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Pronunciation Guide

to Character Names

Anastasia

Ah-nah- stah-see-yah

Anatolie

Ah-nah- toh-lyeeah

Bogdana

Bohg- dah-nah

Cezar

Cheh-zahr

Costi, Costin

Kohs-tee, Kohs- teen

Dr?agu?ta

Druh- goo-tsah

Florica

Flo- ree-kah

Gogu

Goh-goo

Grigori

Gree- goh-ree

Ileana

Eel-leh- ah-nah

Iulia

Yoo-lee-ah

Jena, Jenica

Jeh-nah, Jeh- nee- kah (J pronounced like g in mirage)

Marin

Mah- reen

Nicolae

Nee-koh- lie-eh ( lie rhymes with sky)

Paula

Pow-lah

Petru

Peh-troo

R?azvan

Rahz- vahn

Salem bin Afazi

Sah-lem bin Ah- fah-zee

Sandu

Sahn-doo

Stela

Stel-ah

Tadeusz

Tah- deh-oosh (deh-oosh almost

one syllable)

Tati, Tatiana

Tah-tee, Tah-tee- ah-nah

Teodor

Teh-oh- dor