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Carnegie Pronunciation
Carnegie is pronounced KAHR-nuh-gee, IPA /ˈkɑrnəgi/.
KAHR-nuh-gee
US /ˈkɑrnəgi/
Syllables: KAHR · nuh · gee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A Scottish surname, best known from the industrialist Andrew Carnegie and the halls, libraries, and institutions named after him.
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Two Ways to Say Carnegie
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- beat on the middle syllable, kahr-NAY-gee: /ˌkɑrˈneɪgi/ (kahr-NAY-gee)
Carnegie in a Sentence
- The recital was at Carnegie Hall.
- Carnegie gave away most of his fortune in his lifetime.
- Our town library is a Carnegie building.
Common Mispronunciations of Carnegie
Not KAHR-nuh-jee
Harden the g to the one in get. Scottish names keep it hard before an i, which is why Logie and Fergie do the same.
Not kahr-NEE-gee
Neither standard reading uses a long ee in the middle. It is either an unstressed nuh or a stressed NAY.
Tip: Both readings are in use: KAHR-nuh-gee is commoner in Scotland and in American place names, kahr-NAY-gee in New York.
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