Pronounce this name

jmatt · Post by **jmatt** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:33:07 pm

DirtbagSailor wrote:I've been reading "GEE-Lad" for years. DBS

Hmm, that's a new one.

jmatt · Post by **jmatt** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:34:57 pm

lorddunlow wrote:Team Gil-ahd, all the way!

I knew you'd come through for me.

Dr Noel · Post by **Dr Noel** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:56:47 pm

Keith wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
Chris Campbell wrote:
greg wrote:
Phoenix8008 wrote:
TheFerg714 wrote:Umm.. none of the above? I say Gill-Add.
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5

I interpreted Gil-ahd as gill-add. Apparently I have bigger issues to deal with than this survey.

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:57:18 am

jmatt wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:Team Gil-ahd, all the way!
I knew you'd come through for me.

You're one post away from 5000!

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:10:28 am

lorddunlow wrote:
jmatt wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:Team Gil-ahd, all the way!
I knew you'd come through for me.
You're one post away from 5000!

That's adorable.

-slym

Spylocke · Post by **Spylocke** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:16:13 am

It's Gil-Add in my head.
The one that bugged me the most was Geoff. It was relieved to see Clay McHenry take over as geomancer so I wouldn't have to wonder how Geoff is supposed to sound.

ilzuccone · Post by **ilzuccone** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:33:03 am

i pronounce it "seks-E-mahn-weh-th-scah-ares"

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:34:44 am

Geoff = Jeff

-slym

Bone-A-Fach-ee · Post by **Bone-A-Fach-ee** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:28:52 pm

TheFerg714 wrote:Umm.. none of the above? I say Gill-Add.

That would've been my vote as well. And exactly how I would've spelled it phonetically.

Bone-A-Fach-ee · Post by **Bone-A-Fach-ee** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:29:54 pm

Chiclo wrote:BOHN-ih-fuss

Bone-A-Fach-Ee

jmatt · Post by **jmatt** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:03:26 pm

lorddunlow wrote:
jmatt wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:Team Gil-ahd, all the way!
I knew you'd come through for me.
You're one post away from 5000!

Thanks for attending the ceremony.

It really meant a lot when you threw rotten vegetables at me onstage.

hunter_peterson · Post by **hunter_peterson** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:16:43 pm

Keith wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
Chris Campbell wrote:
greg wrote:
Phoenix8008 wrote:
TheFerg714 wrote:Umm.. none of the above? I say Gill-Add.
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5

Is that not the same as Gill-Ahd?

jmatt · Post by **jmatt** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:29:21 pm

hunter_peterson wrote:
Keith wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
Chris Campbell wrote:
greg wrote:
Phoenix8008 wrote: +1
+2
+3
+4
+5
Is that not the same as Gill-Ahd?

Ahd is more like 'odd'; Add sounds more like 'fad'. I should have put in another option, I guess.

ilzuccone · Post by **ilzuccone** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:53:48 am

jmatt wrote:
hunter_peterson wrote:
Keith wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
Chris Campbell wrote:
greg wrote: +2
+3
+4
+5
Is that not the same as Gill-Ahd?
Ahd is more like 'odd'; Add sounds more like 'fad'. I should have put in another option, I guess.

ahd is odd? in that case i change my vote to ice-cream. i'm a gill-add man.

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:54:50 am

ilzuccone wrote:
jmatt wrote:
hunter_peterson wrote:
Keith wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:
Chris Campbell wrote: +3
+4
+5
Is that not the same as Gill-Ahd?
Ahd is more like 'odd'; Add sounds more like 'fad'. I should have put in another option, I guess.
ahd is odd? in that case i change my vote to ice-cream. i'm a gill-add man.

Translation - I forgot I like being wrong...

Dallow Spicer1 · Post by **Dallow Spicer1** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:53:38 pm

hawkeyeps wrote:
The Beyonder wrote:There was never any question for me that it was pronounced like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ShQOL81Tw&t=1m27s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

sooooo.... +6?
Yep that's right.

+7

+8
How can it be Gil-Id?!?

I assume we all pronounce it with 'G' as in 'Golf' not 'G' as in 'Geoff'?

