Pronounce Dennis' Last Name - Win Big Prizes!

Pronounce Dennis' Last Name - Win Big Prizes!

  • Or-koi-yo

    Votes: 8 50.0%

  • Or-kol-ee-o

    Votes: 1 6.3%

  • Or-kol-o

    Votes: 3 18.8%

  • Some other wrong way

    Votes: 4 25.0%
  • Total voters
    16
Patrick Johnson

Patrick Johnson

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Orcollo.

I say or-koi-yo (the traditional Spanish pronunciation). So far I'm winning bigly.

pj <- lied about the big prizes
chgo
 
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El Chapo

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Somewhere I heard the second O is pronounced like a oo or a U. Orcoo yo
Could be wrong of course.
 
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Jeff sparks

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It's like La Jolla, California... The J becomes an H and the LL's become YY's and you add an AH to the end...
Like La Hoyyah... Go figure that out...:lol

Orcollo... The OR is just R, the Col becomes Koo, like a dove, and the Lo is changed to Yo, as in Yo Adrian... Like Dennis R-KOO-YO... Best guess... :)
 
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gulfportdoc said:
I've always heard it pronounced that way, so I voted "some other way".

OTOH, I hesitate to vote against Patrick...:D

~Doc
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Helfert posted it earlier on AZ and has steadfastly maintained over the years Or-Cool-Yo is correct. As Dennis and him are close i'm just saying he would probably know...lol
 
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Cornerman

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Patrick Johnson said:
Orcollo.

I say or-koi-yo (the traditional Spanish pronunciation). So far I'm winning bigly.

pj <- lied about the big prizes
chgo
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The problem is two-fold:

1) His name is spelled incorrectly in the US due to a passport malfunction. It's actually Orcullo

2) In the Philippines, the double L is pronounced the Castillian way (Madrid Spanish). I.e., "ly."

So, it's:

or COOL yo


And that's what Dennis told Jay, and it's consistent with Filipino pronunciation.


Freddie
 
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LSJohn

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Patrick Johnson said:
Orcollo.

I say or-koi-yo (the traditional Spanish pronunciation). So far I'm winning bigly.

pj <- lied about the big prizes
chgo
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Have you noticed that it's often spelled Orcullo? I don't know which is correct, or more correct, but with that spelling it would be, IMO, Or-kuee-O, so I would accept either, but none other.

You're a very smart fellow.

(Sometimes I lie about stuff too. :D )

edit: reading some of the other posts: I don't think the Castillian -- or Philipino -- way would contain an "L" sound at all (but I was wrong once in 1964 and haven't gotten over it YET! ) :p
 
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Cornerman said:
The problem is two-fold:

1) His name is spelled incorrectly in the US due to a passport malfunction. It's actually Orcullo

2) In the Philippines, the double L is pronounced the Castillian way (Madrid Spanish). I.e., "ly."

So, it's:

or COOL yo


And that's what Dennis told Jay, and it's consistent with Filipino pronunciation.


Freddie
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or cool yo
ding ding ding
we have a winner...:D
thanks freddy
 
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Patrick Johnson said:
Orcollo.

I say or-koi-yo (the traditional Spanish pronunciation). So far I'm winning bigly.

pj <- lied about the big prizes
chgo
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YES, it drives me nuts to hear people call him Or-Coo-le-o . his name should be pronounced as you stated. it's also very frustrating to hear Efren pronounced "Efrum". and then there is Alex Pagulayan... how do they get "lion" out of this? and while we're on the subject "Mad" Max Eberly is a total misnomer. he's not even a little bit mad. just because his name rhymes with "mad" is not good enough. he should be renamed: "Mild Max" Eberly. now that's a cool name....
 
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