Mispronounced Scottish Names: The 10 most mispronounced Scottish place names including Ecclefechan - according to our readers 🏴
Visited Mil-en-gavvy? Well... you haven’t. Here are 10 of the most commonly mispronounced Scottish place names, as chosen by you – our readers.
Whether you live in our wonderful country, or are simply passing through, it is hard not to notice the number of place names with some strange – often wonderful – pronunciations.
If you’re from a town with a difficult-to-say name then the correct pronunciation may come naturally, but for visitors from further afield it can be a little daunting.
Fear not: as our readers have given us a helping hand by revealing which place names they think are most commonly mispronounced.
From Culzean Castle to Auchtermuchty and all the way to Milngavie – here are the top 10 mispronounced Scottish place names, and how to say them correctly.
1. Culzean Castle
Many of our readers say Culzean Castle can be a challenge for visitors. It's not pronounced Cull-zeen Castle but Cull-ane Castle.
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2. Ecclefechan
Ecclefechan, a small town in Dumfries, isn't said how it's spelt - it's actually prounounced 'eh-kuhl-feh-kn.'
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3. Milngavie
The East Dunbartonshire town is one that visitors still struggle with - not Mil-en-gav-ee, but rather Mil-guy.
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4. Shetland/Shetland Islands
Okay, so it's not exactly pronounced incorrectly, however, our readers really wanted you to know it is Shetland, or Shetland Islands - not THE Shetlands.
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