Channel Islands Pronunciations
Channel 103 and Island FM have been part of life in the Channel Islands for more than 30 years, so we've had a bit of time to get acquainted with the region's unique names and places.
While Jersey tends to stick to how things would be pronounced in French, in Guernsey, some pronunciations are somewhat more Anglicised.
We created this interactive pronunciation guide to help new presenters and journalists who joined our team get up to speed, but as we've found it a valuable resource, we thought others might too.
Albecq
al-beck
Archirondel
arch-ee-ron-del
Aurigny
or-ee-nee
Bagot
bag-oh
Barras Lane
barras (like 'embarass') lane
Beau Sejour
boe say-jore
Beaulieu
boe-lee-uh
Beauport
boe-port
Bechet
beshay
Bellozanne
bellow-zan
Belvoir
bell-vwah
Bequet
beck-ay
Bonne Nuit
bon-wee
Bougourd
boog-ord
Brecqhou
breck-oo
Brigade
?????
Camp du Roi
camp-du-rwah
Carrefour Selous
car-four seloo
Castel
ca-tel
Castle Cornet
castle corn-ut
Charroterie
sha-rot-terry
Chouet
shoo-ay
Clos Paumelle
cloe poe-mel
Cobo
coe-boe
Colomberie
col-um-ber-ee
Corbière
cor-bee-air
Coutanche
coot-onsh
Coutanchez
coot-onsh-ay
Dumaresq Street
doo-mah-resk street
Duquemin
dook-min
Écréhous
eck-reh-hose
Faldouet
fal-doo-ay
Filleul
full-eel
Fliquet
flee-kay
Fremont
freh-mont
Gache
gosh!
Gache Melee
gosh melay
Gele
???????
Glategny Esplanade
glat-en-ee esp-la-nade
Gorey
gore-ee
Grand Bouet
???????
Grandes Maisons Road
grand maison road
Grandes Rocques
grand rock
Greve D'Azette
grev dazette (like 'cassette')
Greve De Lecq
grev duh leck
Grosnez
grow-nay
Grouville
groove-ill
Guille Alles
gee (hard 'G') allay
Hautlieu
hoe-lee-uh
Havre des Pas
(h)arv-day-pah
Icart
eek-art
Janvrin
jan-vrin
Jardins d'Olivet
jhar-dan dolly-vay
Jardins de la Mare
jhar-dan deh la mare (not 'Marr')
Jerbourg
jer-borg
Jethou
jet-oo
L'Ancresse
Ann-cress
L'Auberge
low-berj
L'Eree
luh-ray
L'Etacq
lettack
L'Etacquerel
lettack-er-ell
L'Islet
lee-lay
Le Cote du Nord
luh cot doo-nord
La Folie
la folley (not 'foley')
La Frigate
la frig-att
La Hougue Bie
la hoog bee
La Marquanderie Hill
la marr-con-dree hill
La Motte Street
la mott street
La Moye
la moy (like Chris Moyles)
La Pouquelaye
la pook-el-ay
La Rocque
la rock
La Route Orange
la root-oronj
La Rue des Genets
la roo duh jenay
La Vilette
la val-ett
La Villaize
la vill-aze
Labey
lab-ee
Langlois
Jersey: long-wah / Guernsey: long-lay
Laine
lane
Le Baie
luh bye-ee
Le Bas
luh bah
Le Bordage
the bord-aj (not 'bord-arge')
Le Braye
luh bray
Le Cocq
luh cock
Le Geyt
luh jhet
Le Hocq
luh hock
Le Lievre
lug leave-ruh
Le Marais
luh marray
Le Rocquier
luh rocky-air (not 'ro-queer')
Le Squez
luh skay
Le Sueur
luh swer (like 'swerve')
Le Tissier
luh tiss-ee-air
Lempriere Street
lomp-ree-air street
Les Banques
lay bank
Les Cotils
the cot-ee
Les Fontaines
lay fon-tay-n
Les Landes
lay lond
Les Mielles
lay mee-el
Les Nouettes
lay noo-ett
Les Ormes
lays-orm
Les Ozouets
lays-oz-way
Les Quennevais
lay ken-uh-vay
Les Sablons
lay sab-lon
Les Varines
lay vareen
Longue Hougue
long hoog
Mahy
my-ee
Maufant
mow-font
Mauger
major
Minquiers
min-keys
Mont a l'Abbé
mon-ta-labbay
Mont Cochon
mon(t) cosh-on
Mont Cuet
mon(t) coo-ay????
Mont Fallu
mon(t) fall-oo
Mont Felard
mon(t) fell-ard
Mont Millais
mon(t) mill-ay
Mont Orgueil
mont or-goy
Mont Sohier
mont soy-air
Morier/Mourier
muh-ree-air
Moulin de Queteville
moo-lan duh ket-ee-vel
Mouil Huet
moo-lan h-wet
Mount Bingham
mount bing-um
Noirmont
nwar-mon(t)
Ouaisné
way-nay
Petit Bôt
petty boe
Petit Bouet
??????
Plat Douet
platt doo-ay
Pleinmont
ply-more
Plemont
pleh-mon
Pont Duval
pont doo-vall
Pont Marquet
pont mar-kay
Portelet
port-lut
Robilliard
ruh-billiard
Rohais
ro-hays
Rohais de Haut
ro-hays duh hoe
Ronez
roe-nay
Rosaire
rose-air
Rossignol
ross-in-yol
Rouge Bouillon
rooj boo-yon
Route de Carteret
root duh cart-er-ay
Rozel
row-zell
Rue Maingy
??????
Ruette Braye
roo-ett bray
Samarés
Jersey: sam-uh-ray
Sausmarez
Guernsey: sum-ah-ray
Simon (surname)
simmon
Sorel
soh-rul
St Aubin
saint oe-bin
St Brélade
saint breh-lard
St Helier
saint helly-ur
St Ouen
saint won
Styx
sticks
Torteval
tort-e-vul
Truchot
?????
Val de la Mare
val duh la marr (like Andrew)
Vale
the vale
Vallée des Vaux
val-ay day voe
Vaugrat
vow-grat
Vraic
v-rake
Vrangue
????????
Vazon
var-zon