British People Try Pronouncing American Place Names! | American vs British

[@hmmmason]

The ones from Washington are actually Native American

[@trishah2145]

Mags 🙌🏼 yep

[@OttBryce]

💯 lives in most of those Washington towns. I know live in siskiyou, Oregon ;) ::D

[@trishah2145]

Bryce Ott I’m just outside Portland;)

[@OttBryce]

Trisha H and I’m just outside St. Helens:)

[@jadedhula]

And I am in Seattle.

[@getalife214]

The US is so big and diverse that pronouncing some of these is even a challenge for americans. The only somewhat helpful thing is knowing what state it is in, because if a city name in the southwest looks spanish, it probably is. If a name just straight up looks native american in the midwest, it probably is.

[@Deladus]

This is very true. Even towns/cities with the same spelling may be pronounced different based on where the place is. Some of it, I believe, has to do with what the primary makeup of the original settlers were. Some of it has to do with the differing accents, and some might just have to do with wanting to be different. Some examples I can think of are Lancaster, PA vs Lancaster, CA. PA is more LANK-iss-ter where CA is more LAN-kast-er. Locals in Bethlehem, PA often pronounce it BETH-lum.

[@devyncdc]

If it looks French in Louisiana, it is.

[@bennettd1209]

What about Tooele, Utah?

[@Vigilanchovy]

If it looks French in Indiana it is but you pronounce it wrong.

[@markefreet1522]

Deladus Houston Maryland is pronounced House-Ton whereas Houston Texas is pronounced Hue-s-Ten. And don't get me started on how you're supposed to pronounce Louisville Kentucky. It's Lue-vol.

[@lahrintz]

Yes, most are Native American. Though Boise comes from French "les bois" or "the woods". It's the City of Trees.

[@smileychess]

That's what it says in our airport: "Welcome to the City of Trees"

[@andrewberrocal2281]

Oh you guys are the ones that stole the title from us

[@myxll9552]

L e s b o i s

[@tifosi92i]

Boise sounds more like boisé in French not Les bois. It translates as wooded, fairly close though

[@MrKevmomoney]

Wrong wrong wrong Boise means land of refugees. It was named after the great migration of 2020 from Seattle.

[@jakeholguin6559]

cities towards Canada are usually native american. Cities towards Mexico are usually Spanish.

[@Inquisitor-Beals]

Detroit comes from French

[@mloftin6472]

Enormous numbers of place names in the South come from tribal nations.

[@shannonpritchard6916]

TONS of Native American names in Oklahoma and Texas!

[@nelsongutierrez5322]

Inaccurate several cities towards CANADA ARE ALSO SPANISH LIKE SAY MONTANA = MOUNTAIN or OREGON ALSO IN SPAIN THERE IS A CITY CALLED BY SUCH SAME NAME = NEVADA MEANING LOTS OF SNOW ETCÉTERA ALSO SPAINISH LOUISIANA. STRETCHED FROM WHERE LOUISIANA IS LOCATED TODAY ALL WAY UP TO CANADA BECAUSE WHAT IS USA TODAY WAS ALL SPANISN FOR 300 YEARS BEFORE THE BRITISH GOT HERE . MY KNOW MY HISTORY. MY AMIGOS.THE SPANISH LANGUAGE WAS SPOKEN IN ALL NORTHAMERICA YES FOR 300HUNDRED LONG YEARS BEFORE IT WAS ENGLISH .Don't hate is a FACT

[@terryteller6920]

Arizona has tons of Navajo-named town! This "Mexico-derived" thought is probably from someone who lives on the north side of the country.

[@jacksoncarine3602]

A lot of the names for places in America aren’t English because there are so many ethnicities in America. Like Spanish, or Native American languages for example.

[@benevolenthighwayman882]

Raleigh was a a benighted friend of Queen Elizabeth 1, but that was long before the British made up their silly accent in the early 1770's.

[@stevedcase]

Bingo. To be English, you embrace (or at least confirm to cultural expectations on some level) the traits that are quintessentially English, regardless of race. To be American, you embrace freedom, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, etc. freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, etc. This obviously influences how we talk and the vocabularies and accents used.

[@MCOmegaX123]

"To be American, you embrace freedom, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, etc. freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, etc." - You say that, but... look at your president, and (granted it's getting better in the following regard over the past few decades, but still) so much of your southern states.

[@sack36]

Oh dear, Highwayman! I don't think you actually you meant "benighted". The definition for that is intellectually or morally ignorant. I think you were going for the fact that he was a knight. He was Sir Walter Raleigh.

[@joycegreer9391]

Omega's I think you mean "look at the far left liberal Demoncrats" who are becoming fascist domestic terrorists because they didn't get their own childish selfish way in the election. Trump is as patriotic constitutional protecting of rights and freedoms as anyone can be. It is the Democrats who are racist and intolerant. They are willing to destroy the country to get what they want. They are the true deplorables.

[@hauxone]

Just fyi, most Americans wouldn't know how to pronounce some of those if they didn't live in the same state or hadn't heard of it before. Some of those cities are very obscure.

[@georgesteele2157]

Most Americans cannot pronounce Puyallup unless they are from around this part of the World.

[@markpapenfuss1111]

Cite your source.

[@camboy23filmsg16]

hauxone you are correct and they should’ve known the one with North Carolina because it was named after the British person Sir Walter Raleigh

[@sumguy2581]

I heard of all but 2.

[@williamgosvener47]

Mark Papenfuss most of us Americans can't pronounce a lot of them unless we are from that state. A lot of names come from 1000+ native american, spanish, french, and german languages.

[@wolf762x51]

Raleigh NC is named after Sir Walter Raleigh. He grew up in a farmhouse near the village of East Budleigh in Devon. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1585 and was the Captain of the Queen's Guard. He journeyed to America, landing and establishing a colony on Roanoke Island, ( which is in NC now ) and named it Virginia, which he named after the "virgin" Queen. Elizabeth was in love with him, but he courted and married her maid of honor, and Elizabeth had him locked in the Tower of London. After his release, he tried to regain favor with the Queen by military raids and explorations, but didn't, and her successor, King James I had him executed on the original charge of treason in 1618.

[@robertawalsh2995]

Yes, Sir Walter Raleigh was English so that was when I started thinking of a list of place names in England that they probably don't know how to pronounce.

[@traciei39]

I love all the information in your reply!

[@sonyagarner7769]

Sir Walter Raleigh did not go to America to establish the Roanoke colony. He was a financial backer but never set foot in N. America. He did however go to S. America.

[@VernCrisler]

Yep I was shocked that Joel and Lia did not recognize where the name Raleigh came from.

[@johnmarcinko2484]

@Chet Lamm unfortunately, yes...

