Translation requests/WMF/Staff/Pronunciation
| name | pronounced as | first name | last name | checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive | ||||
| Sue Gardner | Canadian/British English | Sue is a common English name: short for Susan. [suː] | Gardner is a common English name. [gɑːrdnər] | self-checked |
| Erik Möller | German or English | Erik as Eric of Eric Clapton [ɛrik] | oe as ea in heard, ller as in storyteller [ˈmœlɐ] | self-checked |
| Technology | ||||
| Rob Halsell | American English | Rob is a common English name. [rɑb] | Hal as hall, sell as sell [hɔːlsel] | |
| Tim Starling | American English | Tim is a common English name. [tim] | Star as star, ling as in darling [stɑːliŋ] (or [stɑːrliŋ] in rhotic accents) | self-checked |
| Mark Bergsma | American English | Mark as mark [mɑːrk] | Berg as in iceberg, s as in closing, a is weak vowel schwa [bəːrgzmə] | |
| Tomasz Finc | Polish | Tomasz [tʰomɑʃ] is a common Polish name which can be shortened to Tomek [tʰomɛk] | [Fiːnts] | self-checked |
| Michael Dale | American English | Michael is a common English name [ˈmaɪkəl] | Dale exactly as in dale [deɪl] | Checked by Cary Bass |
| Ariel Glenn | Greek or English | [a.ɾi.ˈɛl] (el), [ˈɛəɹ.i.əl] (en) | [ɡlɛn] | self-checked |
| Erik Zachte | Dutch | both 'E' and 'i' as 'i' in 'Skin' [irik] (stress on first syllable) | Z as in Zoo, a as in 'star', 'ch' as in 'loch', 'te' as 'tu' in 'turn' [zaxtʌ] (stress on first syllable) | self-checked |
| Ryan Kaldari | American English | Ryan is a common English name /ɹɑjn/ | like "California Ferrari" /kæl 'dɑ ɹi/ | |
| Rob Lanphier | American English | Rob is a common English name. [rɑb] | LAN-fear - Americanized pronunciation, and might have originally been spelled "Lanphear" anyway | self-checked |
| Arthur Richards | ||||
| Brandon Harris | American English | Brandon is a common English name | Like "Ferris" as in the wheel. | Self-checked |
| Trevor Parscal | American English | Trevor is a common English name [trɛvɔr] | Parscal is a corruption of the common French name Pascal [pæskæl] and is properly pronounced as if the R were not present, as it was artificially added sometime in the mid 19th century | self-checked |
| Guillaume Paumier | French | Guillaume /ɡiʝom/, French for William | Paumier, as in pommier /pɔ.mje/ | self-checked |
| Howie Fung | ||||
| Community | ||||
| Zack Exley | ||||
| Megan Hernandez | ||||
| Frank Schulenburg | Deutsch | [fʀaŋk] | [ˈʃuːlənˌbuɐ̯k], from the Middle Low German expression "te der sculenden borch", i.e. "at the hidden castle". German "Burg" = castle, not to be mistaken with "Berg" = mountain | self-checked |
| Philippe Beaudette | French Canadian | Philippe is a common french name: Phil-eep | Beaudette as in boe-det | self-checked |
| Rod Dunican | ||||
| Global Development | ||||
| Jay Walsh | American English | Jay as letter J [ʤei] | Wal as in Walmart, sh as in she. [wɔlʃ] | self-checked |
| Kul Takanao Wadhwa | Sanskrit/Japanese/Punjabi | Kul pronounced like the word "cool"/ ta-ka-na-o | wadh as wad in wad of cash and wa as wa in water. [wɑdwɑ] | self-checked |
| Finance and Administration | ||||
| Jeff Jones | ||||
| Legal | ||||
| Human Resources | ||||
| Public Policy Initiative | ||||
| LiAnna Davis | American English | pronounced Lee-Ann-Uh [liːænnɑː] | "Davis" is a common English surname: DAY-vis. [deɪvɪs] | self-checked |
| Sage Ross | American English | "Sage" as in "Sagebrush" | "Ross" rhymes with "Cross" | |
Note: common English names means ones easily found in handy dictionaries.
Resources
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