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It seems Americans always screw up German names, like Gödel, Schrödinger. So are Dutch names like Dijkstra, Huygens. I don't think there are sounds like 'ö',
by nlitsme 2y ago
It seems Americans always screw up German names, like Gödel, Schrödinger.
So are Dutch names like Dijkstra, Huygens.
I don't think there are sounds like 'ö', 'ij', or 'ui' in English.
note: 'uy' is the 16th century spelling of current 'ui'.
- yen223 2y agoI only recently learned we're all pronouncing Einstein wrong
- dingaling 2y agoThat depends on your frame of reference
- nozzlegear 2y agoAs far as Dijkstra and Huygens go, those are somewhat common last names where I live in Iowa, so their pronunciations have surely been Americanized a long time ago. I'd pronounce them as "deekstra"/"dikestra" and "hi-ginz," and that's how the people I know with those names pronounce them.