[@davetheisen9426]

I’m from Wisconsin it’s a native word and it’s “wah kah shaw “

[@mustbenuts2713]

The old joke goes: "I'm from Waukesha:. Retort: "Welcome to America!"

[@wendym16]

SPOE (long "O")* CAN BOY*ZEE

[@Pastor_Madeline]

I was literally screaming at the screen, “No, No, No!!!”

[@luxembros6791]

same they pronounced it so wrong

[@paulacarr122]

@@mustbenuts2713 Right.

[@drrocketman7794]

Actually it's WOCK-a-shaw.

[@kellyalves756]

Jonathan Sandahl They were sooo close...

[@ljkaval5444]

I live in Waukesha

[@rx7wyaw]

I was gunna say I grew up in Eau Claire and I always heard it pronounced Wahk-ah-Shaw. Menomonie, Sheyboygan, Kenosha, Chippewa, Manitowoc were all normal to see and hear. I live in Washington state now and Native American named places are just as prevalent here but I felt like I had to relearn the alphabet to familiarize myself to some of the names of places. Maybe it was the hybrid French-Native American city names I grew up with in Wisconsin.

[@jwessel1969]

They could do a whole episode on Wisconsin place names.

[@SilentService697]

WAW-keh-shaw

[@MichaelFrancis526]

I really wish you guys would have come across some Louisiana names: Natchitoches Thibodaux Paincourtville Tangipahoa Tchoupitoulas Atchafalaya Ouachita Terrebonne ...just to name a few.

[@michellemorgan8291]

or some Mississippi ones, lol, people from the USA slaughter Biloxi and Natchez just to name two

[@sugoiharris1348]

I always get Atchafalaya wrong. My parents used to live in that area. I also Layfatte wrong too.

[@Dachdogoriginal]

FRENCH influence.

[@zammmerjammer]

A lot of Louisiana place names are French words pronounced badly to start with. I mean, Pontchartrain prounounced as "pon-cha-trane" makes my ears bleed.

[@BobbiKay-]

Being from Arkansas I have a lot of friends from Louisiana and know some of the cities but I know I totally butcher the majority of them.

[@nodakjak]

Raleigh NC is named for Sir Walter Raleigh. You should've gotten that one!

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

I thought that too! Raleigh is British, eh?

[@lilyblake5887]

MEEEE!!!!! I live in Pinehurst which is about an hour away from Raleigh

[@jessicarichardson7340]

nodakjak I live in Raleigh and I was surprised this was on the list because it was named after Sir Walter Raleigh who was from the UK

[@nodakjak]

I'm from NC originally and lived in Raleigh for a while. I remember going to the Outer Banks as a child to see The Lost Colony outdoor drama, which is about Liz this first and Sir Walter.

[@hayleychable1085]

Jessica Richardson we pronounce It how they did, ask anyone British and they will pronounce it that way.

[@rachaeldavis5438]

I love that you found Washington names. It’s a very Native American state. I live in Puyallup Washington!

[@bongdonkey]

Do the Puyallup! lol! remember that advertisement?

[@BrickMaster122]

Even within the US, there are slight pronunciation differences.

[@RainbowOwl24]

Hello Joel & Lia! I'm from Washington, and yes, these are Native American names. Spokane actually means 'Children of the Sun'. Btw, these aren't even the hardest to pronounce. Try Issaquah, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Tulalip, Aeneas, Ephrata, Camano, Tshletshy, Chehalis, Enumclaw, Poulsbo, Skamokawa, Keechelus, Kachess, Steilacoom. Also, here are a few fun ones from.other states I have lived in... New York : Schenectady, Canandaigua, Chautauqua, Coxsackie, Oneonta, Skaneateles, Onondaga, Poughkeepsie, Rensselaer, Unadilla. Florida: Okeechobee & Withlacoochee, Wewahitchka. New Jersey: Manalapan, Secaucus, Pequannock, Wanaque.

[@kendalljennings3417]

A lot of those are Native names, but Poulsbo was meant to be Paulsbo originally (the postmaster general in 1908 misread the incorporation paperwork) and Paulsbo is "Paul's town" in Norwegian.

[@jamey48]

RainbowOwl24 , nice list, but don't feel bad Joel & Lia, a lot of Americans can't pronounce them either.

[@pjabrony8280]

New York also has Ronkonkoma, Patchogue, Hauppauge, Nissequogue, and Amagansett.

[@krash66]

Haha, you beat me to these. I am a native New Yorker, and I will add: Geneseo, Canajoharie, Schoharie, Chemung, Honeoye, Conesus, Ashokan, Shandaken, Kerhonkson, Schenevus, and the tongue twister: Otsego, Otego, Owego, Oswego, Owasco. hahaha Not to mention the local pronunciations of Cairo, Delhi, Pulaski, and Berlin.

[@ruthperkins8321]

@@krash66 Don't forget Genesee, Chili, and Avon!

[@jillpittman4726]

Haha, a joke in the US about Idaho is, "I da ho? No, You da ho!"

[@etiennebreaux8623]

Thank you Ms. Jill... I do be da ho.. :)

[@keriezy]

Haha my BFF and I said this all the time.

[@etiennebreaux8623]

I think 99% of goofy Americans say this. It keeps them on the map...

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

hahaha love that!!

[@victorianottingham4427]

Lol 100% true. I heard this joke for the first time in 6th grade when I moved to Nevada (I'm from Idaho) and this was every single person's reaction

[@KarmasAB123]

"We found some American place names that are hard to pronounce!" Me: It's probably a bunch of Indian names

[@libertybell8852]

I'm from Oklahoma and I'm thinking "none of our towns which are pretty difficult EVER make that list" I'd love to see them say Eufaula or Tahlequah.

[@mydude7161]

Its native american not indian

[@KarmasAB123]

@@mydude7161 Depends who you ask.

[@onikatanyamaraj6448]

native american

[@ftwebster]

You are correct in suggesting that they might be Native American words.

[@hatorigirl1202]

Yeah, a lot of states have a wide mix of place names from Spanish, French, Native American, and English, with some Germanic ones thrown in for flavor. But of course we've butchered all of them into American words now, so they don't always resemble what they started with. Michigan has a lot from the French because of Canadian trade routes and stuff. Like Sault Ste Marie, Mackinac, Detroit, etc.

[@deathbeforedecaf7755]

You don't butcher it worse than a Brit though

[@dlpolitis]

My favorite in Michigan is Charlotte. It is pronounced shar-LOT not SHAR-let like you would expect. The people from this city are obnoxious if you don't say the name right.

