How do you pronounce his name? (Spoiler...ish)

Gangrell · 05-02-2004, 10:01 AM

I just got done reading The Icewind Dale trilogy, great series, but then it got me to thinking. I went back through some of my old Bg2 datas with the encounter with a certain elf on the way to Bodhi's dungeon, and I have to know. How do you pronouce Drizzt Do'Urden's name? (myself and someone else have a difference of opinion, so it'd be nice to know)

philip · 05-02-2004, 10:12 AM

drisst:

http://www.eyrie.org/~drizzt/drizzt/pronou.html

For Do'urden I couldn't find anything but I think the stress is on ur. So something like Dhurden

johnny · 05-02-2004, 11:30 AM

Drizzt is Drizzet as far as i know. As for Do'Urden, i'd say the above is quite accurate.

Dalamar Stormcrow · 05-02-2004, 01:12 PM

No, Drizzt is commonly mispronounced. Say it like it is spell out. AND NO 'E' Between Z and T.

Dalamar Stormcrow · 05-02-2004, 01:14 PM

I also made a tongue twister for a PC name. His shortened name is Z'hindo Qe Kudama. His real .name is Z'hindo Qeduthermo Kudamanenthurte

Lord · 05-02-2004, 01:56 PM

I say it like:
Dritss (no e) Doh-Er-Din

philip · 05-02-2004, 03:31 PM

This is from the link to the wizards site above:

Quote:

"drisst" - The correct pronunciation. It is confirmed in an interview with Salvatore published in DRAGON Magazine (the TSR house mag) around the time The Legacy came out. [I'll post the date, issue, and pages as soon as I dig it up] Also, this is the way it appears in the Forgotten Realms boxed set.

Jerr Conner · 05-02-2004, 03:36 PM

That's one of the only problems I have with Salvatore. He says that in the books, characters mispronouncing the name as Drizzit instead of Drisst is the way they hear it from Drizzt's accent.

Yet it sounds too far-fetched. My mom has an accent, says her name the way it sounds, and people get it right.

How messed up is Drizzt's accent for it to sound like zzit instead of isst?

Gangrell · 05-02-2004, 03:43 PM

Quote:

"driz-ZIT" - Probably the most popular way to say his name. It is, however, incorrect. I've had someone on the Forgotten Realms mailing list try to tell me that he had a letter from Salvatore himself confirming this as the correct pronunciation; while this may have been true at the time, it is apparent that Salvatore has since changed his mind, evidenced by the book Sojourn in which said rendering is called incorrect.

So Drizzit was correct, but Salvatore changed his mind about it? Don't see the point in it really.

Jerr Conner · 05-02-2004, 04:14 PM

Yes, I prefer Drizzit to Drisst, but just say Drisst most of the time.

05-02-2004, 11:30 AM	#3
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	Drizzt is Drizzet as far as i know. As for Do'Urden, i'd say the above is quite accurate. __________________

05-02-2004, 01:56 PM	#6
Lord Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: June 3, 2003 Location: New York Age: 40 Posts: 3,302	I say it like: Dritss (no e) Doh-Er-Din __________________ "You're a thief and a liar." "No, I only lied about being a thief."

05-02-2004, 03:36 PM	#8
Jerr Conner Silver Dragon Join Date: January 24, 2002 Location: Mundania Age: 44 Posts: 1,634	That's one of the only problems I have with Salvatore. He says that in the books, characters mispronouncing the name as Drizzit instead of Drisst is the way they hear it from Drizzt's accent. Yet it sounds too far-fetched. My mom has an accent, says her name the way it sounds, and people get it right. How messed up is Drizzt's accent for it to sound like zzit instead of isst? __________________ <b>Founder of the NPC Defender Force</b>, <b>Affiliate of the Pro-Mazzy Society</b><br />\"I hate to admit it but you\'ve earned my respect.\"--Shar-Teel (Thanks for this Illumina Drathiran\'ar)<br /> [img]\"http://userpic.livejournal.com/14048184/35120\" alt=\" - \" />

05-02-2004, 04:14 PM	#10
Jerr Conner Silver Dragon Join Date: January 24, 2002 Location: Mundania Age: 44 Posts: 1,634	Yes, I prefer Drizzit to Drisst, but just say Drisst most of the time. __________________ <b>Founder of the NPC Defender Force</b>, <b>Affiliate of the Pro-Mazzy Society</b><br />\"I hate to admit it but you\'ve earned my respect.\"--Shar-Teel (Thanks for this Illumina Drathiran\'ar)<br /> [img]\"http://userpic.livejournal.com/14048184/35120\" alt=\" - \" />

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05-02-2004, 10:01 AM	#1
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 38 Posts: 4,835	I just got done reading The Icewind Dale trilogy, great series, but then it got me to thinking. I went back through some of my old Bg2 datas with the encounter with a certain elf on the way to Bodhi's dungeon, and I have to know. How do you pronouce Drizzt Do'Urden's name? (myself and someone else have a difference of opinion, so it'd be nice to know)

05-02-2004, 10:12 AM	#2
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	drisst: http://www.eyrie.org/~drizzt/drizzt/pronou.html For Do'urden I couldn't find anything but I think the stress is on ur. So something like Dhurden

05-02-2004, 01:12 PM	#4
Dalamar Stormcrow Banned User Join Date: November 1, 2003 Location: My own little world Age: 34 Posts: 828	No, Drizzt is commonly mispronounced. Say it like it is spell out. AND NO 'E' Between Z and T.

05-02-2004, 01:14 PM	#5
Dalamar Stormcrow Banned User Join Date: November 1, 2003 Location: My own little world Age: 34 Posts: 828	I also made a tongue twister for a PC name. His shortened name is Z'hindo Qe Kudama. His real .name is Z'hindo Qeduthermo Kudamanenthurte

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