How is the name "Leif" (as in Ericson) supposed to be pronounced?

[raccoon]

Is it "Life" or "Leaf?"

[Brickbat]

1. Leaf.

[raccoon]

2. I guess you would know, being from the state where the Scandinavians went.

Too bad. I preferred "Life."

[Brickbat]

9. Yeah, I guess I should have clarified.

That's how we say it here.

[freshwest]

11. My Swedish uncle had saying about MN that I'm sure you've heard...

And of course there is the wonderful Lewis Black video. The only one I've seen without a few naughty words:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALdI3GorPoA

All my pals in Scandinavia loved it.

[raccoon]

19. Where is that statue? nt

[Brickbat]

20. Duluth.

[raccoon]

22. Thanks. They should put a statue of Bob Dylan beside it. Or maybe in Hibbing. nt

[Brickbat]

23. Meh, there's a street named after him in Duluth. Hibbing has a restaurant, but that's about it.

He's not been one to come back and celebrate his roots, although word is he will turn up at shows in Duluth every once in awhile.

[kentauros]

3. "Loofah"

:P

[madinmaryland]

10. Nice post, Billo!!

[freshwest]

13. Uff Da!

:rofl:

[Ptah]

4. Layf

[Lucinda]

7. +1

[charlie and algernon]

5. It's pronouned "George"

[geardaddy]

6. Layf

[HopeHoops]

8. Combination of the sounds "leaf" and "waif".

It's one of those things like double-breathing to play the didgeridoo that you either know how to do or not. I had a friend way back who was named Leif and he just went with Lee, probably so he didn't have to correct people anymore.

[frogmarch]

12. Check this pronunciation site out

http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal

Example: In Danish, Frida pronounces Leif "life." In Finnish, Marko pronounces it "lafe," as does Oskar in Swedish.

[kentauros]

14. So who pronounces it "Loofah"

since they seem to be on a first-name basis over there

[JVS]

15. Layf, ei sounds like the a in paper.

[Odin2005]

16. LAY-foor E-rik-sohn

[jobycom]

17. Le-fee.

He's related to Brett Favre.

[whistler162]

18. He was Bill to his friends

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erickson

[Liberal Veteran]

21. I always pronounce it Mahasahasrapramardini to see if they correct me.....

...or just let it slide because they think I am insane.