-Newtown. Exactly what it looks like.

Norfolk-Norfolk or Norfick

North Branford-North Branfurd

North Canaan-North Cane-in

North Haven-North Hayvin

North Stonington-North Stone-ing-tin

Norwalk-Norwalk/Norwock

Norwich-Norwitch/Norwich

Old Lyme-Old Lime

Old Saybrook-Old Saybrook

Orange-Orringe or Arringe

Oxford

Plainfield-Plainfield

Plainville-Plainville

Plymouth-Plimmith

Pomfret-Pomfret

Portland-Portland or Portlind

Preston-Prestin

Prospect-Prospect/Prahspect

Putnam-Putnum

Redding-Redding

Ridgefield-Ridgefield

Rocky Hill-Rocky Hill

Roxbury-Rocksburry or Rocksberry

Salem-Sailum/Sale-um

Salisbury-Sal-iz-burry or Sal-iz-berry

Scotland-Scotlind

Seymour-Seemore

Sharon-Share-in

Shelton-Sheltin

Sherman-Shurmin

Simsbury-Simsburry or Simsberry

Somers-Summers or Sahmurs

South Windsor-South Winzur

Southbury-Southburry or Southberry

Southington-Suthingtin

Sprague-Sprayg

Stafford-Staffurd

Stamford-Stamfurd

Sterling-Sturling

Stonington-Sto-ning-tin

Stratford-Stratfurd

Suffield-Suffield

Thomaston-Thomastin

Thompson-Tompsin

Tolland-Tawl-ind

Torrington-Tore-ingtin

Trumbull-Trumbull

Union-Yoonyin/Union

Vernon-Vernin

Voluntown-Vallintown

Wallingford-Wallingfurd

Warren-War-in

Washington-Washingtin

Waterbury-Waterburry or Waterberry

Waterford-Waterfurd

West Hartford-West Hartfurd

West Haven-West Hayvin

Westbrook-Westbrook

Weston-Westin

Westport-Westport or Wessport

Wethersfield-Wethersfield

Willington-Willingtin

Wilton-Wiltin

Winchester-Winchester

Windham-Windum

Windsor-Winzur

Windsor Locks-Winzur Locks

Wolcott-Wulkit

Woodbridge-Woodbridge

Woodbury-Woodburry or Woodberry

Woodstock-Wood-stock

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