Uslan (pronounciation)

English translation: Yoo-slin

13:41 Jan 27, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Names (personal, company) / name pronounciation
English term or phrase: Uslan (pronounciation)
Michael Uslan, producer of "Batman"

How is the last name "Uslan" pronounced? Thanks!
Vitali Stanisheuski
Belarus
Local time: 17:42
Selected answer:Yoo-slin
Explanation:
Not sure about this particular Uslan, but other Uslans are said to pronounce their names that way (the final syllable, I assume, is meant to be pronounced like the final syllable in "Macmillan"):

Ethan Uslan (pronounced "Yoo-slin") is one of the hottest names on the ragtime/ traditional jazz scene today. The first place winner of the 2007 World ...
www.uslanmusic.com/bio.html

Eytan Uslan—pronounced "Ay-tahn Yoo-slin"—is a mild-mannered librarian at JCSU who enjoys showing students the finer points of academic research. ...
www.jcsu.edu/lyceum/ragtime.htm -

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-01-27 13:49:43 GMT)
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And here's a confirmation on our Michael:

... Uslin, Michael (YOOS-lin) audio file. Ustinov, Peter (YOOS-ti-nôf) audio file ...
www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/SayHow/?id=u

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-01-27 13:51:03 GMT)
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You can actually hear it pronounced on that last link. It's an extremely useful site that tells you how to pronounce the names of (mainly US) public figures.
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Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:42
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uslan (pronounciation)
Yoo-slin


Explanation:
Not sure about this particular Uslan, but other Uslans are said to pronounce their names that way (the final syllable, I assume, is meant to be pronounced like the final syllable in "Macmillan"):

Ethan Uslan (pronounced "Yoo-slin") is one of the hottest names on the ragtime/ traditional jazz scene today. The first place winner of the 2007 World ...
www.uslanmusic.com/bio.html

Eytan Uslan—pronounced "Ay-tahn Yoo-slin"—is a mild-mannered librarian at JCSU who enjoys showing students the finer points of academic research. ...
www.jcsu.edu/lyceum/ragtime.htm -

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-01-27 13:49:43 GMT)
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And here's a confirmation on our Michael:

... Uslin, Michael (YOOS-lin) audio file. Ustinov, Peter (YOOS-ti-nôf) audio file ...
www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/SayHow/?id=u

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-01-27 13:51:03 GMT)
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You can actually hear it pronounced on that last link. It's an extremely useful site that tells you how to pronounce the names of (mainly US) public figures.

Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:42
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  priscilalaterza: http://www.eastcoastentertainment.com/raleigh/special_events... - Ethan Uslan: Ethan Uslan (pronounced "Yoo-slin") is one of the hottest names on the ragtime/traditional jazz...
10 mins

agree  Jack Doughty: You're probably right, but Peter Ustinov isn't a good example. He took to pronouncing it that way to disassociate himself from a distant relative, Marshal Ustinov (ooSTEENof), who was at one time the Defence Minister of the USSR.
13 mins
  -> Thanks. I didn't actually mean to mention Ustinov as an example, his name just happened to come right after Uslin's , so it was copied and pasted with it.
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