How to say 19 commonly mispronounced places in Sonoma County

Lots of people say local places lots of different ways. Here’s how to say them correctly.|
JANET BALICKI WEBER
FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Does the hair on the back of your neck stand up when you hear someone call it “Guerney-ville?” Do your ears ring when you hear someone say “Gwa-la-la?” Sonoma County has its fair share of commonly mispronounced places from French named wineries to towns designated with a founder’s cognomen.

Click through our gallery above to peruse the range of pronunciations for our most infamous locales.

Know of any other commonly mispronounced places in Sonoma County, add them to the comments below.

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