[@sack36]

I've always wondered how the French originally pronounce Mackinac. I know Sault Ste Marie was adopted more or less correctly (soo saint marie)

[@hatorigirl1202]

@@sack36 It doesn't help that we say it 2 different ways depending on what we're talking about. Like for most things it's Mackinaw, but then for the fort it's Mackinack.

[@lucasash6432]

that"s what i love about Michigan the fact that we have to guess if its English, French or Native American

[@Roadstar1602]

WAH-kish-aw Wisconsin. Not wah-keesh-a

[@Roadstar1602]

colette s Sorry but that is incorrect. I lived there.

[@shannonswanstrom9110]

I’d go with a kish or kesh. But I think I’d move the sh to the end for shaw. WAH-ki-shaw (short i sound as in kiss) or WAH-ke-shaw (short e sound as in bet).

[@Roadstar1602]

If you move the sh to the other syllable, people will pronounce it "kee," which is wrong. That's why it must be written "kish."

[@zoejaycie6521]

Roadstar1602 yea

[@jc8384]

Road star is right. I lived there too

[@lilcooper27]

Try these: Dowagiac, MI Cheboygan, MI Sault Ste. Marie, MI/Canada Mackinac, MI Charlevoix, MI Ontonagon, MI Kitch-iti-kipi Springs, MI Bois Blanc Island Michigan cities alone are crazy

[@Madison-iv8gn]

We do have some crazy ones.

[@sarahmaine3515]

Peace Cooper we Michiganders have DA BEST place names... Muskegon... Charlotte...

[@timfronimos459]

Ypsilanti, MI Grand Marais, MI

[@aWywardWyvern]

Also ones that aren’t spelled weird but people will pronounce weird like Milan MI (pronounced like MY Lin)

[@pengu82]

Yesss

[@iaincaillte3356]

One word: Punxsutawney The Pennsylvania home of world-famous Phil the groundhog.

[@donkeyslayer4661]

World Famous? Outside north east America pretty much unknown.

[@TXKafir]

@@donkeyslayer4661 I've lived in Texas all my life and have known about Punk-Sa-Tawney due to the groundhog.

[@meomy29]

@@donkeyslayer4661 I think most people can pronounce Punxsutawney because of "Groundhog Day".

[@carladams5891]

2 words: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

[@kristiennaranjo8089]

Can you guys do a whole video talking in an American accent

[@jamesware5100]

THey sound pretty American.Ive seen Videos where every body sounds the same. Im from Nu Yawk and i must change my earl{oil} haha I am fro duh dEEp sou an its tim for vittles.yall

[@endocix]

Isn't it pronounced Wah-kah-shaw?

[@mv-oc1oo]

Endocix yeah

[@endocix]

Mia Isabela That's what I thought, I've been there a few times

[@brookelyn34]

Endocix (wa- kee -shaw)

[@margaretross955]

Wau-ka-shaw. Accent on the first syllable.

[@endocix]

Margaret Ross That's what I thought, I knew my state wasn't just pronouncing it wrong

[@djlong3799]

I thought they would say Cheyenne (shy-an), Wyoming

[@HariSeldon913]

Since it was places rather than cities, they should have had Illinois. Seems like half of America pronounces the silent 's'.

[@tomfrazier1103]

The headquarters for end-of-the-World movies.

[@badguy1481]

Waukesha (wah - kah - shaw) IS native American as are the towns just to the East... Wauwatosa (waa - waa - TOE - sa) and to the west Oconomowoc (o - CON - no - mo - wok). In other states: "Sequim"(Squim)... "Puyallup"...(Pu-AL-up) ."Seattle"(See-AT-el).. "Chicago" (Chi-CAW-go)...."Milwaukee"(Mil-WAA-kee)...ALL Indian names.

[@TC38Cole]

I love that Chicago is "place of stinky weeds" due to the abundance of wild ramps (cousin to onion) in the area when the white invaders asked the Native Miami what it was called.

[@grategrant]

@Darkphoton same with Chenequa, a town between Waukesha and Oconomowoc

[@brynmihelich5950]

BADGUY 1 omg thank you these people pronounced so many wrong🤣

[@AyeeeItsCam]

Pew - ALL - up

[@philspurling6414]

Oconomowoc girl here !!!

[@NealB123]

A lot of place names in the American southwest (Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, etc.) are Spanish since this region was originally settled by the Spaniards and was part of Mexico until American settlers revolted in the mid-1800's. Many are difficult to pronounce correctly if you don't have at least of little working knowledge of the Spanish language. Also, all throughout the US (and Canada), many place names are taken from the many Native American languages of the indigenous people who lived in North America before the European settlers arrived. Some examples are Apalachicola, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; Oneida, New York; Swannanoa, North Carolina; Tillamook County, Oregon. There are hundreds if not thousands of Native American place names in the US and most are very difficult to pronounce until someone helps you out with a quick lesson. To add even more confusion, some don't have an exact English translation/pronunciation and can be pronounced multiple ways.

[@amylynn5778]

Neal B Waukegan, waving at Neal.

[@KMGAD]

In most of the US you will find a very eclectic mix of place names, from a variety of cultures. I laugh because in Kentucky it's quite reasonable to travel to Egypt, London, Monticello, and Paris all in a single day. And the local accent is wonderful and sometimes difficult to interpret.

[@ricmeyers1340]

I grew up in Hawaii. They have some REAL interesting ones!

[@ricmeyers1340]

I lived in Mililani, Kaneohe, and Aiea

[@carladams5891]

We lived in Pearl City while my dad was stationed at Pearl Harbor.

[@tomfrazier1103]

Waianae represent!

[@jacobfloyd7288]

Hilo boys!

[@tyvernoverlord5363]

AIEA!!!!!!!!

[@thatrandomchick3607]

We always say it “walk a shaw” I’m from Wisconsin

[@amylynn5778]

That Random Chick Drawings WI has so many of those towns, the American Indian words. My employer just moved from California, words like "Onwensia" throw his whole family.

[@MissMeggieLiz]

Hahahahahaha I’m from the Puyallup area in Washington and it is one of the hardest, you guys were pretty close. It’s closer to pew-all-up (light emphasis on up not pew or all). We have a pretty large population of native Americans in the Pacific Northwest so most of our town names come from them like Puyallup, sequim, Enumclaw, Tukwila, Snoqualmie, and my personal favorite to say Okanogan.

[@alexquiring2437]

Or humptulips and cosmopolis lol

[@faithmoody2793]

cool! i live in olympia :)

[@alexquiring2437]

Weird. I live in Shelton. Small world

[@dansanger5340]

Don't forget the most obvious one of all: Seattle is also an Indian name. So are Tacoma and Spokane.

[@paulriddle7818]

Don't forget Humptulips north of Aberdeen on Hwy 101. That one always cracks me up.

