Model Name Pronunciation

Meg · 07-01-2005

I decided to start this thread because there are so many models out there whose names I most likely screw up and would like for that to cease! Anyway the one that right now bugs me the most is Erin Wasson. Her last name confuses me. Right now I pronounce it WA-sawn but I'm thinking maybe it's WA-sun. I have no idea! Also Liya Kebede. I know her first name is pronounced Lay-uh, but what about her last name? any help and further inquiries welcome!

main_main_main2003 · 07-01-2005

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Originally Posted by Meg

Liya Kebede.

Kebede = Keh-beh-deh

iperlchen · 07-01-2005

And what about Tiiu Kiuk?

Meg · 07-01-2005

yeah I'm never sure how to say Tiiu's name. I say it 'tee-yoo cook' which i'm sure is wrong. One time I mentioned her name (saying it like that quickly) to this guy and he's like 'do I cook?' and i'm like haha, no, tiiu kiuk.

iperlchen · 07-01-2005

Haha, me no cook. I always pronounce it like 'tee-yoo kee-ook'.

Meg · 07-01-2005

actually my phonetics were wrong there. i say tee-u not tee-yo

indie · 07-01-2005

Tiiu Kuik= tee-you Quick

sashatheelf · 07-01-2005

ive heard a very prominant photographer pronounce erins last name 'wesson'. not sure if he was right though...but he had worked wither her.

Mettchen · 07-01-2005

meg, i saw the "backstage" video at h&m (i'm not sure that it's there anymore though) from the lagerfeld campaign and erin herself pronounced it WA-sun.

Pinki · 07-01-2005

Tie-u KoeÏk

iperlchen · 07-01-2005

That's weird, the 'i' comes before the 'u' but you pronounce it reversed. But thanks

Nemova · 07-01-2005

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Originally Posted by perlefine

That's weird, the 'i' comes before the 'u' but you pronounce it reversed. But thanks

It's Kuik, not Kiuk

Inimi Si Cutite · 07-01-2005

Does anyone know how to pronounce Dewi Driegen?

Nemova · 07-01-2005

I'm 99,9% sure it's Dree-ghen. But I don't know about the first name though.

iperlchen · 07-01-2005

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Originally Posted by Nemova

It's Kuik, not Kiuk

Ah I didn't know that! They always write her name down like Kiuk. Funny.

Dewi Driegen =
Day-wee (like in Davy, just change the 'v' into a 'w') Dree-gen. Actually it's with the typical Dutch g-sound, but I have no idea how to explain that.

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Inimi Si Cutite windowshopping Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7	:-) Does anyone know how to pronounce Dewi Driegen?

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Meg inspired contemplation Join Date: May 2003 Location: London by way of North America Gender: femme Posts: 17,062	Model Name Pronunciation I decided to start this thread because there are so many models out there whose names I most likely screw up and would like for that to cease! Anyway the one that right now bugs me the most is Erin Wasson. Her last name confuses me. Right now I pronounce it WA-sawn but I'm thinking maybe it's WA-sun. I have no idea! Also Liya Kebede. I know her first name is pronounced Lay-uh, but what about her last name? any help and further inquiries welcome!

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iperlchen daisy in my lazy eye Join Date: Oct 2004 Gender: femme Posts: 9,907	And what about Tiiu Kiuk?

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indie V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Finland Gender: femme Posts: 4,451	Tiiu Kuik= tee-you Quick __________________ BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS + My Vogue Italia interview

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sashatheelf backstage pass Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: tokyo Gender: femme Posts: 968	ive heard a very prominant photographer pronounce erins last name 'wesson'. not sure if he was right though...but he had worked wither her.

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Mettchen desire, undefined Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CPH Gender: femme Posts: 4,595	meg, i saw the "backstage" video at h&m (i'm not sure that it's there anymore though) from the lagerfeld campaign and erin herself pronounced it WA-sun.

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Pinki scenester Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Belgium Gender: femme Posts: 58	Tie-u KoeÏk