Pronunciation

One of the banes of all fantasy readers is how to pronounce names.  So as requested, I've complied a pronunciation guide for The Children of Man series.

CHARACTERS
  • Rafaela (rah-fy-EL-ah) "Faela" (FAY-la) Durante (doo-RAHN-tay) 
    • Baudin (BOW-din)
  • Kaedman (KAD-min) "Kade" (kaid) Hawthorn (HAW-thorn)
    • Jair (JAY-ur) Rafferty (RAFF-er-tee)
    • Mireya (mah-RAY-ah) Pascal (pahs-KAHL)
    • Dathien (DAY-thee-in) Pascal (pahs-KAHL) 
      • Grier (gr-ear) is a title.
    • Sheridan (SHARE-ih-dun) Reid (reed)
    • Evelyn (EH-vah-lin) "Eve" Reid (reed)
    • Lucien (LOO-see-un) "Hayley" (HAY-lee) 
      • undisclosed surname
    • Caleb (KAY-leb) Durante (doo-RAHN-tay) Murphy (MUR-fee)
    • Talise (tah-LEES) Lightwind Murphy (MUR-fee)
    • Wes (wes)
      • undisclosed surname
    • Rivka (RIV-kah) Breen (breen)
    • Vaughn (von) Breen (breen)
      • Grier (gr-ear) is a title.
    • Ianos (YAN-os) Wilkerson (WILL-ker-son)
    • Hewitt (HYOO-it) Lehrer (LAIR-ur)
    • Nikolais (nee-ko-LASS) Baudin (BOW-din)
    • Tomas (toe-MAWSS) Segar (see-GIR)
    • Eli (EE-lie) Westington (WEST-in-tun)

    More to come!

    COUNTRIES
    • Nabos (NAH-bohs)
      • Nabosian (NAH-boh-juhn)
    • Mergoria (MAHR-gor-ee-ah)
      • Mergorian (MAHR-gor-ee-in)
    • Taronpia (TAH-rahn-pee-ah)
      • Taronpian (TAH-rahn-pee-in)
    • Vamorines (vah-MOR-eens)
      • Vamorite (vah-MOR-ite)
    • Isfaridesh (iss-FAR-ih-desh)
      • Isfari (iss-FAR-ee)
    • Indolbergan (in-dul-BURR-gun)
      • Bergan (BURR-gun)

    CITIES
    • Kilrood (kill-RUDE)
    • Finalaran (fin-ah-LAR-in)
    • Lanvirdis (LAN-veer-dis)
    • Kitrinostow (kih-trih-NO-stow)
    • Wistholt (WIST-holt)
    • Gialdanis (jee-el-DAN-us)

    ORDERS
    • Tereskan (TAH-ress-kin)
    • Daniyelan (dan-ee-YEL-in)
    • Lusican (LOO-seh-kan)
    • Phaidrian (FAY-dree-in)
    • Nikelan  (neh-KEL-in)
    • Amserian (am-SAIR-ee-in)
    People
    • Deoraghan (day-oh-RAH-gan)

    GEOGRAPHY
    • Kurinean (kur-ih-NEE-in) Sea
    • Siprian (sip-REE-in) Mountains
    • Higini (heh-JEE-nee) Mountains
    • Auchneid (awk-NEE-id) River
    • Diarmid (DIE-are-mid) Bay
    • Dalibor (DAL-ih-bore) River
    • Yaniv (YEAH-niv) River
    • Bramm (bram) River

    DEITIES

    • Lior (LEE-or)
    • Liornan (LEE-or-nin)
    • Ashalioris (ash-ah-LEE-or-iss)
    • Tallior (tahl-LEE-or)

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