HELP! How do you pronounce this name?

[pmh013]

Quick background... I'm looking for a new job. I sent a resume to a guy, who forwarded it to another guy, because this second guy would probably be the person looking for my kind of experience.Anyway, the second guy's first name is Uwe. How do you pronounce that???

[joatmon]

you way?

[Mr. Poopypants]

OOAOO like in POOPand A like our Canadian friends say.

[pmh013]

Quote, originally posted by Salsa! » The best thing would be to ask politely when you talk to him. Just say: "I'm sorry, it's the first time that I see a name like yours, how do you pronounce it?"Good idea, but somehow or another I've got to get through a receptionist to ask to speak to him. From what I've seen on the 'net, I'm thinking that it is Dutch.I think that seeing as how all of your pronounciations are so close, I can go with any one of them, and just refer to him as Mr. Lastname, which seems to be easier to say.

[AKLGT]

well, if you have to tt the receptionist first, i'm sure lots of people don't know how to pronounce his/her name also. i would ask her politely. that way when you do meet him, you know how to say it. from my experience, receptionists LOVE to know more than you.

[drunkenmaxx]

i would go with yooh-aye

[Robert G]

Not sure - oo-vey?

[Caretaker]

Tell him to change his name to Ted!

[pmh013]

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »a couple of google hits say ooovapmh013, when you find out, let us knowOK, I just phoned him. The receptionist (as trd predicted ) wanted to show that she was smarter than me, and corrected me before she connected me...It's pronounced ooo-vay. That's how I wrote it, at least.Anyway, I hope to hear back from this guy this afternoon (I came home sick, and miraculously, I feel much better now that I am here). Sounds promising!

[AKLGT]

good luck!and see.... it's a little something i learned in my sales experience. always get on the receptionist's side. they can make or break it... getting to the decision maker that is. but you still have to be genuine.

[joatmon]

so RobertG won the contest. What was the prize?glad you are feeling better.sucking up to the support staff almost always pays off later.

[Robert G]

Thnx. PMH getting the job will be prize enough for me. Good luck.BTW, I am not sure the name is Dutch. I asked one of my clients who works for a Dutch bank, and she didn't believe it was Dutch. Finnish, maybe?

[esjones]

If he is German, it is OO-vuh. - Earl

[Stang2Vibe]

As soon as I read the first post, Salsa's answer is what came to my mind. I remember Uwe Krupp playing for the Islanders and on the radio and TV, they always said OO-way. I believe that he was Swedish, but may have been Finnish. In any case, it's a scandinavian name. I remember Ulf Samuelsson playing here for many years as well, for another unusual scandinavian name.

[Fformula88]

Uwe Krupp is German. When he played here, the announcers always pronounced his name OO-vay, but not with a heavy V sound so it sounded almost like OO-way. Just a slight "V" in the middle. I assume they managed to ask him what the correct pronunciation of his name was over the 6 or so seasons he was here. Good luck on your job hunting!

[Fialchar]

Aww, you found out already, I was gonna suggest calling him "Eww"Good luck on the job

[Stang2Vibe]

Ahh, yes, thank you for the correction. FWIW--the NHL annual media guide gives the phonetic pronounciation of the name of every player in the league along with a vast amount of other info.