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I'm meeting someone of this name but don't know how to pronounce it ? Any clues ?

In reply to Postmanpat: How about 'Vrcelj?'

Seriously just ask them, I'd be pretty shocked of it was the first time they'd been asked the pronunciation!

What nationality are they btw?

Cx

In reply to Postmanpat:

Probably a good idea to come straight out and ask them - got to be better than getting it wrong. I doubt they'll be offended.

In reply to Clears:

Australian (which doesn't help much)!

In reply to Postmanpat:

Do you know what nationality they are?

We employed a bloke called Przeymslaw and he pronuouces is "schremyslac".

In reply to Postmanpat:

Well then that's easy!!!

Bruce or Shelia

Cx

In reply to Postmanpat:

I met a Polish guy at the wall last night. I have forgotten how to pronounce his name already! ;(

Andy

In reply to Postmanpat:

I would guess that it would be

Vrtselye

and that they are Slovene or some such nationality.

In reply to Postmanpat:

And try to roll the 'r' in the proper (i.e. Scottish) manner.

In reply to Postmanpat:

It’s a Czech name and it’s pronounced like this:

“Ver” as in the word “Verge”

“Jine”, rhymes with “Wine”

“Arr”, as in the common agricultural term “oo-Arr”

Glad to be of assistance.

In reply to Joss:

heh heh heh.

actually it's Croatian. since no accent over c, it's pronounced s. so at a guess something like 'vrrrselye'

In reply to John Bear:

If its Croatian (or Slovenian/Serbian, etc) and there's no accent over the c it should be pronounced 'ts', not 's'.

In reply to John Bear:
Thanks,I was guessing Croatian . I'm going to ask at reception for "Mr.Versell" and hope that gets me through !

In reply to DougG:

You're right ... my croatian is very rusty! vrrrrtselye a better effort then?

In reply to John Bear:

Yep, that was my guess higher up the thread.