How was Princess Leia's name pronounced in ANH? "Lee-uh" vs. "Lay-uh"?

[Jaitea]

The 1977 Making of Star Wars The narrator, William Conrad, gives a brief synopsis of the film at the beginning & calls Leia Lay-uh

The next person in the documentary to say Leia is Carrie Fisher,.....who says Lay-uh

I'd say it was probably George who called her Lay-uh,....but the script didn't require the American cast to say her name,....its the Brits who call her Lee-uh......I have a niece called Leah which is pronounced Lee-uh here in the UK


Right,....now what about Hon & the Mill-in-nium Fell-con?

J

 

[JLeezy23]

Lucas pronounces "gungan" as "goongan" but he also says/does a lot and the fans disregard his actions LOL

 

[binkleywalker]

Yeah! Is it Han or Hahn?

 

[Solo4114]

Yeah! Is it Han or Hahn?

It's Hahn. Ford himself says his own name when he introduces himself in ANH at the Cantina.

"Han Solo. I'm captain of the Millenium Falcon. Chewie here tells me you're lookin' for passage to the Alderaan system."

 

[modelcitizen]

Scorseezie scorsehzie scorsayzee
tom8oh tomawtoe

 

[binkleywalker]

It's Hahn. Ford himself says his own name when he introduces himself in ANH at the Cantina.

"Han Solo. I'm captain of the Millenium Falcon. Chewie here tells me you're lookin' for passage to the Alderaan system."

Lando says it as Han, but I guess we should trust Hahn to be able to properly pronounce his own name. I guess. Even if he had been drinking all day.

 

[Jaitea]

I remember Brian May (offa Queen) on a Stargazing show,....where he said "Pot8oes,...Pot-at-toes".......& the presenter (Dara Ó Briain) stopped the conversation & said "Nobody pronounces Potatoes as Pot -at-toes"

Red faced Brian May

J

 

[The Wook]

The 1977 Making of Star Wars The narrator, William Conrad, gives a brief synopsis of the film at the beginning & calls Leia Lay-uh

The next person in the documentary to say Leia is Carrie Fisher,.....who says Lay-uh

I'd say it was probably George who called her Lay-uh,....but the script didn't require the American cast to say her name,....its the Brits who call her Lee-uh......I have a niece called Leah which is pronounced Lee-uh here in the UK
J

Jaitea, I think you're on to something. I really think you're on to something. That's the best explanation yet.

Jolly good show, man! Jolly good.

The Wook

 

[modelcitizen]

then there's vivian leah pronounced lee....
toemahtez
george is the only person to pronounce hoth hoath
oops think i spelled vivians last name wrong

 

[Solos blaster]

There is also how the MF is pronounced "Fallcon" and not "Falkin"...

 

[Axlotl]

then there's vivian leah pronounced lee....
oops think i spelled vivians last name wrong

Vivien Leigh.

Also, I dated a girl named Leah once, and even though I knew her name was Leah, my stupid mouth would sometimes say Leia, instead.
Old habits, I guess. She was pretty... on the outside. :unsure

 

[Jaitea]

There is also how the MF is pronounced "Fallcon" and not "Falkin"...

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/falcon

In SW,...Han introduces himself as captain of the Millennium Falcon (UK)

In TFA....Han introduces himself and The Millennium Falcon (US)......Rey quickly repeats what he says but says Falcon (UK).....Snoke later says Falcon (UK),....Han says "Do you think it was luck that Chewie & I found the Falcon? (UK)

J

 

[Solos blaster]

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/falcon

In SW,...Han introduces himself as captain of the Millennium Falcon (UK)

In TFA....Han introduces himself and The Millennium Falcon (US)......Rey quickly repeats what he says but says Falcon (UK).....Snoke later says Falcon (UK),....Han says "Do you think it was luck that Chewie & I found the Falcon? (UK)

J

I think Vader says it says it (UK) as well when briefing the bounty hunters and talking about the deactivated hyperdrive when the MF and co are escaping from Bespin.

 

[Jaitea]

Yeah he does,...JEJ has done a lot of the Bard

J

 

[dascoyne]

Yeah! Is it Han or Hahn?