Troll Name Pronunciations?

Ooh this is always fun. A lot of my pronunciations were picked up from the Voxus Dub tbh lol.

Aradia Megido = AH-RAH-DEE-AH MEH-GEE-DOH

Tavros Nitram = TAV-ROWSS NAIT-REM

Sollux Captor = SOL-LUX CAP-TER

Karkat Vantas = KAR-KAT VAN-TIS

Nepeta Leijon = NEH-PEH-TAH LEY-JON (the J is pronounced similarly to Dijon Mustard)

Kanaya Maryam = KAH-NAI-YAH MAR-YIM

Terezi Pyrope = TEH-REZZI PIE-ROPE

Vriska Serket = VRIS-KAH SIR-KIT

Equius Zahhak = EK-WEE-ISS ZA-HACK

Gamzee Makara = GAM-ZEE MAH-KUH-RUH

Eridan Ampora = AIR-ID-DAN AMP-ORAH

Feferi Peixes = FEF-ER-REE PAY-SHEEZ

Damara = DAH-MAH-RAH

Rufioh = ROO-FEE-OH

Mituna = MIT-TOON-UH

Kankri = KANK-REE

Meulin = MEW-LIN

Porrim = POR-RIM

Latula = LAH-TOO-LUH

Aranea = AH-RAH-NEE-UH

Horuss = HOR-RUSS

Kurloz = KER-LOWZ

Cronus = KROW-NUSS

Meenah = MEEN-AH

Aradia: uh-RAY-dee-uh (though my friends pronounce the second A like the O in "pot")

Tavros: TAH-vrohs (I split the syllable line between the A and the V rather than between the V and the R)

Sollux: SOH-luhks (There's times where I'll pronounce the O more like an A but not often)

Karkat: I don't really need to give a pronunciation for this one since everybody says it the same lol

Nepeta: nuh-PEH-tuh (I don't trust people who put the stress on the first syllable rather than the second)

Kanaya: kuh-NAI-uh (Definitely the most common one I've seen but I've heard a handful of people say kuh-NAY-uh too)

Terezi: tuh-REH-zee (or teh-REH-zee interchangeably depending on what I'm feelin)

Vriska: Again, this one's obvious enough lol

Equius: EH-kwee-ihs (only real difference I see sometimes is the stress being on the second syllable)

Gamzee: Another very agreed-upon one

Eridan: EH-rih-dehn (or EH-rih-dihn as well, kinda like I do with Terezi)

Feferi: feh-FEH-ree (not a fan of when people pronounce it like "feffery" but it is funny I can't lie lol)

And just cuz I'm bored I'll do the last names too lol

Megido: meh-GEE-doh

Nitram: NIH-trahm (or putting the stress on the second syllable sometimes since it sounds almost identical either way)

Captor: KAP-tihr

Vantas: VAN-tuhs

Leijon: LEY-uhn

Maryam: MAHR-yuhm (kinda like how people pronounce "Mars")

Pyrope: PAI-rohp (pie rope XD)

Zahhak: zuh-HAHK (I know a lot of people say "ZAH-hahk" and I do not understand why tbh)

Makara: muh-KAH-ruh (CV structure so it's pretty simple like how Megido is lol)

Ampora: aam-PO-ruh (ngl this one's really hard to break up into syllables)

Peixes: PEI-shiss (since this is an actual word (Portuguese) I try my best to be accurate)

i feel like my native language highly influences the way i pronounce their names!
uh-rah-dee-yuh me-gee-dough
tah-vrus nee-tram

soh-lux captor

car-cat van-tuss

nuh-petta lee-john

ka-na-yuh mary-am

tuh-reh-zee pie-rope

vris-kuh circuit

eh-quee-yous zuh-hack

gam-zee muh-kara

eh-ri-dan am-pora

fuh-ferry pei-shus (cause in portuguese peixes means fish so i just say it like it is)

AURGH I forgot the dancestors D: Thankfully a fair few of them are just actual real names so it's not too bad lol

Damara: duh-MAH-ruh

Rufioh: ROO-fee-oh

Mituna: mih-TOO-nuh

Kankri: KEIN-kree

Meulin: MYOO-lihn

Porrim: POR-rihm (another one that's pretty hard to approximate like this)

Latula: luh-TOO-luh (or lah-TOO-luh sometimes)

Aranea: uh-REI-nee-uh

Horuss: HOR-ruhs (like "Horace" but a little more annunciated at the end)

Kurloz: KUHR-lohs (another difficult one to write out since the "ur" technically is its own vowel rather than a distinct consonant sound after a distinct vowel sound, in this case writing "KRR-lohs" would actually be more accurate, albeit more confusing)

Cronus: KROH-nuhs (or KROH-nish)

Meenah: MEE-nuh (basically approximated for you already lol)

i dont have anything hyperspecific for anyone else but nepeta. why does everyone pronounce leijon as "legion", is it not closer to leon? my first impression reading i thought it was some really unorthodox spelling (pronouncing j as y in spanish). and it'd make sense since y'know. lions are cats?