[@HollowGolem]

Surprised Schenectady never popped up.

[@keandric2765]

LOL, even me as a Southern Californian knows how to say That one xD ;)

[@iwantaturkeysandwich]

i’m surprised syracuse wasn’t on there

[@jingtide]

Chris Check: Yeah! Or Punxsutawney, Piscataway, Albuquerque, Poughkeepsie, and Terre Haute!

[@vincegay986]

Or Mamaroneck (muh MARE uh nek) or Ronkonkoma (ron KONK uh muh), New York.

[@ElecrtricBlue]

I wanted to see them try Louisville. That would have been hilarious!

[@justinkerby92109]

Most Americans can’t pronounce Louisville correctly. I loved there for four years.

[@bradparnell614]

I'm a Louisville native and the farthest away I've been from home is Los Angeles. Sure enough, when introduced by my uncle as being from Louisville, the first thing they asked me was how we pronounce the city's name.

[@sack36]

@@bradparnell614 interestingly enough, Los Angeles is actually from a larger name. If people still used the full name, it would be the longest one in the US.

[@georgethehands]

I'm British and I know that it's Loo eyes vil

[@georgethehands]

I meant looeyvil

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

Y'all nailed it! Most hard to pronounce places in the States are Native American names. I grew up surrounded by them in Michigan - Owosso (my home town), Mackinac, Chesaning, Gratiot (this may be of French origin). Try those out. :)

[@HoosierDaddyOfficial]

Rick Mitchell Small world! My sister lives in Owasso and I was just there visiting last week!

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

In MIchigan? TOO cool! Not too many people know about Owosso. LOL

[@emilymccallister1644]

People trying to pronounce Michigan city names cracks me up! Of course, it comes easy to us Michiganders though!

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

AND, the fact you called yourself a Michigander shows you are! LOL It REALLY irks me when someone tries to say "Michiganian". ugh!

[@JanaColey]

Rick Mitchell We have Owasso here in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.

[@SandAngels73]

Many odd sounding names of towns, states, etc, in the US come from the Native American language. The names usually come from the tribe that was local to that area. That's why names in one area may sound differently than names in another area. The different tribes had their own languages, so you may notice similarities of these odd sounding names within a certain area, but may be very different sounding than the odd sounding names within another area. Oklahoma seems to be the exception to this rule to a degree since it was formerly "Indian Territory". Starting in the 1830s, censuses were taken of the native populations and they began to be relocated to Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma). The tribes were each given a certain area of land within the territory. Unfortunately, disputes arose and occasionally caused conflict, such as the "Claremore Wars" that erupted between the Cherokee and the Osage because a small strip of land was unintentionally promised to both tribes. The territory began to be opened to White settlement around 1900, and became the state of Oklahoma in 1907. The tribes do still have special tribal lands, though very tiny pieces compared to what they originally had. When Oklahoma was opened to White settlement, many of the tribes made treaties with the whites and sold off much of their lands to them. Oklahoma is a real melting pot of civilizations, both European and native American, which is why you see so many towns named after various native American tribes in close proximity.

[@flamingsnake1124]

Sand Angels arkansas is french

[@salemwitchchild]

Most people get Louisville Kentucky wrong. It's Lou - a- vull.

[@janeewilliams975]

Salem WitchChild it's how we tell the natives from the tourists!

[@salemwitchchild]

Janee Williams absolutely!

[@salemwitchchild]

Erin T Y I didn't live in Louisville. I lived near Frankfort before I moved to Ohio a few years ago.

[@Robocline]

I love asking people what’s the capital of Kentucky and watching them trying to pronounce Louisville. When you tell them they’re wrong they always ask how to pronounce it and you say Frankfort.

[@tunezjunkie87]

but if you go to Louisville, Colorado, it's Loo-is-ville. They get mad about that one.

[@denzal689]

Ypsilanti is a good one.

[@Uni85h]

denzal689 i thought of that one too. Michigan also has Mackinac, Bois Blanc Island, Sault Ste Marie

[@Bikutoria]

Or Saginaw

[@greggreed3840]

Onekema, Taquamenom, Mesick. Lots in Michigan.

[@AliP1970]

That's about all Ypsilanti is good for! Can't forget Okemos, Laingsburg, Marquette, Gogebic, Wacousta, Aurelius, or Cheboygan. (sorry, I used to work for a company that handled information about all Michigan cities, villages, villas & burgs). Lol

[@rachelpurves5843]

@@AliP1970 I actually lived in Laingsburg. Small Town.

[@graciepelkie9180]

I live in Spokane and when i saw the title of the video I go “Spokane is gonna be on here. I know it”

[@chantellenew2331]

1. Spanish 2. Sea quim is a native tribal word. 3.Spokane (my home town) was originally pronounced Spoe can nee. Which means "children of the sun" in native tribal language in our area. Joel said how it is pronounced today. 4 again native tribal language. 5 outside of the south we would pounce it raw lee. 6 again native tribal language pronounced pew Al ip 7 decades ago the mispronouncation of a French word Can you tell I'm a subscriber from the Northwest of US? God bless.

[@joycegreer9391]

Midwest here. I would pronounce it rahl-lee.

[@mischellyann]

I don't think anyone in the US actually pronounces it the way they did. In the South, it's "Rah-lee".

[@victoriacase1720]

From Spokane too

[@SpaceySims]

Like others said, it's Rah-lee. I live here. I've never heard a single person say it like they did. Maybe in the sticks of NC but.... Not here. LOL

[@sandpiperr]

Regarding 5: It's named for Sir Walter Raleigh who was English...so kind of embarrassing they didn't know that one.

[@SquawkCode]

Spokane & Puyallup are named for their local tribes of the same names. Sequim is a native word meaning great place to hunt. Boise is French because it sits in a wooded river valley in the high desert typical of the mountain west. Also in Idaho are two popular lakes Lake Pend Oreille and Lake Coeur d'Alene.

[@lynnglodowski]

Thanks!

[@lynnglodowski]

JOEL AND LIA TRY PROUNCING MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN LOVE LYNN G. LOVE YOUR SHOW !❤

[@PhilBender612]

A lot of places in Washington State /mid-west are Native American nsmes. By the way, when you say "Washington" most Americans will think you mean Washington D.C. If you mean the state, you say.Washington state.

[@Illjwamh]

Only if you're from the east. Out west, we assume you meant the state unless you specify "D.C."

[@justininwdw]

I’m from Washington (the state) and it’s true. We call the capital DC. Hate having that confusion. People should just always call it DC or Washington DC to avoid this

[@williamlucas4656]

The entire country is filled with Native American names. I am reminded of the "Trail of Tears" whenever I see place names in Oklahoma that are the exact same place names in Alabama, the Carolinas, and Georgia and Mississippi from where the natives came.

