Pronunciations

This guide can be used as a reminder of how to pronounce some of the Channel Islands' quirkier names and places.

• Archirondel
  ar-chee-ron-del
  
• Bagot
  bag-oh
  
• Beau Sejour
  bow say-jour (as in 'bow tie')
  
• Beaulieu
  bow-lee-uh (as in 'bow tie' - not like the motor museum)
  
• Beauport
  bow-port (as in 'bow tie')
  
• Bechet
  beh-shay
  
• Bellozanne
  bel-uh-zan
  
• Bequet
  beck-ay
  
• Bonne Nuit
  bon nwee
  
• Carrefour Selous
  car-for sel-oo
  
• Castel
  ca-tel (not Castle!)
  
• Clos Paumelle
  cloh poh-mel (rhyme 'Clos' with 'low')
  
• Colomberie
  col-um-ber-ee (drop the 'La')
  
• Corbière
  cor-bee-air
  
• Dumaresq Street
  doo-mah-resck street
  
• Ecrehous
  eck-re-hoes
  
• Faldouet
  fal-doo-ay
  
• Filleuil
  full-eel
  
• Fliquet
  flee-kay
  
• Fremont
  fre-mon (silent 'T')
  
• Gorey
  gore-ee
  
• Greve d'Azette
  grev duh-zet (like 'Zetta')