Aradia - Ah-RAH-dee-uh Meh-GEE-doe

Tavros - TAHV-rohs NiGH-tram

Sollux - SAUL-lucks CAP-toar

Karkat - Car-CAT Beepbeep-Meowmeow-Ohfuck-Gettouttatheway-Imanouttacontrol-Catthatsacar

Nepeta - Neh-pEH-tuh LAY-jawn

Kanaya - Kuh-NIGH-uh MARry-um

Terezi - Teh-REZzy PIGH-roap

Vriska - VRIS-kuh SEHR-keht

Equius - EK-wee-uhs ZAH-haak

Gamzee - GAM-zee muh-KAR-uh

Eridan - EH-ree-dan Am-POAR-uh

Feferi - Fuh-FEHRR-ee PAY-sheez

Callie - CAHL-lee OH-pea (heheh, see what i did there?)

Damara - duh-MARR-uh

Rufioh - RUFIOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! NO!!! :(

Mituna - mih-TOO-nuh

Kankri - KANG-kree

Meulin - MIEU-lenn

Porrim - POHR-rim

Latula - luh-TOO-luh

Aranea - uh-ROHN-knee-uh

Horuss - HOAR-ruhss

Cronus - CROW-nuhss

Dammek - DAMN-mech

Xefros - ZEFF-rohs

Tagora - tuh-GOAR-uh "GOAR-goar" goar-JEHK

Bronya - brawn-YUH uhr-sa-MAH

Remele - reh-MEAL

Arsala - ARH-sah-lah (heheh, see what i did there?)

uhhh what other hiveswap friends do i like. TIGH-zeeyus. STEHL-suh. GAH-leck.

yeah.

ive always pronounced things a bit oddly, but i think i have most of the troll names down okay...

Aradia Megido: ARR-RAY-DEE-UHH MEG-HIDO

Tavros Nitram: TAH-VROS NITE-SRAM

Sollux Captor: SAL-LUX CAP-TER

Karkat Vantas: CAR-CAT VAN-TASS

Nepeta Leijon: NEH-PET-UHH LEY-JHAUN (i pronounce her last name with almost... a french accent?)

Kanaya Maryam: CAN-NAY-UH MARY-AM

Terezi Pyrope: TUH-REZZ-EIE PYE-ROPE

Vriska Serket: VUH-RISK-UH SUR-CET

Equius Zahhak: ECC-CUY-UHS ZAH-HAK

Gamzee Makara: GAHM-ZEE MAH-KAH-RA

Eridan Ampora: ERY-DAHN AHMP-ORH-UH

Feferi Peixes: FEH-FUR-EE PYEX-CEESE

Damara: DAH-MAR-UH

Rufioh: REW-FEE-OH

Mituna: MEH-TUNA

Kankri: CAN-KREE

Meulin: MEW-LEIN

Porrim: POR-RIM

Latula: LAH-TEW-LAH

Aranea: AH-RAE-KNEE-UH

Horuss: HOR-RUS

Kurloz: KER-LOZ

Cronus: CROW-NUS

Meenah: MEE-NAH

Aradia Megido: AH-RAH-DIA MEG-EDOE

Tavros Nitram: TAV-ROSE NIGH-TRAM

Sollux Captor: SOUL-LUCKS CAP-TORE
Karkat Vantas: CAR-CAT VAN-TASS
Nepeta Leijon: NEH-PEH-TAH LE-JOHN
Kanaya Maryam: CAN-I-AH MARY-AM
Terezi Pyrope: TEAR-EZI PIE-ROPE

Vriska Serket: VRISS-CAH SIR-KIT

Equius Zahhak: ECK-WE-USS ZAH-HAAK
Gamzee Makara: GAM-ZEE MAH-CAR-AH

Eridan Ampora: AIR-IDAN AM-PORE-AH
Feferi Peixes: FUH-FAIR-E PI-SCES

Damara Megido: DAM-ARE-AH MEG-EDOE
Rufioh Nitram: ROOF-EOH NIGH-TRAM
Mituna Captor: MEH-TUNA CAP-TORE
Kankri Vantas: CAN-CREE VAN-TASS
Meulin Leijon: MEW-LIN LE-JOHN
Porrim Maryam: POOR-UM MARY-AM
Latula Pyrope: LA-TO-LA PIE-ROPE
Aranea Serket: UH-RAE-NEA SIR-KIT

Kurloz Makara: KUR-LOS MAH-CAR-AH
Cronus Ampora: CRON-US AM-PORE-AH
Meenah Peixes: ME-NAH PI-SCES

https://www.reddit.com/r/homestuck/comments/1r1lxn/how_do_you_pronounce_the_trolls_names/cdio62y/ Since it's on subject shoutouts to this ancient reddit reply of "proper" troll name pronunciations. It was apparently legit enough to actually get picked up by google's shitty ai results for certain searches.

i can't believe a-RAH-dee-ah is so common. it's a-RAY-dee-ah MEH-gih-doh people!!

