Vladimir Nabokov
Russian-American novelist
Vladimir
Phonetic Pronunciation:
vlah-DEE-meer
vlah-DEE-meer
Audio Pronunciation:
Nabokov
Phonetic Pronunciation:
nuh-BO-kof
nuh-BO-kof
Audio Pronunciation:
Notes
source of pronunciation-- Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation
Regarding the pronunciation of his last name, in the BBC Guide it notes-- "Although the author's surname is often pronounced nab-uh-kof, he told the BBC that this [nuh-boe-kof] was his preferred English pronunciation, with the middle syllable stressed, and rhyming with 'smoke'."
Regarding the pronunciation of his last name, in the BBC Guide it notes-- "Although the author's surname is often pronounced nab-uh-kof, he told the BBC that this [nuh-boe-kof] was his preferred English pronunciation, with the middle syllable stressed, and rhyming with 'smoke'."