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Hela Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

pronunciation of "Levi"

Dear members,

Would you please tell me how I should pronounce the proper name "Levy / Levi" Strauss ? Is it /li:vi/ or /li:vai/ ? The brand "Levi's" is pronounced /li:vais/, is it not?

Thank you for your help
Hela
  

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It's "LEE - Vi- S"..

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It's "LEE - Vi- S"..
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Now what about the pronunciation of the name of the creator? Should it be pronounced /li:vai/ or /li:vi/ Strauss?
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Hi Hela

I've only ever heard Levi Strauss pronounced l
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HelaNow what about the pronunciation of the name of the creator? Should it be pronounced /li:vai/ or /li:vi/ Strauss?
According to Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, it is lev i, the same sound as the first syllable of 'levitation'.
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Hi Hela,
I guess Amy is right. MW online says it like her, leave eyes. Listen to the audio file, here you go: Levi's

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Dictionary.com has the pronunciation 'Levi' as follows:
Lé·vi-Strauss
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Ooops, sorry Hela, I just saw you were interested in the name, Levi Strauss, not the jeans, lol.
Well, MW online gives two possible pronunciations, which are different from the one of "Levi's". You can check them out here:

http://www.merria
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I would pronounce for (i) the Italian novelist ‘Levi’, Primo with the ‘e’ as the long ‘a’ sound in ‘day’, and ‘i’ as the long ‘e’ sound in ‘eat’ while stressing the 1st syllable; (ii) the French anthropologist (Claude) Levi(-Strauss) with the ‘e’ as the short ‘e’ sound in ‘bed’ and ‘i’ the long ‘e’ sound; and (iii) the American Brand name ‘Levi’s’ with the ‘e’ as the long ‘e’ in ‘eat’ a
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Thank you all for your help, that's very kind of you. Thank you too Buddhaheart for all these precisions about the different names. By the way is "Levi" the first name of the inventor of the jeans contrary to the French figure which is his surname?

Do I need to subscribe to get the audio pronunciation on Dictionary.com?

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