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What is the correct pronunciation of Iberville
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:16 am
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:16 am
Is it eye-ber-ville or short eye sound ber-Ville
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:19 am to DeafVallyBatnR
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is it eye-ber-ville or short eye sound ber-Ville
It's complicated.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:22 am to DeafVallyBatnR
It's not that black and white
Is it aunt or auntee?
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:22 am to DeafVallyBatnR
I ber ville
But I'm from north of Alexandria
But I'm from north of Alexandria
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:26 am to DeafVallyBatnR
I've always heard the I pronounced like it is in"six". Emphasis on the first syllable. I-ber-ville
Not sure it makes sense because I prounce it Eye-ber-ville everywhere else. New EYE-beria. The EYE-berian penensuila.
Not sure it makes sense because I prounce it Eye-ber-ville everywhere else. New EYE-beria. The EYE-berian penensuila.
This post was edited on 6/30/26 at 10:28 am
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:32 am to DeafVallyBatnR
Always pronounced it Ih-ber-ville.
Never pronounced it eye-ber-ville.
Probably pronounced it wrong my whole life.
Never pronounced it eye-ber-ville.
Probably pronounced it wrong my whole life.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:36 am to DeafVallyBatnR
The parish is ibb-ur-ville, the street is eye-bur-ville.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:38 am to DeafVallyBatnR
AT-cha-fa-ly-uh
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:40 am to DeafVallyBatnR
Eye-ber-ville is how they say it in New Orleans, because they're pretentious asses. Notice how they pronounce everything without acknowledging its heritage? Carondelet is pronounced how it's written instead of with the French "a" at the end. There are other examples.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:42 am to DeafVallyBatnR
Ih-ber-ville
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:42 am to DeafVallyBatnR
A-mit
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:43 am to DeafVallyBatnR
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Iberville
Street in NOLA = eye-ber-ville
The parish = ih-ber-ville
This post was edited on 6/30/26 at 10:44 am
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:48 am to Tiger Prawn
Now do Calliope
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:53 am to RoyalWe
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Eye-ber-ville is how they say it in New Orleans, because they're pretentious asses. Notice how they pronounce everything without acknowledging its heritage? Carondelet is pronounced how it's written instead of with the French "a" at the end. There are other examples.
Helios St. in Old Metry is another one, the locals call it Ha-loyce when its Hee-lee-ows.
I lived on that street for 5 years and not one neighbor/person pronounced it correctly. Don't get me started...
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:53 am to DeafVallyBatnR
Iberville, named after French explorer Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville.
D'Iberville is pronounced dee-ber-ville. So if you're preserving the Fracaphone pronunciation it would be EEE-BER-VILLE.
D'Iberville is pronounced dee-ber-ville. So if you're preserving the Fracaphone pronunciation it would be EEE-BER-VILLE.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:54 am to MSTiger33
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Now do Calliope
The street and housing projects = cal-e-ope
Everything else = cuh-lye-oh-pee
This post was edited on 6/30/26 at 10:55 am
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:58 am to DeafVallyBatnR
In NOLA it's Eye-berville. Everywhere else it's more short I..
Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:02 am to Righteous Dude
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A-mit
A-mit or A-meet?
I have no idea how locals pronounce Amite City, but I have never heard a river rat pronounce the river anything other than A-meet.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:03 am to Giantkiller
All Scruffy has learned from this thread is that he was actually correct and New Orleanians are retarded.
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