30/08/2023
How To Pronounce 75 North Carolina Towns (Like a Local)
In preparation for the first hurricane of 2023, this is a how to guide for media folks.
1. Beaufort: NOT Ba-you-furt or Bo-Fort, it’s Bofurt.
2. New Bern: NOT New BORN, it’s NEW Burn.
3. Bertie County: NOT Birdy County, it’s BerTEE.
4. Wilson: NOT will-SON, it’s Wultzun or WILT-son.
5. Conetoe: NOT Cone Toe, it’s Ku-knee-ta.
6. Bodie Island: NOT BO-Dee, it’s Body.
7. Iredell County: NOT Ire Dell, it’s Iredull.
8. Roanoke Rapids: Not Row-a-Noke, it’s RoanoKRAPids.
9. Edenton: NOT Edinton; it’s Eden-ton.
10. Corolla: NOT Corolla (car), it’s Ka-raw-la.
11. Duplin County: NOT Dublin, it’s DOO-plun.
12. Tyrrell County: NOT TIE-Rell, it’s Tair-uhl.
13. Kure Beach: NOT Curry, it’s Cure-y.
14. Camp Lejeune: NOT Lee-June, it’s Luh-shzoon.
15. Rodanthe: NOT Rode Anth, it’s Roe Dan Thee.
16. Manteo: NOT MAN-tee-oh, it’s MannyO.
17. Cashiers: NOT an actual cashier, it’s KASH-erz.
18. Currituck: NOT Curra-tuck, it’s CurrY-tuck.
19. Durham: NOT DUR-ham, it’s Der um or Durm.
20. Mebane: NOT Me Bain, it’s Meh-Bin.
21. Tarboro: NOT Tar-Borough; it’s Tarber.
22. Garner: NOT Gardner, it’s GarrrNer.
23. Angier: NOT An-Jeer, it’s An-jur.
24. Wendell: NOT Wendle, it’s Win-DELL.
25. Castalia: NOT CAST-A-LEEAH, it’s CAST-ALE-YAH.
26. Raleigh: NOT Raw-Lee, it’s Rah-Lee.
27. Kinston: NOT Kin-STON; it’s Kin-sten.
28. Fuquay-Varina: NOT ; it’s Few-kway Va-REE-na
29. Salisbury: NOT Sals-berry, it’s Sawls-Berry.
30. Appalachian: NOT Appa Lay Chun (university and mountains), it’s Appa Latch Un.
31. Cherryville: NOT Cherry Ville, its chur vull.
32. Hickory: NOT Hick-Kory, its hick ree.
33. Rocky Mount: NOT ROCKY mount, it’s rocky MOUNT.
34. Pembroke: NOT Pem-Broke, it’s pem-brook.
35. Burgaw: NOT burGAW, it’s Burr-gaw.
36. Mt. Airy: NOT Mount Airy, it’s Mounairy.
37. Topsail: NOT TOP-sail, it’s Top-sul.
38. Williamston: NOT William-Ston, it’s Wim-stun.
39. Shallotte: NOT Sha-lot, it’s Sha-loat.
40. Carteret: NOT Car-turret, it’s Carter-it.
41. Wanchese: NOT WAN-chessy, it’s Won CHEESE.
42. Zebulon: NOT Zeb-yoo-lon, it’s Zeblin.
43. Fayetteville: NOT Fay-ETT-ville, it’s Fed Vul.
44. Lucama: NOT Loose-ama, it’s loo-KAH-ma.
45. Nashville: NOT Nash-VILLE, it’s Nash-vul.
46. Varina: NOT Va-Rine-Ah, it’s Va-Reena.
47. Scotland Neck: NOT Scotland Neck, it’s Scotluneck.
48. Moyock: NOT Moy-yock, it’s Mow-yock.
49. Greenville: NOT Green-VILLE, it’s Greenvuhl.
50. Neuse River: NOT New See, it’s Noose.
51. Ahoskie: NOT A-hose-key, it’s ah-Ha-ski.
52. Farmville: NOT Farm-ville, it’s Fahmvuhl.
53. Whiteville: NOT White-ville, it’s Wide-vulh.
54. Albemarle: NOT Alba-Marley, it’s alba-marl.
55. Bahama: NOT Ba-ha-ma, it’s Bu-hey-muh.
56. Bethel: NOT Beth-El, it’s Bethul.
57. Washington: NOT WashingTON, it’s LITTLE Washnun.
58. Plymouth: NOT Ply-mouth, it’s Plumuth.
59. Vanceboro: NOT Vance-Borough, it’s Vants-burr.
60. Beulaville: NOT Beulah-ville, it’s Byoo-la-vul.
61. Ocracoke: NOT Okra-Croak, it’s Ocra-coke.
62. Rutherfordton: NOT Ruth-er-ford-Ton, it’s Ruff-ton.
63. Hampstead: NOT HAM-stead, it’s ham-STEAD.
64. Selma: NOT Sell-ma, it’s Sail-muh.
65. Windsor: NOT Wind-Sore, it’s Wun-Suh.
66. Snow Hill: NOT Snow-Hill, it’s Snow-HEEL.
67. Forsyth: NOT Four-Syth, it’s Fur-SYTH.
68. Leland: NOT Lee-Land, it’s LEE-lan.
69. Chowan: NOT Ch-WON, it’s CHO-Juan.
70. Goldsboro: NOT Golds- Burrough, it’s golds-burra.
71. Henderson: NOT Hender-son, it’s Henna-Sun.
72. Cashie (actually a River): NOT CashEEE, it’s Cash-Eye.
73. King: NOT King, it’s Kang.
74. Denton: NOT Den-ton, it’s DEN-TUN- sounds like didn’t.
75. Mooresville: NOT Morres-VIL, it’s Mors-vuhl.
You’re welcome.