I second Jakemorph, it’s a-RAY-dee-ah for me

will add mine later when i have more time
but im begging people (and especially anglophones)
to learn some IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)

aradia megido: ā-rā-di-a mē-gi-dō

tavros nitram: ta-vros nii-tram

sollux captor: sō-lūks kap-tor

karkat vantas: kar-kat van-tās

nepeta leijon: ne-pe-tā le-yōn
Kanaya Maryam: ka-na-ya mar-yam
Terezi Pyrope: te-re-zi pai-rōp

Vriska Serket: vris-kā sēr-ket

Equius Zahhak: eh-kwii-yus zah-haq
Gamzee Makara: gām-zii ma-kā-ra

Eridan Ampora: e-rē-dan ām-pō-ra
Feferi Peixes: fe-fe-rii pai-siis

Think some of my pronounciations are non-standard.... I've got a tendency to emphasise the second-to-last sylllable, while most people on YouTube seem to emphasise the first syllable.

A-RAY-dee-ah meh-GEE-doh

TAV-ross NYE-tram

SOL-ux CAP-tor

CAR-cat VAN-taz
neh-PETT-ah LEI-jean (Jean like the French name)

ka-NAY-a MAR-yam
teh-RET-zi PRY-oh-pee (I can't help it, I want that Italian Z sound)

VRI-ska SER-ket

ECK-wee-us ZAH-hack

GAM-zee ma-CAR-a

ERR-i-dan am-POOR-a

fe-FAIR-ee PAYK-shez (I want a proper voiced X too.)

Dancestors:

da-MARR-a, RUE-fee-oh, mi-TYU-nah, CAN-cree,

MEWL-inn, PORR-im,LATT-you-la, a-RAH-ni-a,

HOR-uss, CUR-loze, CRO-nuss, MEE-na.

i tried for an as close transcription as i could manage
[a.ˈɹa.dɪ.ɐ mɛ.ˈgi.dɔ͡ʊ]
[ˈtɐv.ɹɔs ˈni.tɹam]

[ˈsɔ.lʊk͡s ˈkap.tö˞]

[ˈkaɹ.kɐt ˈvæn.tɐs]

[nɛ.ˈpɛ.tɐ lɛ͡ɪ.ˈjɔ̃]

[ˈka.na.jɐ ˈma˞.jam]

[tə.ˈɹɛ.zɪ ˈpa͡ɪ.ɹɔ͡ʊp]

[ˈvɹɪs.kɐ ˈsəɹ.kət]

[ˈɛ.kʷi.əs ˈza.hɐk]
[ˈɛ.ɹɪ.dən am.ˈpɔ.ɹɐ]

[fə.ˈfɛ.ɹɪ ˈpa͡ɪ.siːs]

[dɐ.ˈma.ɹɐ]

[ˈɹu̞.fɪ.ɔ͡ʊ]
[mɪ.ˈtu̞.nɐ]

[ˈkæŋ.kɹɪ]

[ˈmjɨ͡ʉ.lɪn]

[ˈpɔ.ɹɪm]

[ˈla.tu̞.lɐ]

[a.ɹa.ˈnɛ͡ɪ.ɐ]

[ˈkɵ˞.lʌs]

[ˈkɹɔ͡ʊ.nɘs]

[ˈmiː.na]

Nepeta Les-Jeans and Terezzi are going to live in my head rent-free for the foreseeable future.

Ahem.
/əˈre.di.ə məˈɡi.do/
/ˈtæv.ros ˈnaɪ.trəm/
/ˈsɑ.lʊks ˈkæp.tɚ/
/ˈkɑr.kæt ˈvæn.təs/
/ˈnɛ.pə.tə ˈle.ʒɑn/
/kəˈna.jə ˈmɛr.jəm/
/təˈrɛ.zi ˈpaɪ.rop/

/ˈvrɪs.kə ˈsɚ.kɪt/

/ˈɛ.kwi.ʊs ˈzɑ.hɑk/

/ˈɡæm.zi məˈkɑ.rə/

/ˈɛ.rɪ.dən æmˈpɔ.rə/

/ˈfɛ.fə.ri 'paɪ.ʃis/

/dəˈmɑ.rə/ /ˈru.fi.o/ /mɪˈtu.nə/ /ˈkæŋ.kri/ /ˈmju.lɪn/ /ˈpɔ.rɪm/

/læˈtu.lə/ /əˈre.ni.ə/ /ˈhɔ.rʊs/ /ˈkʊr.loz/ /ˈkro.nʊs/ /ˈmi.nə/

I think the only truly objectionable one here is how I pronounce Peixes, but in my defense, I also pronounce it occasionally as /'paɪ.sis/ or /'paɪk.sis/ with little to no consistency.

uh-rah-dee-uh meh-GEE-doh

tav-rohs NIGH-trum

saul-licks cap-ter

car-cat van-tiss

neh-pet-uh lay-yon

cuh-nigh-yuh mary-yum

tuh-reh-zee pie-rope

vrih-skuh sir-kit

eh-kwee-iss zuh-hawk

gam-zee muh-car-uh

air-uh-din am-pour-uh

fuh-fair-ee pie-cease

duh-mar-uh

roo-fee-oh

mih-two-nah

cane-kree

mew-lin

pour-um

luh-two-lah

uh-rah-nee-uh

hor-iss

cur-lows

crow-niss

mee-nuh

swhy-fur egg-mop

clie-pur bore-den