re: What is the correct pronunciation of Iberville

Posted by Y.A. Tittle

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:11 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?

The NOLA pronunciation conventions are sort of the opposite of pretentiousness, historically speaking. It was likely the big wave of poor Irish immigrants in the mid 19th century who set the current jacked up pronunciations of street names in place.

Posted by ezride25

Constitutional Republic

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:19 am to Y.A. Tittle

They the ones that gave us nawlins but stuck with orleeeeeens avenue and orleeeeens parish?

Posted by mikie421

continental shelf

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:30 am to ezride25

Now do Orleans

Posted by Joshjrn

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:32 am to DeafVallyBatnR

I always heard it as a soft i, as in "it", so that's how I say it. With that said, if you used English pronunciation conventions, a vowel followed by a single consonant should be pronounced as a hard vowel, which would make it "eye". And with that said, the French pronunciation of I would be a hard "E" sound.

So take your pick, as there ain't no real right answer

Posted by PJinAtl

Atlanta

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:36 am to Joshjrn

There's a town in Wyoming named Dubois. Up there they pronounce it Dew-boys.

Posted by Everyday Is Saturday

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:00 pm to DeafVallyBatnR

How about “Lacassine, LA” while on pronunciation subject.

I have driven I-10 to/from LA/TX more than I care to count. Never stopped in Lacassine. Never heard it pronounced.

Learn me.

Posted by Joshjrn

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:52 pm to PJinAtl

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There's a town in Wyoming named Dubois. Up there they pronounce it Dew-boys.

In fairness, and as a little historical tidbit, W.E.B. Du Bois pronounced his name dew-boys and not dew-bwa, like most people assume. Could be the same kinda thing.

Posted by Jake88

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:55 pm to DeafVallyBatnR

E bear ville

This post was edited on 6/30/26 at 12:56 pm

Posted by BigPapiDoesItAgain

Amérique du Nord

Member since Nov 2009

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:16 pm to DeafVallyBatnR

I always said it with a short "I" (Ibber-ville as opposed to eye-ber-ville), but I'm not from New Orleans area. Julien on YouTube backs this pronunciation up.