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Aloysius Pronunciation
Aloysius is pronounced a-loh-I-shis, IPA /ˌæloʊˈɪʃɪs/.
a-loh-I-shis
US /ˌæloʊˈɪʃɪs/
Syllables: a · loh · I · shis (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
proper noun: A Latin form of the name Louis, best known from the Jesuit saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
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Aloysius in a Sentence
- His middle name is Aloysius, after a great-uncle.
- Aloysius Gonzaga died nursing plague victims in Rome.
- Sebastian's teddy bear in Brideshead Revisited is called Aloysius.
Common Mispronunciations of Aloysius
Not a-loy-SEE-uhs
The oy letters do not form the oil sound here. They split across two beats, loh and I, so the middle of the name holds the short i of hit.
Not AL-oy-shuhs
A front beat makes the name sound like a brand of soap. Its punch waits for the I, which is the third step of four.
Tip: The widely heard al-oh-WISH-uhs is the everyday English reading, and nobody will blink at it.
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