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Huh. As someone born and raised in the region, it’s hard to imagine how else it would be pronounced. Poo-y’all-up, maybe?

• balls187 7y ago
  "Poi-all-up" is what I've typically heard after leaving the area for school. True story, I worked at the South Hill Mall.
• saghm 7y ago
  I had never heard this name before, and that's the guess I made before reading the rest of the comment.
  • balls187 7y ago
    As is the case of many places in Washington State, the cities name comes from pacific coastal tribes. Specifically The Puyallup Tribe. Seattle, Tacoma, Rainier, Sequim, Nisqually, Samammish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Snohomish, Tillicum, etc
    • saghm 7y ago
      Interesting! Thanks for the info
• wccrawford 7y ago
  I would have guessed "puh-yall-up".