The Hardest Town Names To Pronounce In Utah

If you can pronounce THESE UTAH TOWN NAMES correctly... You're DEFINITELY a Utah Native!

Tooele:

Too-Will-Uh. 

This is one that music stars struggle with the most. Especially because Country Fan Fest happens in Tooele every summer. It's not TOO-LEE. It's TOO-WILL-UH.

Koosharem:

Kuh-Sher-Rum.

Koosharem is pretty much the middle of NOWHERE, but it's NOT Koo-SHARE-EM!

Levan:

Luh-Van.

Do you know why it's called Levan? Because it's NAVEL backwards. As in Belly Button. As in the MIDDLE of the state. There you go!

Kanosh:

Kuh-Nosh.

No clue where this one came from. But it's not Can-ish it's Kuh-NOSH.

Moab:

Mo-Abb.

People get this one wrong A LOT. People always assume it's pronounced MOBE.

Hurricane:

Hurr-Ickin.

Don't you DARE get this one wrong. It's not the way it's spelled. It's also kind of bizarre that it's not pronounced like Hurri-CANE! It was named after the windy weather!

Kanab:

Kuh-Nabb.

All the time people pronounce this place as Kuh-NOBB. NO!

Kamas:

Kam-Muss.

This one is the hardest for me to remember. People think it's Kam-muss, kay-muss, or Kawmuss.

Manti:

Man-Tie.

This one should be pretty self-explanatory, but usually people think it's Man-Tee. NOPE!

Duchesne:

Doo-Shane.

It's NOT Do-Chesney! This one is tough, I'll give you a pass on this one!

Escalante:

Ess-Kuh-Lant OR Ess-Kuh-Lant-Tee

Truthfully speaking... I don't think anyone knows the ACTUALLY pronunciation of this place, because I always hear it BOTH WAYS!

Paragonah:

Pair-Uh-Goon-Uh.

I need to find the real reason Paragonah is named Paragonah. It sounds like a gibberish word!

Scipio:

Sip-E-O.

Of course... It's NOT SKIPPY-O. But actually... I think that would be more fun!

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