Zhuge1 · Post by **Zhuge1** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:35:47 pm

Dallow Spicer1 wrote:
hawkeyeps wrote:
The Beyonder wrote:There was never any question for me that it was pronounced like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ShQOL81Tw&t=1m27s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

sooooo.... +6?
Yep that's right.

+7
+8
How can it be Gil-Id?!?

I assume we all pronounce it with 'G' as in 'Golf' not 'G' as in 'Geoff'?

Sorry to dig this thread back up, but was searching around for the pronunciation after listening to the Valiant Effort podcast and being thrown off by them pronouncing it as "Jill odd"

The YouTube link is how I've always thought of it, with the G as in Golf (not a "J" sound).

Watchtower · Post by **Watchtower** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:09:18 pm

I'd normally be ticked off at such a blatant necro-bump, but screw it, I kinda wanna jump in too.

The voice in my head kinda likes to roll with Gil-ad, but I'm pretty sure the correct pronunciation is Gil-ahd. Incidentally, the voice likes to say Eye-var, but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Ih-var.

Now here's a question: which syllable do you stress for all three brothers? The first, or the second?

Psiot X · Post by **Psiot X** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:38:02 pm

Well, out of curiosity I went looking around the internet. Gilad is a real name in use by people today. I had no luck with dictionary.com or other sites that provide pronunciation but Youtube proved a gold mine. After listening to several people with the name pronounce it, Gill-Add is correct.

eschnit · Post by **eschnit** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:52:35 pm

What DBS said Gih-lodd. I knew a kid growing up with said name.

Zhuge1 · Post by **Zhuge1** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:26:23 pm

Watchtower wrote:I'd normally be ticked off at such a blatant necro-bump, but screw it, I kinda wanna jump in too.

The voice in my head kinda likes to roll with Gil-ad, but I'm pretty sure the correct pronunciation is Gil-ahd. Incidentally, the voice likes to say Eye-var, but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Ih-var.

Now here's a question: which syllable do you stress for all three brothers? The first, or the second?

I've always thought of Aram as "air ram" with the stress on the first syllable. Similarly, stressing the first syllable in Ivar (although I wasn't sure if it was eye-var; ee-var (long e); or ih-var (short i).

With Gilad, I've varied between "Gill-add" and "Gill-odd" with the stress usually on the second syllable. But, I've never used a J sound with the name.

Again, apologies for the necro-bump.

jmatt · Post by **jmatt** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:34:15 pm

I have been thinking about this since Joe (Knob Row) graciously said I could do the Shooter interview on June 9. I will slide Jim two index cards and ask him to pronounce the names on them.

Gilad (I say Gil-AHD)

Ivar (I say ee-VAHR)

Then, once for all, we will finally know the answer. Perhaps I should ask him to write them out phonetically as he sees fit on the card. Hmm, maybe I could do it on an appropriate comic book, ask him to sign and auction off them for CF...

I will entertain wagers for those of you who feel strongly about some other pronunciation.

Watchtower · Post by **Watchtower** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:45:13 pm

Yeah, I roll with the same stresses, Zhuge. And I've gone back and forth on whether to go with Ee-var or Ih-var.

To not leave the other brother out, I usually go with Ah-Rahm, but all the kids today are most likely gonna go with Ay-Ram. Stupid League of Legends.

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:48:26 pm

jmatt wrote:I have been thinking about this since Joe (Knob Row) graciously said I could do the Shooter interview on June 9. I will slide Jim two index cards and ask him to pronounce the names on them.

Gilad (I say Gil-AHD)

Ivar (I say ee-VAHR)

Then, once for all, we will finally know the answer. Perhaps I should ask him to write them out phonetically as he sees fit on the card. Hmm, maybe I could do it on an appropriate comic book, ask him to sign and auction off them for CF...

I will entertain wagers for those of you who feel strongly about some other pronunciation.

Just a minor quibble, but Ivar may not have been around/planned during Jim's tenure.

eschnit · Post by **eschnit** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:50:36 pm

Ee rock or Eye rack, Ee vonn or Eye Vinn, Ee Ron or Eye ran

I suppose it'd be interesting to know what pronunciation is in the writer'so head, but to me both pronunciations are fine. Like a writer who likes his readers to use their own imagination

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