Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
2nd ed. cover
EditorJohn K. Bollard
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEnglish pronunciation
GenreDictionary
Published
  • 1993 (1st ed.)
  • 1997 (2nd ed.)
PublisherOmnigraphics

The Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names (PDPN) is a pronouncing dictionary of proper nouns edited by John K. Bollard and first published by Omnigraphics in 1993.

The full title of the dictionary is "Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names. Pronunciations for more than 23,000 Proper Names, Selected for Currency, Frequency, or Difficulty of Pronunciation, Including Places Names; Given Names; Names of Famous Individuals; Cultural, Literary, and Historical Names; Mythological Names; Names of Peoples and Tribes; Company Names and Product Names; with Pronunciations Transcribed into the International Phonetic Alphabet and a Simplified Phonetic Respelling; and Including an Explanatory Introduction." Edited by John K. Bollard alongside associate editors, the dictionary was first published by Omnigraphics in 1993, with a second edition published in 1997.

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