How do you pronounce?

[cyclonedave25]

According to the ISU press release it's pronounced like this: nuh-sko-WE-ack

Interesting...

I was wrong, forgive me everybody!

 

[cowgirl836]

Interesting...

I was wrong, forgive me everybody!

other people here with the same last name have the "V" pronunciation. So maybe he's not related then.

 

[cyclonedave25]

other people here with the same last name have the "V" pronunciation. So maybe he's not related then.

Or, the press release was typed up by some intern and is wrong.

 

[VeloClone]

Who is our best stalker? Track him down and ask him.

 

[Bret44]

I am just going to call him Nos.

 

[mctallerton]

Or, the press release was typed up by some intern and is wrong.

Boycott press releases?

 

[JP4CY]

Is there an official rule on when the W carries a V sound? I knew a guy from Wisconsin whose last name was Nowacki with a W sound

No, the R sounds like a V, and the V sounds like an R. The W sounds like a, well I don't know.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Boycott press releases?

Absolutely. Damn interns.

 

[JP4CY]

The Noskowiak to Tsalmpouris calls are gonna be good.

edit: I can't even spell

 

[VeloClone]

The Noskowiak to Tslammpouris calls are gonna be good.

Not sure if intentional, but good none-the-less.

 

[ISUcyclones11]

Just imagine if we land Kostas Antetekounmpo (that's my best guess at spelling, and after looking it up, it is Antetokounmpo, so not bad on my part).....

IIRC from his brother, it's pronounced On-tett-oh-koom-poe

 

[cyhiphopp]

NOSKOWIAK

We are guaranteed to hear every possible pronunciation next season.

 

[XLK9]

We are guaranteed to hear every possible pronunciation next season.

I'm hoping they get A LOT of practice!

 

[besserheimerphat]

Sounds more Slavik than German to me, but the principle remains the same. Many of our surnames were "re-invented" or "Americanized" when our ancestors came through immigration portals. And many whose names remained intact opted to "Americanize" their names on their own in order to blend better with the locals.

Agree - or eastern European, Polish, etc. Probably not German though.

Edit: Apparently Poland and most of eastern European are still considered Slavic nations, though I tend to associate "Slavic" with the Balkans instead.

 

[IAStubborn]

just like that.

I like how i was saying it in my head better Noz-kovee-ack

Then we had a Noz and a Naz