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How to Pronounce Massachusetts Town Names

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Franklin County

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Introduction to Pronouciation of Massachusetts Names

List of all town names in Massachusetts

Out of the 364 towns listed on the site, I only have pronunciations for about 80 or so of them. I would really appreciate if you help out if you can submit a town pronunciation that I don't have listed already.


Ashfield

No pronunciations available yet.

Bernardston

BURN-AD-STIN
This is the correct way to say it.

Buckland

No pronunciations available yet.

Charlemont

SHAR-LE-MONT
This is the incorrect way to say it.
CHAR-LA-MONT
This is the correct way to say it.

Colrain

No pronunciations available yet.

Conway

No pronunciations available yet.

Deerfield

No pronunciations available yet.

Erving

No pronunciations available yet.

Gill

No pronunciations available yet.

Greenfield

No pronunciations available yet.

Hawley

No pronunciations available yet.

Heath

No pronunciations available yet.

Leverett

No pronunciations available yet.

Leyden

LEE-DEN
This is the incorrect way to say it.
LAY-DEN
This is the incorrect way to say it.
LIE-DEN
This is the correct way to say it. Named after the Dutch city.

Monroe

No pronunciations available yet.

Montague

Mawn-a-gew
This is the correct way to say it. the "ue" at the end makes an "ew" sound, not an "oo" sound. believe me, i live there ;-)
MONT-A-GOO
This is the incorrect way to say it.
MAWN-A-GOO
This is the correct way to say it.

New Salem

No pronunciations available yet.

Northfield

NORTH-FIELD
This is the incorrect way to say it.
NORT-FEEL
This is the correct way to say it.

Orange

No pronunciations available yet.

Rowe

No pronunciations available yet.

Shelburne

No pronunciations available yet.

Shutesbury

No pronunciations available yet.

Sunderland

SUN-DER-LAND
This is the incorrect way to say it.
SUN-DUH-LIND
This is the correct way to say it.

Warwick

No pronunciations available yet.

Wendell

No pronunciations available yet.

Whatley

No pronunciations available yet.

Zoar

No pronunciations available yet.

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