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Destiny Udogie

So, that's how you say his name! Timestamped when De Zerbi says his name.

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RDZ is just guessing based on the usual Italian way of pronouncing G

Udogie himself will know!



The Italian letter G can be pronounced in a few different ways.
1. When G precedes a soft vowel (E, I), it is pronounced like the soft g in "gel." Phonetic symbol: [dʒ]

Italian sound files
Per esempio…
the letter g
gelatoice cream
giornoday
pigiamapajamas
valigettabriefcase

2. When G precedes a hard vowel (A, O, U) or R, it’s pronounced like the hard g in "granite." Phonetic symbol: [g]

Italian sound files
Per esempio…
gomitoelbow
graziethank you
guantigloves
lattugalettuce



Now, Udogie has been speaking to Football.London, and shed some light on the pronunciation, and meaning, of his unique name.

For those wondering, Udogie is pronounced: “ooh-doggy.”

And, as an extra little bit of information, his full name is actually Iyenoma Destiny Udogie. The player told Football.London that he found out recently that Iyenoma means “good news,” which is a promising sign if Spurs fans needed one.
 
RDZ is just guessing based on the usual Italian way of pronouncing G

Udogie himself will know!



The Italian letter G can be pronounced in a few different ways.
1. When G precedes a soft vowel (E, I), it is pronounced like the soft g in "gel." Phonetic symbol: [dʒ]


Italian sound files
Per esempio…
the letter g
gelatoice cream
giornoday
pigiamapajamas
valigettabriefcase

2. When G precedes a hard vowel (A, O, U) or R, it’s pronounced like the hard g in "granite." Phonetic symbol: [g]

Italian sound files
Per esempio…
gomitoelbow
graziethank you
guantigloves
lattugalettuce



Now, Udogie has been speaking to Football.London, and shed some light on the pronunciation, and meaning, of his unique name.

For those wondering, Udogie is pronounced: “ooh-doggy.”

And, as an extra little bit of information, his full name is actually Iyenoma Destiny Udogie. The player told Football.London that he found out recently that Iyenoma means “good news,” which is a promising sign if Spurs fans needed one.
Yeah his surname isn't Italian so the Italian pronunciation rules aren't relevant. He's Bini/Edo in Nigeria and I believe the general way it's been pronounced in the UK is roughly correct as Udogie says himself.
 
RDZ is just guessing based on the usual Italian way of pronouncing G

Udogie himself will know!



The Italian letter G can be pronounced in a few different ways.
1. When G precedes a soft vowel (E, I), it is pronounced like the soft g in "gel." Phonetic symbol: [dʒ]


Italian sound files
Per esempio…
the letter g
gelatoice cream
giornoday
pigiamapajamas
valigettabriefcase

2. When G precedes a hard vowel (A, O, U) or R, it’s pronounced like the hard g in "granite." Phonetic symbol: [g]

Italian sound files
Per esempio…
gomitoelbow
graziethank you
guantigloves
lattugalettuce



Now, Udogie has been speaking to Football.London, and shed some light on the pronunciation, and meaning, of his unique name.

For those wondering, Udogie is pronounced: “ooh-doggy.”

And, as an extra little bit of information, his full name is actually Iyenoma Destiny Udogie. The player told Football.London that he found out recently that Iyenoma means “good news,” which is a promising sign if Spurs fans needed one.

I’ve heard brits trying to explain how to pronounce Bergvall, so I’m not having it! 😅 according to what I assume are Italian and Nigerian people commenting on a «pronounciation guide», it seems it could be pronounced the «English» way «uh doggy», the Italian way «udojee» or the Nigerian way «u-dog-i-ye». So who knows what the man himself uses. It doesn’t matter though, just found De Zerbi’s pronounciation interesting.
 
I’ve heard brits trying to explain how to pronounce Bergvall, so I’m not having it! 😅 according to what I assume are Italian and Nigerian people commenting on a «pronounciation guide», it seems it could be pronounced the «English» way «uh doggy», the Italian way «udojee» or the Nigerian way «u-dog-i-ye». So who knows what the man himself uses. It doesn’t matter though, just found De Zerbi’s pronounciation interesting.
Yeah the British way is too relaxed with the double e but English speakers are gonna struggle to get it right regardless. 😅
 
There's no correct way of pronouncing any name, other than how the owner prefers it

Except in the case of Peter Shreeve of course, where he gave up telling people there was no 's' on the end, and just went with it
 
I like when foreign people corrupt and tailor the pronunciation of my name, it makes me feel a little adopted, and maybe a bit exotic too
 
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