How to pronounce author names starting with W

Author Pronunciations

30 last names beginning with "W"

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NYOO-gee (hard g) wah TEE-ongo--according to African Literature professor who knows the author and speaks Kikuyu/Gikuyu (from The Millions)

Richard Wagamese

WAWG-uh-meese

Fred Waitzkin

WAITZ-kin

Ayelet Waldman

Eye-El-Et Wald-min

Tommy Wallach

WAHL-ehk

Clemantine Wamariya

as it looks: wha-mar-ee-ah

Qian Julie Wang

Chi-an Joo-lee Wong

Jesmyn Ward

JEZ-min

Ruth Wariner

WAR-in-er

Claire Vaye Watkins

Vaye rhymes with way

Scott Weidensaul

why-densaul

Andrew Weil, M.D.

while

Elizabeth Wein

ween

Kelly Weinersmith

WEE-ner-smith

Zach Weinersmith

WEE-ner-smith

Andy Weir

Weir rhymes with "ear."

Helga Weiss

wyss (rhymes with ice)

Leah Weiss

wice (rhymes with "ice")

Ai Weiwei

Aye Way-way

Scott Westerfeld

As it looks - wester-feld (not field)

John E.. Wideman

WIDE-mehn. Second syllable is pronounced as names ending in "man" typically are.

Elie Wiesel

eh-lee vee-ZEL

Cinda Williams Chima

Chima - like china but with an "m"

Rosalind Wiseman

wize-men

Gene Wolfe

WOLF

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