[@Nate-xv7el]

Funny story, Washington State was originally gunning for the name Columbia but we didn’t want to get out name confused with the nation’s capital so we went with Washington.

[@criskity]

Columbia would make more sense, as American Columbia would border British Columbia. Not to be confused with Colombia!

[@wiemers6909]

Haha Raleigh is named after am English noble man that server queen Elizabeth 1 that help fund the 1st colonies in America

[@JanaColey]

Here’s a fun one for you. Try Tahlequah, Oklahoma. If it helps, it’s Native American as it’s the capital of the Cherokee Nation. We have a bunch of names like that here.

[@WhatTheHellRachelle]

Jana C New Echota, Georgia was the original capital of the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequa became the new capital after the Trail of Tears.

[@JanaColey]

6CrowsandAngelsWeeping Yes, you are correct.

[@michaelharden9846]

Oklahoma has some of the hardest!! I wanna see them wrap their heads around Miami.

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

Thanks we'll write that down!

[@crysbrig]

Or Eufala or Ouachita

[@hawkman2735]

I really thought you were going to have Des Moines

[@schulermarka]

LOL I live there

[@jrm48220]

I thought for certain one of them was going to surprise the other with Lake Titicaca.

[@Kirbykfed89]

Here are a few more from my home state of Wisconsin... Ashwaubenon Oconomowoc Minocqua Weyauwega Wauwatosa

[@grantarnold2606]

i knew a girl from minocqua. she was fn crazy

[@ejedwards988]

So much nope in one comment.

[@TFOCyborg]

I’m from Oak Creek and I recognize all of these lol

[@madysonhedge9884]

Kevin Myers Lots of people also can’t get: Tahlequah Coweta Miami Checotah All from Oklahoma btw

[@Rextraordinaire]

Don't forget Mukwonago

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

A lot of these names are Native American names.

[@angelbee91]

I’m born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho (about 4ish hours away from Boise) and it always makes me crazy when people pronounce it Boy-zee and not Boy-see lol. I never see a lot of things about Idaho so it made me happy to see you guys try a town from here! Another city from Idaho that I’ve heard people mispronounce is Mackay which is pronounced Mack-ee

[@melanie123ize]

I’m from Washington and I say Puyallup- “pew-all-up”

[@jgjg3848]

I knew someone in the military from there and he pronounced it Pee-allup. I guess everyone does it their own way.

[@frostycactus7057]

I say pya- all-up, that's how most people pronounce it that I've seen in Washington

[@brigidmack8020]

I'm from Washington too and lots of the names are native american

[@kitoyobeni1]

Pewl-yup is what I thought?

[@Ambrosethebard]

The pacific northwest area of the United States has a lot of Native American names, and as a result of being close to Mexico, spanish names. California has a large majority of spanish names. Even my town has a native tribe, and all the streets are named after trees. ^^

[@sack36]

Had to laugh at the "result of being close to Mexico" comment. The distance from, say, Portland to Tijuana is 1,100 miles. That's more than from London to Florence, Italy! Twice as far as to Berlin, Germany! Almost four times further than from London to Paris! Now let's talk about age. America has been around 900-1200 years according to varying sources but what would become the US has only been on the continent 500 years. England would say that is a very short time. The people that would become England were there nearly a 1200 years ago. Italy is only 200 years old as the country of Italy, but it has been populated 5,000 years. Greece and Egypt are both much older. So can you see how funny it's going to sound to our two continental junkies that you call the PNW close to Mexico? Tee Hee Hee!

[@aarne1734]

California’s city names aren’t because of our proximity, it’s because Spaniards settled along our coast and that the entire state used to belong to Mexico before being taken by the U.S. after the Mexican American war in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It became a state in 1850.

[@sack36]

The commenter was talking about the Pacific Northwest though. That's basically Washington and Oregon. They weren't part of the mission trail and were never owned by Mexico. Also, the time that Mexico owned California was relatively short and not at all during the time that Washington and oregon was being settled. To tell you the truth, I don't see many Mexican names in this area. There are native names galore because of the number of native American tribes here, but nothing Spanish. I don't know where she was referring to.

[@aarne1734]

Susan Sackinger my bad, I misread and connected two of the sentences.

[@mermaid1717]

Native American names are NOT just the north west. This entire country is covered in Native names. Read a map!

[@wyldcardsam]

They still miss pronounced Waukesha lol it's waw-ke-shaw

[@Samuel115s]

it sounds like an african name :D

[@ianm.7929]

It's an Indian name, like most of the ones they reviewed.

[@craigchastain7016]

devon falk I Wonder how they would do Butte. Probably like butty. Like, "Yeah I'd love a chippy butty on a bap right now!"

[@brookenjonas]

So yeah in an American accent [wɔkiːʃə] 😂

[@wyldcardsam]

They could do just Wisconsin cities

[@ToothFairyMoe]

As a Louisiana native, I was so shocked to not see any Louisiana places on here! 😂 some of them even we can’t pronounce

[@elizabethkaney]

Some of these are Native American Indian. Some are Spanish. We have so many cultures and dialects. I live close to Slapout, Alabama and Wetumpka is next to that (We-tump-ka). Both of which are from different cultures. First is slang second is Native American Indian. We are just fortunate enough to have such diversity in the United States! 🥰

[@nplindgren]

I’ve lived in the Seattle, WA area most of my life and love it here. For the most part, the words you chose are Native American, which means most people are probably not pronouncing these words correctly. As for Puyallup, it’s “Pew-a-lup” . Joel’s initial attempt at pronouncing it wasn’t far off.

[@tabitacamarena4607]

Norberto Lindgren I live in Puyallup you’re right that’s how you would pronounce Puyallup

[@Mreffs101]

Thank you. I've heard it pronounced so many different ways and when I correct people they look at me in disbelief as if that can not possibly be how the word is pronounced. The middle "a" sound is a soft "a", just for clarification for others, so "Pew-ah-lupp".

[@ripplesnake]

The way Joel pronounced Raleigh with the American accent is the correct way. It's a short A. The city is named after Sir Walter Raleigh. Who attempted to establish the first English colony in the 1580s. I'm from North Carolina btw. That's not even one of the hard one lol.

[@TheOneAndOnlyFroBoy]

NC represent!

[@mallorywatts1481]

I’m from NC too and Raleigh isn’t very hard 😂 plus he was British so I felt that shouldn’t be a hard one for them! There are definitely some harder ones in NC 🙈

[@mallorywatts1481]

Simone Williamson interesting! You learn something new every day! 😊

[@jessicarichardson7340]

Agreed!

[@1bigmac3]

Simone Williamson, In America also.

