I hate when I am telling someone his name and I intentionally pronounce it the American way just so they know what name I'm saying. Pronunciation guide: Learn how to pronounce Gerard in English, Dutch, Catalan, Polish, Italian, Flemish with native pronunciation. gerard manley hopkins sound ,gerard manley hopkins pronunciation, how to pronounce gerard manley hopkins, click to play the pronunciation audio of gerard. Most of us who speak "American" use Gerry. His friends call him Gerry and made fun of him once when a reporter mistakenly reported that he prefers to be called "GerARD". ![]() An old nickname for a chamber pot (also referred to as a potty) (Dated UK) Quotations 1970 Santha Rama Rau: The Adventuress. ![]() A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine and Jerilyn. Pronunciation guide: JH as in 'joy (JH.OY)' AH as in 'mud (M.AH.D)' R as in 'race (R.EY.S)' AA as in 'odd (AA.D)' R as in 'race (R.EY.S)' D as in 'day (D. ( en proper noun ) A nickname for Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerrold, Gerald, Gerard, and similar male names also used as a formal male given name. To Americans it sounds closer to Jarrod or Jared but it's not really because of the rolling "r". Gerard is pronounced in English as JHah-R AA RD or in Dutch as K- EY -RaaRT. ![]() ![]() That is completely "foreign" to the way his Mum says it (and I've heard her say it) - the closest I can come to spelling it out is JA(as in Jack)-rud (with a gently rolled "r") with emphasis on the first syllable. We Americans tend to say JurARD with the emphasis on the second syllable. Actually that pronunciation is the American one which Gerry doesn't like.
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