If you'd like some other examples of name pronunciations, here are a few:
spelled: Stanardsville; pronounced: Standard-sville
spelled: Dante (like the author of the Divine Comedy); pronounced Dant
spelled: Narrows; pronounced: Narz
spelled: Lebenon; pronounced Lebnin
I could go on and on especially about places in SWVA
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