Pronounce our Names
UCL Department of Greek and Latin
As you'd expect in a Global University, we have a global staff!
Here’s a quick guide to pronouncing our names …
| Name | International Phonetic Alphabet | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Agócs | [ ˈpi:.tə ɔˈ.gɔtʃ ] | PEE·tuh uh·GOTCH |
| Aylin Atacan | [ aj.lin æ.tæ.ˈdʒæn ] | ay·lin a·ta·JAN |
| Elena Cagnoli Fiecconi | [ eˈlenə kæˈɲɔli fieˈkɔni] | e·LE·na ca·NYO·li fie·KO·ni |
| Stephen Colvin | [ ˈsti:.vən ˈkɔl.vɪn ] | STEE·vun COL·vin |
| Nikolaos Gonis | [ nɪk ˈgɔ.nɪs ] | Nik GO·nis (short o, as in ‘gone’) |
| Rosie Harman | [ ˈrou.zi: ˈha:.mən ] | RO·zee HAR·mun |
| Miriam Leonard | [ ˈmɪ.ryəm ˈle.nəd ] | MI·riam LEH·nud |
| Fiachra Mac Góráin | [ ˈfiə̯.çrə məˈgɔ:.rən ] | FEEuh·chruh muh·GOR·un |
| Antony Makrinos | [ ˈæn.tə.ni: mæ.krɪˈnɔs] | AN·tuh·nee ma·kri·NOS |
| Gesine Manuwald | [ geˈzi:.nə ˈmæ.nu.valt ] | ge·ZEE·nuh MA·nu·valt (hard g in Gesine, as in ‘get’) |
| Mairéad McAuley | [ maˈɾed̺ məˈkɔ:.li: ] | muh·RADE muh·KAW·lee |
| Marigold Norbye | [ ˈmæ.rɪ.gəʊld ˈnɔ:.bi: ] | MA·ri·gold NOR·bee |
| Phiroze Vasunia | [ fɪˈrouz vəˈzu:.njə ] | fi·ROZE Va·ZOO·nya |
| Maria Wyke | [ məˈɾiə waik ] | muh·REE·uh wike (rhymes with bike) |