Lit Mara Jade

Is it pronounced may-ra or ma-ra?

 

Usually (but not always) MAHR-ah:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(name)

 

That's how I pronounce it too. So then how are Tahiri & Tenel Ka announced? A lot of the names of EU characters can be hard to pronounced.

 

Tah-HEE-ree
TEN-ul Kah

 

i thought it was Ta-hear-i and Ten-l-kah

 

Sorry wrong thread.

 

What about Jaina? I say Jay-nuh, but a friend says Jan-uh. Which one is correct?

 

it has to be Jay-nuh. it not jan-uh

 

Mah-ruh
Tuh-eer-ee
Teh-nel Kah
Jay-nah

 

How about Vergere?

Is it Ver-jar or Ver-jeer?

 

I say "Ver-geer" (hard "g").

 

So I've been pronouncing it wrong for years? Mah-ra Jay-de just sounds weird to me.

 

Why does it sound weird? Personally I think it flows quite nicely–it would be harder for me to pronounce May-ra Jay-de than Mah-ra Jay-de.

 

there are plenty of people named Mara, even in the Bible. It means bitter.

 

Well, Mahr-ah Jay-de would certainly sound weird considering Jade is a single-syllable name/word. Pronounced just like the gem.

 

I've always pronounced it "ver-ger-ee"

With a hard g.

 

What about Jacen?

Is it JAY-suhn or jay-SUHN?

 

Jason

 

According to the NEGTC pronunciation key it's "vur-JAIR."

Since I have the book out:

MAH-rah jade (one syllable, long A--"jade" not "jay-dee")

tah-HEE-ree
TEH-nel kah

JAY-nah

 

Jonathan Davis pronounces both syllables in Vergere's name as rhyming with "air." But then the original Heir to the Empire audio book pronounced Executor wrong.

 

This sounds like a job for the Story Group.