How to pronounce author names starting with D

Author Pronunciations

46 last names beginning with "D"

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Edwidge Danticat

Edweedje Danticah

Ram Dass

Pronuciations vary but most have first name rhyming with arm, last with mass

Carys Davies

CARE-iss DAY-veez

Martin Davies

day-veez

Mark Dawidziak

duh-WID-zee-ack

Christopher de Bellaigue

day buh-LAYG

Louis de Bernieres

LOO-ey duh BAIR-nee-air

Alain de Botton

AL-on de BO-ton (the letter n at end of Alain and Botton is barely pronounced

Peter de Jonge

da JONG

Kit De Waal

duh vahl

Sunyi Dean

sun-yee deen

William deBuys

duh-BWEEZ

Victor del Arbol

AR-bol

Sahar Delijani

sa-HAR deli-JAR-knee

Don DeLillo

D'Lih Lo

Monique Brinson Demery

Moe-NEEK BRIN-son DEM-ery

Nelson DeMille

duh-MILL

Tomie dePaola

tommy de POW luh

Kiran Desai

ki-run de-sigh (ki rhymes with the first two letters of king)

Rachel DeWoskin

deh-WOSS-kin

Hernan Diaz

air-NAHN dee-AZ (last syllable like the word "as")

Junot Diaz

JOO-no DEE-as

Kate DiCamillo

dee-camellow (last part rhymes with yellow)

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

DIFF-en-bah

David Diop

dee-UHP

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