[@AZWallbreaker]

No one in North Carolina say Raleigh like that. Everyone who lives here in NC says Rah-Lee or Raw-Lee (same pronunciation)!!! I've lived in NC for more that 35 years, so I would know!!!

[@kimrobb208]

AZ Wallbreaker You would think you guys would know that one since you have Sir Walter Raleigh in your history?

[@erickpoorbaugh6728]

Yeah, Raleigh was one where I thought they'd have an easier time since it's named for a famous Englishman (a friend of Queen Elizabeth I who was prominent for a while during her reign). Though they did at least identify that it was English-sounding. ...and now I'm wondering whether Sir Walter Raleigh is more famous in the UK or the US. He probably did more in British history, but his contribution to American history (founding the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke) is one of those memorable facts that may well make him better known in America.

[@vincegay986]

Kim Robb Hilarious! That’s who the city is named after.

[@abbeycaudle9875]

North Carolina actually has 3 different accents depending on where you live in North Carolina. I'm from Greensboro and I say Raleigh like Rah-lee

[@SprinkleOhSprinkle]

@@abbeycaudle9875 haha i go to school in Greensboro and say it the same!

[@jasonreidly2091]

“Schuylkill River”

[@allisonbraun6710]

Jason Reidly and Conshohocken!

[@jeff3741]

Beaufort... BO-fert North Carolina. BYEW-fert South Carolina. By the way, Sir Walter Raleigh was from England.

[@KateSpadeAddict]

I was born in Beaufort, Sc. Great little town. Named after Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort. (Same family as Margaret Beaufort...Henry VIII)

[@sharonshort9140]

Awesome! Been in Beaufort county SC All my life! Love it so much and so glad we pronounce the NC town differently lol

[@KrystalElle]

Raleigh, NC, is pronounced "Raw-lee." From a 30-year Raleigh resident.

[@NunyaDammeBiznis]

Krystal Elle I have been here 23 years longer. I have never heard it pronounced Raw-lee.

[@KrystalElle]

Please expound...

[@NunyaDammeBiznis]

?

[@amandalanier6225]

Krystal Elle 38 year old from Raleigh, no one pronounces Raleigh as raw-lee?? Wtf

[@dankdaddy487]

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg... I kidd you not. It means. You fish on your side i fish on my side and no one fishes in the middle. Also known as webster lake in Massachusetts

[@Wotdermatter]

Rather like the name in Wales - long and unpronounceable. 'nuf sed

[@greggmitchell4173]

I live in CT and that's what I was told it meant.

[@GunUDwnAt2nd]

That's awesome

[@queencharade]

If you ever need any ideas for a future installment on this topic we have plenty in Utah. Duchesne, Tooele, Koosharem, Paragonah, Toquerville, La Verkin, and so many more!

[@devonleeandereck3266]

To be completely honest I'm from America and I didn't even know how to pronounce a couple of these. So it's not just a Brit thing it's just the English language is ridiculous.

[@bcaye]

Devon Lee Andereck, most of these names aren't English.

[@kristinabenson2758]

Native American languages

[@raindrops6435]

Devon Lee Andereck Yeah not English. Mostly Native American

[@nellaymerej]

I’m from Boise, Idaho! You actually pronounced it better than some people who live here! 😂

[@jordanscanlon5886]

jeremyallen I'm from Boise too

[@nellaymerej]

Jordan Scanlon what?? That’s honestly crazy!!

[@jordanscanlon5886]

jeremyallen yeah but it's cool to see another Idahoan. I guess we could be good friends lol

[@nellaymerej]

Jordan Scanlon I know right? I wouldn’t have guessed anyone here watched them! That makes me so happy. They’re the best. ❤️❤️

[@jordanscanlon5886]

jeremyallen yes they are so funny

[@jessyurbschat1271]

You should try pronouncing more Wisconsin names! There are so many that are commonly mispronounced

[@karleeandryski9010]

And Minnesota names too !!

[@venobambino]

@@karleeandryski9010 was gonna say that lol. I'm from Minnesota. We got tons.

[@brandensoutdoorb-channel8084]

Wis-scan-sin

[@cynthiax56]

Raleigh N Carolina is named after Sir Walter Raleigh who explored there.

[@implicitnoir]

its pew-ahl-up i live close by so i know

[@jaysartescape7653]

Actually Waukesha is more pronounced “Wah-Kuh-Shaw” not “Wah-Key-Shaw” Also guess how Muscoda, Wisconsin is pronounced? Mus-co-day

[@astrillexyt7843]

JaysArtEscape it’s actually Musk-a-doh in western wisco

[@flyingfiddler90q]

My family is from Richland Center, and I've never heard it pronounced that way. Always Musk-a-day.

[@HoosierDaddyOfficial]

Another great video! Y’all are hilarious! Just a couple minor corrections: Boise is BOY-ZEE not BOY-SEE and Waukesha is WÁH-KUH-SHUH not WAH-KEE-SHA. Imagine the word “walker” (in your accent) and add “shuh”. Make sure the accent is on the first syllable too. Other than that, y’all were spot on! Great job!

[@HoosierDaddyOfficial]

Michael Quinn DeYoung thanks! You learn something new every day! I’m a Hoosier, so I’ve never in my life heard anyone pronounce it Boy-see.

[@maximiliandc2]

Walkershire would be the imaginary British equivalent for Waukesha

[@markbollinger1343]

Dude yeah they nailed. You just triggered an entire city. There is no Z in Boise.

[@angeleyesgreen1586]

Matthew Hickey you are obviously not from Idaho. It is pronounced boy-see unless you're from out of state. You can always tell a transplant by their pronunciation. For instance every move in from Cali says boy-zee. This is incorrect.

[@angeleyesgreen1586]

miss my idahome thank you from a totally triggered 7th generation Idahoan

[@lisachadwick4304]

I’m from Puyallup, Washington! You both did really well, most people that live in Washington can’t even pronounce it right. It’s pronounced “Pew-all-up” 😊

[@Margaretj13]

I am fairly certain most of the places in washington you guys talked about are native american words or based on native american words which is why they are usually pronounced differently then you think. I also am from seattle, washington and generally a lot of places in washington are named after native american words or people. Even seattle got its name from a native american chief, chief sealth, who helped out the first settlers in the area. Also puyallup is pue(like a bench in a church), al(like a nickname for alvin), and up.

[@annwhale4418]

Margaret Jones I said the same thing...I should have read the other comments first. I’m from Sumner.

[@lugiacaptor3555]

Its all, not al. We all get triggered when people say al XD

[@dkadkins6545]

Most of the towns you selected have Native American origins and are difficult to pronounce, even for Americans. What makes American pronunciation of towns even more difficult is that "the proper pronunciation of any town is the way the natives pronounce it." That often means two towns with the same name can be properly pronounced two different ways.

