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Mizmoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:57 AM
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HELP! How do you pronounce the name "Elie Wiesel"?
It is Ely (like the cotton gin fellow) V-cell?
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:59 AM
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1. I'm pretty sure it is El-lee.
I guess v-cell is about right, if you use the accent correctly.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 08:19 AM
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2. I think
I have heard it multiple times "ellie" for the first name, like Ellie May from the Waltons...

and, "wessel" like Chekov on Star Trek looking for nuclear wessels!
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Mizmoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 09:13 AM
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3. thank you that's helpful!
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 09:49 AM
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4. It's like this:
Edited on Mon Sep-19-05 09:49 AM by Heidi
Ay'-lee Vee'-sel. (I asked Mr. Heidi, native German speaker.)
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:09 AM
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5. elie = AY-lee
His last name I've heard both as Vee-ZEL and VEE-zil, more often the former.
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MN ChimpH8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:10 AM
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6. Same here
vee-zel seems to be preferred

And Elly May was on the Beverly Hillbillies :evilgrin:
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