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How to pronounce author names starting with D

Author Pronunciations

46 last names beginning with "D"

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
chi-TH-rah ban-ERH-jee deewah-karoonee
Cory Doctorow
DOCK-tor-oh
E.L. Doctorow
DAHK-tuh-row (emphasis on the first syllable. Russian for 'son of a doctor')
Anthony Doerr
Sounds like door
Richard Doetsch
doytch
Ivan Doig
iven doig (first syllable of last name rhymes with toy)
Paul Doiron
DWAHR-uhn. First syllable rhymes with "R"
Dagmara Dominczyk
do-MIN-zik
Emma Donoghue
don-a-hue
Keith Donohue
don-a-hew
Siobhan Dowd
Sh-vawn
Sharon M.. Draper
Last name rhymes with paper
Mylene Dressler
Mee-lan (like Milan, the city)
Marcus du Sautoy
doo SAU-toy
Brendan DuBois
doo-BOYZ
Jennifer duBois
Doo-Bwah
Andre Dubus
ahn-dray duh-BYOOSE (1st syllable of Andre rhymes with barn, last of Dubus rhymes with use)
Andre Dubus III
ahn-dray duh-BYOOSE (last syllable rhymes with use)
Jamie Ducharme
Doo-sharm
Tananarive Due
tah-nah-nah-REEVE doo
Dominick Dunne
dom-i-nik duhn
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