[@cliftonjames785]

Hey I live in spokane washington! It's funny when people try to call it spo-cane instead of spo-can.

[@Dachdogoriginal]

That's because the rules of pronunciation require that the last E makes the A before it long. But you don't use the E. It happens. I've lived there as a kid.

[@canoertipper]

I live in MN, and it's always entertaining when you get a new news anchor from a different state. Especially when there are school closings due to weather.

[@briweb1110]

Same, I always laugh when i hear someone completely butcher the names of some city’s

[@lindseyheidel41]

As long as you don’t say Boy-zee for Boise and always say Boy-see then you’re golden! The people from Boise know whether or not you’re from there by how you pronounce the city name! Also Boise is from the French word les bois meaning the woods because when Lewis and Clark came out that way they marveled at all the trees compared to the desert they were used to seeing!

[@madison1862]

You need to do some from Pennsylvania. Like Schuylkill

[@bicoch]

*madison* Or Wapwallopen Shickshiney

[@3DJapan]

I live near the Schuylkill and still have trouble pronouncing it.

[@kelly1827]

@@3DJapan It's "SKOO cull" where the "cull" is pronounced like cull the herd.

[@3DJapan]

kelly1827 Oh yeah I know how we pronounce it but based on the spelling I suspect we're all saying it wrong.

[@dayday4273]

Or blueballs pa or intercourse pa lol

[@plaggturnedmeintoasock4595]

'squimgardium leviosa' lmao

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

hahaha

[@jamesbancroft2467]

Raleigh is named for Sir Walter Raleigh, the famous English explorer and poet

[@SpongebobmusicTV]

Kissimmee Florida Immokalee Florida Owatonna Minnesota Kalamazoo Michigan Osseo Minnesota Wichita Kansas Oshkosh Wisconsin Oconomowoc Wisconsin Isanti Minnesota fellow viewers help me add more to the list.

[@kirstyn6290]

Schuylkill Pennsylvania and Susquehanna Pennsylvania!

[@FlaminChicken231]

Sioux falls, South Dakota

[@rachelmummert5747]

Punxsutawney Pennsylvania Mohnton Pennsylvania Onancock Virginia

[@SpongebobmusicTV]

Ypsilanti Michigan Kenosha Wisconsin Waukegan Illinois Chickasha Oklahoma Talihina Oklahoma Cahokia Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Minnetonka Minnesota Topeka Kansas Wenatchee Washington Mahnomen Minnesota Naytahwaush Minnesota Okobojo South Dakota Pukwana South Dakota Ogallala Nebraska Chilchinbito Arizona Tullahoma Tennessee Tuscaloosa Alabama Kosciusko Mississippi Winnemucca Nevada went on google earth and found cities with names i can pronounce. some are good some are wtf

[@SpongebobmusicTV]

well most i cant pronounce

[@LynnMTHA]

Joel actually guessed it. The reason we have a lot of weird pronunciation especially some states like Washington or mine, Pennsylvania is because of the Native American places. Like for instance, the Schuylkill River runs through Philadelphia. Pronounced school-kul not school-call or kill.

[@wisconsingirl_05]

Lynn Arocho agreed.. and Wisconsin has a mixture of Native American and French names. It would be fun to see a video just with names in Wisconsin!

[@brucetucker4847]

Pretty sure that Schuylkill is of Dutch origin. "Kill" is Dutch for creek or stream.

[@criskity]

I heard Schuylkill was pronounced "skookle".

[@adkforever6997]

Bruce Tucker---Absolutely correct. Lynn Arocho is wrong.

[@adkforever6997]

CNVideos---Absolutely correct. Lynn Arocho is wrong---AGAIN.

[@inthenow8249]

Try Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, or Nacogdoches, Texas, just to name a couple.

[@epistte]

People will think that you're a local if you call it Caucasian Falls.

[@texanstaples]

Nacogdoches was the first town I thought of.

[@erinl422]

Shocked there weren’t any locations from Ohio in here.

[@lloydmeadors]

Lived in Nac for a while

[@Celtic_Amy]

How about Miami University and Great Miami (Ohio) not Miami Florida

[@AnnaHerron]

I don’t usually comment, but I love this channel. It’s the only one I have subscribed to. I am from Tacoma WA. My father is 20 minutes away in Puyallup. Puyallup is pronounced Pew (as in something stinks or a bench in church) and allup. Pew-allup. A lot of places in WA are Native American names. Puyallup is named after the Puyallup tribe.

[@c_eclipse_s4503]

Here are two places in Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Schuylkill

[@hlynnkeith9334]

I'm American, been to Philadelphia many times, and I don't know how to pronounce Schuykill.

[@quackbock1018]

i'm a philly native, its pronounced SKOOK-uhl

[@JJKHaywood]

C_Eclipse_S Lol... we pronounce it pennsyltucky out west.

[@Michelle.0307]

Conshohocken P.A

[@lunachick7549]

Just say Skook and everyone in and around Schuylkill County will know what you mean.

[@aesthera.]

Raleigh, NC is actually named after Sir Walter Raleigh, an English gentleman!

[@archerdude3719]

The only non native names were raleigh, and la jolla

[@meljstephan]

I'm from northern Indiana and sometimes people struggle with the town names and lake/river names here because they're mostly Native American. My personal favorites are Wawasee and Tippecanoe. They're fun to say.

[@Stiglr]

"Tippecanoe and Tyler, too". A presidential campaign political slogan from way back in the day.

[@barbiebarrios4908]

I love British People Try Pronuncing American Place Names, thank you, Joel and Lia!! 🇬🇧🇺🇸😍

[@tabithawhite7241]

You should of heard me trying to pronounce them then. I literally had no idea whatsoever. I am British btw

[@YouFoundBen]

Where I live people have no problem pronouncing Narragansett, Quanochontaug, Woonasquatucket, or Scituate, but they can't seem to say Warwick... "Waaahrick"

[@ianm.7929]

We should get them to try pronouncing Susquehanna.

[@haleykenney703]

YouFoundBen you’re from New England!?

[@juliemacricketbernard2233]

YouFoundBen. Little rhody grew up not far in MA

[@drrocketman7794]

Chew on this one... Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

[@epistte]

I think that is harder to pronounce than Waukesha.

[@frugalista21]

I grew up in Wisconsin, and I always giggle at the out of state pronunciations. It kind of makes my ears bleed a wee bit.

[@annacooksey7276]

Wisconsin names are the best!

