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How to pronounce Guiraud
Three notations of the same pronunciation: the tonic stress, the spelled-out reading, and the phonetic alphabet. Lean on the accent of the Midi to read them: say them the way Provence speaks, sounding out every syllable and every e, and you will land very close to the right form.
Tonic stress
gui-RAU
The syllable in capitals carries the tonic stress: it is said more strongly than the others.
Say it
« guiraou »
Spelled-out pronunciation: read this sequence of letters as if it were French, and you will say Guiraud. The group « au » is said in one breath, one single voicing, without a break between the vowels.
Phonetic alphabet
[ɡiˈʁaw]
Transcription in the international phonetic alphabet, for those who can read it.
French equivalent
- Gérald
Diminutives
- Giraudet
- Giraudoun
In Provençal, the diminutive is a common and affectionate usage: the same first name is said one way on the civil register and another within the family.
The reading rules that give this pronunciation are set out in detail on the How to pronounce Provençal page.