re: What is the correct pronunciation of Iberville

Posted by Y.A. Tittle

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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.

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Posted by ezride25

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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

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

Now do Orleans

Posted by Joshjrn

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Posted by SantaFe

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:31 pm to DeafVallyBatnR

Lemoine.

Now do Detroit.

Posted by soccerfüt

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:56 pm to SantaFe

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Now do Detroit.

Ick.

Pass, Grosse Point Shores maybe….

Posted by CaptainsWafer

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:07 pm to Obtuse1

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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.

Some of the old locals that live in the country say A-mit, everyone else says A-meet.

Posted by tigerpimpbot

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:08 pm to Y.A. Tittle

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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.

Calliope

Posted by nealnan8

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:14 pm to DeafVallyBatnR

Iberville was French. The French pronunciation is ee-ber-veel, but I wouldn't pronounce it like this unless I wanted a broken jaw and a beer thrown on me.

Posted by Disco Ball

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:16 pm to Everyday Is Saturday

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

Laka-seen
Some pronounce it Layka-seen

This post was edited on 6/30/26 at 2:19 pm

Posted by geauxpurple

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:18 pm to La Place Mike

The correct pronunciation is Ih ber ville, not Eye ber ville but if you try to pronounce it like that in New Orleans you will be “corrected “. Like Calliope has to rhyme with cantaloupe.