Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1898 — SPANISH NAMES. [ARTICLE]

SPANISH NAMES.

An Authority Explains Their Proper Pronunciation. Prof. Reger gives the correct pronun* Nation of a number of the names which have appeared In connection wl*h Cuban affairs. In the following list the word Is spelled as It Is written In the first column and as it should be pronounced in the second: Havana iecond syllable.* Madrid—Mah-dree, accent on second syllable. Blanco—Blahng-ko, accent on first . syllable. Cabanas Cah-wah-nas, accent on second syllable. Sagasta. Sa-gas-ta, as spelled, the “a's” sounded as in cat. Gomez—Go-meth, accent on flret syllable; “o” long. Canovas—Car-no-was, accent on second syllable; "o” long. Ruiz—Roo-eth, equal accents. Maceo—Mah-the-o, accent first syllable. Maria Rodrlguez—Mab-ree-a Ro-dree-geth, accent second syllabic both words; “o” in Ro is long. Pertco Diaz—l’er-ee-ko Dee-ath, accent on second syllable in Perico; accents equal in second word. Reina Mercedes—Rayee-nah Mer-the-dez, accent first syllable in Reina, second in Mercedes. Galicia Gal-eeth-ee-ab, accent on second syllable. Jorge Juan—Whorg Whan; in these words the “J” has the German sound of “ch,” but it can best be represented In English by “wh.” Bernabe—Bear-nah-6e, accent on first syllable. Cadiz—Kah-deeth, accent on first syllable. Eulate—Aoo-lah-te, accent on second syllable. Santa Cruz—Sahn-tah Krooth. Puerto del Padro— Poo-er-to del Pahdro, accent second syllable of Puerto, first syllable of Padro; “o’s” long. Castillo del Principe Kah-steel-yo del Pring-see-pay, accent second syllable of Castillo, first syllable of Principe. Dry Tortugas—Dree Tor-too-gas, accent second syllable. Lupercio Martinez Loo-per-cee-oh Mar-tee-neth, accent second syllable of Lupercio, second syllable of Martinez. Dupuy de Lome Doo-pwee duh Lohm. This is a French name, somewhat modified in change from that tongue into Spanish. Weyler—Wl-ler, accent first syllable; “1" long. This name comes from the German and retains the German pronunciation. Cristobal Colon Krls-toh-ahl Kohlon, accent on first syllable in Cristobal, second in Colon. Du Bose—Doo Bosk. r Matanzas—Mah-tabn-thas, aceent on second syllable. Azore Ah-thoh-ray, accent second syllable. Rayo—Rah-yoh, accent first syllable. Artete Ah-reeay-tay, accent second syllable. Almirante Oquendo—Al-meer-ahn-tay Oh-kwen-do, accent third sylllable in Almlrente, second.syllable In Oquendo. Pedro Rivas—Pay-droh Ree-wahs, accent first syllable In both. Pando —Pahn-do, accent first syllable. —Rochester Post-Express.