Ciaffone

[tyfromm]

How do you pronounce this name?

I assume it is four sylabbles as is the case with most Italian names (one vowel per sylabble). I don't know which sylabble to accent, and which vowel sounds to use.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Depending on whether he drops the last syllable, I'd say "cha-FONE" or cha-FONE-eh"

[Eihli]

Wow, now that I think about it i guess my "key-a-phone" was way off.

[tyfromm]

You may be right, but I don't think we have a definitive answer yet.

Some of you Las Vegas folks know him, certainly you can give us the correct answer. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Basic Italian pronunciation

Ciao = CHOW
Chianti = key-AHN-tee

[Paul2432]

This post from RGP should clear things up.

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"S. Lyle \"Sly\" Raymond" <slyraymond@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<Xns91CDEB8252FEFslyraymondearthlinkn@207. 217.77.26>...
> I've asked this before and not gotten a response:
>
> What is the correct pronounciation for "Ciaffone?"


I sent Mr. Ciaffone e-mail and got this response (and permission to post):


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My grandfather came to the US from Italy as a child in the late 1800's.
Instead of using the correct cha fone' (rhymes with Capone) he simply used
the pronunciation of the NYC people, shuh FOE nee. I simply went by my
father's pronunciation, taken from my grandfather.
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I guess that's authoritative. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
--JMike

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Paul

[tyfromm]

[ QUOTE ]
This post from RGP should clear things up.

[ QUOTE ]
"S. Lyle \"Sly\" Raymond" <slyraymond@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<Xns91CDEB8252FEFslyraymondearthlinkn@207. 217.77.26>...
> I've asked this before and not gotten a response:
>
> What is the correct pronounciation for "Ciaffone?"


I sent Mr. Ciaffone e-mail and got this response (and permission to post):


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My grandfather came to the US from Italy as a child in the late 1800's.
Instead of using the correct cha fone' (rhymes with Capone) he simply used
the pronunciation of the NYC people, shuh FOE nee. I simply went by my
father's pronunciation, taken from my grandfather.
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I guess that's authoritative. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
--JMike

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Paul

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Thanks, now I can change my handle to Al Ciaffone Jr. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Kurn, you were quite close (closer than me), well done!

Here are the other answers from the rgp thread:
ShaFonz
Shaf-own
Sha-phonie
She-a-phonie
Cha Phone E
sha PHONE e
Chee'afoneh