[@TheSuperBigD60]

Yeah, plenty of weird names in WI

[@Rman-ln9ff]

Sheboygan, lol I know people from out of state who try to say Manitowoc and completely fail

[@theboringkaren]

I definitely need more of these pronunciations. It's a nice payback for some of those British town names. ;)

[@brucetucker4847]

Try Welsh or Irish (in the original spelling).

[@cobraglatiator]

oh God welsh...hahaha. i'm part of a comment chain on a video about a welsh legend, trying to figure out how the hell to pronounce the heroes name. hahaha.

[@speedomars]

Spanish place names like La Jolla (La Hoy-yah), Atascadero (Ah-task-ka-dare-oh), El Cajon (El Kah-hone), San Jacinto (San Yah-cent-oh), La Quinta (La Keen-tah), Rancho Cucumonga (Ranch-oh Kook-ah-mung-ah), San Ysidro (san yah-sid-row). WAH-kee-shaw, emphasis on first syllable. It's RAH-lee. Washington state has a lot of Nez Perz and other Amer Indian names. Boise is a French word that means "wooded." Boy-see.

[@SireOnesixone]

pronounce these Native American tribes and names from Long Island Montauk, Corchaug, Shinnecock, Manhasset, tMatinecock, Nissequoge, Secatoag,

[@jerseyforhawks]

Plus Hauppauge and Connecquot.

[@VernCrisler]

I gave up when I came across the Narragansett.

[@trottheblackdog]

I got some good ones for you: Ypsilanti, Michigan... Burkburnett Texas, Kissimme Florida, Tehachapi California, Natchtoches Louisiana.

[@mloftin6472]

Spokane? Funny how people who pronounce scone like skonn have trouble with this one.

[@cinematiccatastrophe8338]

My home state Utah has some good ones Tooele - (too-will-a) And Scipio - (sip-E-O)

[@deltamp787]

You forgot about Wasatch or how they pronounce Hurricane Utah or that really screwed up one Payson and it being pronounced Pacin'

[@cinematiccatastrophe8338]

@@deltamp787 Oquirrh would also be funny

[@deltamp787]

@@cinematiccatastrophe8338 how about Paragonah parowan panguitch Monticello lynndyl loa. Any of those would be fine too

[@deltamp787]

One more La Verkin

[@cinematiccatastrophe8338]

@@deltamp787:) Yep, I will have to update my list

[@cyndifoore7743]

Sequim is Native American, so is Puyialup. I’ve got one for you that most Americans can’t pronounce right: Aliquippa.

[@carolannhill6044]

Cyndi Foore is Alliqippa hard? I. Originally from New Castle so it's not unusual to me. Eastern PA names are harder!

[@erica-lillycrider1088]

I'm From Southern Central PA born and raised and live on a mountain all my life i was also a boy scout up till before my 18th birthday we would stay a week at Camp Sinoquipe Scout reservation each summer from the time i started boy scouts till my last year in the boy scout troop due to me turning into a man ...all the camp site names are Native American.. and pronounced as such List of sites..Choctaw,Cherokee,Rappahannock, Siminole, Tuscarora, Shawnee, Delaware, Susquehannock, Mohawk, Iroquois, Seneca, Huron, Ottawa, Chippewa.... are all the camp site names...one is used by camp staff that camp site is Delaware.. i'm 26 years old over time i got to stay in scouting i got to stay in these camp sites quite a few times over the years.. Shawnee,Choctaw,Cherokee, Rappahannock, Susquehannock, Mohawk, Iroquois, Seneca, Ottawa, Chippewa...

[@johnscanlan6337]

That's actually quite easy: A-li-quip-pa

[@athelmiller7798]

Yeah, a lot of the names in Oregon and Washington are Native American. Willamette, Coquille, Netarts, Nicanicum

[@cmdrleonhart]

Grew up in a suburb of Philly and I don't find the names hard to pronounce.

[@artscreensavers]

Born and raised in Puyallup, Washington! It's pronounced "pew-all-up."

[@MobileGamingKing]

yep

[@aliciajohnson617]

When you said Raleigh in your American accent, you were spot on! 😎 Most of these are American Indian names, and most Americans have trouble with them until they’re told exactly how to say them. 😉And, Raleigh, NC, is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, so you were correct that Raleigh is actually English! You should look up more American Indian names from the Midwest. Those are fun! For example, a popular tourist destination in Michigan is Mackinac Island. Mackinac is pronounced Mack-i-naw.

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

Thanks Alicia!

[@MHLegacy]

(2:00) Hi, native Wisconsinite here. The "E" is pronounced more like the soft "E" sound in "fetch," or alternatively like the "I" sound in "wish." "Eh" or "ih," (I suppose depending on what part of the state you live in, as there can be a little bit of a northwest vs. southeast divide sometimes). "Walk-eh-shaw" or "Walk-ish-shaw." Love your channel, by the way!

[@aliciawilliams7711]

Try Schuylkill as in the Schuylkill river from Pennsylvania (where I'm from), that should be a fun one😂

[@lunachick7549]

There is a whole county, in PA, called Schuylkill aka Skook

[@epistte]

Wilkes Barre still trips me up.

[@Suralin0]

There's also an expressway by that name, which won't actually get you anywhere at express speeds.

[@lunachick7549]

Tell me about it - I freakin' hate visiting Philly and getting stuck on the "expressway."

[@lunachick7549]

Wilkes-Barre is pronounced Wilkes (think of John Wilkes Booth) Berry.

[@yzzimai]

Waukesha, WI: is pronounced Wa-ke-shaw and not Wa-kee-shaw like alot of people not from the Midwest say and try saying Oconomowoc which is a city in Wisconsin ❤

[@emmatwiford8340]

Lol. I'm American and I pronounced them the same way you guys attempted. Places in Florida sound the way they're written I guess😄.

[@threalsitygirl]

Emma Twiford I feel like only people who live in or near those areas know how to properly pronounce them. Haha

[@IceMetalPunk]

Native Floridian here, and I agree. Then again, most of the names in Florida are just English words. Occasionally some Spanish, but if you live in Florida and don't know the basics of Spanish pronunciation, you're clearly too sheltered to live here XD

[@countertenor5890]

People mispronounce Kissimmee all the time.

[@emmatwiford8340]

Counter Tenor but it sounds the way it's spelled

[@christinedorman3383]

I'm a native Floridian and there are some places in Florida that are tricky to pronounce even though, when you know how to pronounce them, they "sound the way they're written." Okeechobee seems pretty easy, but you have to get the accents in the right place. Then there is Islamorada. Try showing the word to people who live outside of Florida (or who are new to the Sunshine State) and I suspect you'll get some very funny mispronunciations.

[@danhalstead705]

Michigan has some good Indian / French names: Charlevoix, Mackinac, Bois Blanc, Ypsilanti, Sault Ste Marie, and Gratiot to name just a few.