Azure Ollie 100-name audition

Purpose. This is the scale gate for the provisional winner: standard Ollie, always in en-GB, with English-locale IPA. The 16 unresolved edge cases are numbers 1 to 16 and highlighted. The 84 previously approved terms follow.

Listen for two things. Does the highlighted name match the reviewed sound in the table, and does Ollie's surrounding English voice remain natural? Each name appears once in a carrier sentence. There are no French language switches and no pronunciation aliases.

Target provenance. These are Azure-specific British-English targets, not raw Cartesia markup. Explicit overrides cover every unresolved or ambiguous conversion. All final IPA, source targets, SSML, audio hashes, and durations are in the manifest.

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44.7 seconds

1 Bois de Boulogne

open

Reviewed soundbwah duh boo-LOHN-yuh

Azure en-GB IPA/bwɑː də buː.ˈləʊn.jə/explicit_override

Earlier note: neither, see other boulogne entry above

Verdict for Bois de Boulogne

2 Boulogne

open

Reviewed soundboo-LOHN-yuh

Azure en-GB IPA/buː.ˈləʊn.jə/explicit_override

Earlier note: Boulogne is pronounced /bu.lɔɲ/ — roughly “boo-LOHNY.” The -gne is the French /ɲ/ sound, like gn in montagne or roughly the ny in “canyon.”

Verdict for Boulogne

3 Champs-Élysées

open

Reviewed soundshahn-zay-lee-ZAY

Azure en-GB IPA/ʃɑːn.zeɪ.liː.ˈzeɪ/explicit_override

Earlier note: **Champs-Élysées is not working yet, it sounds like chens elysees, not a shorter a sound**

Verdict for Champs-Élysées

4 Charles Morel

open

Reviewed soundsharl moh-REHL

Azure en-GB IPA/ʃɑːl məʊ.ˈrɛl/explicit_override

Verdict for Charles Morel

5 Charles Swann

open

Reviewed soundsharl swahn

Azure en-GB IPA/ʃɑːl swɑːn/explicit_override

Verdict for Charles Swann

6 Froberville

open

Reviewed soundfroh-bair-VEEL

Azure en-GB IPA/frəʊ.bɛə.ˈviːl/explicit_override

Earlier note: they all sound weird, the first 2 syllables should be faster. 1 is fine. (the F also still doesnt' found french

Verdict for Froberville

7 Féterne

open

Reviewed soundfay-TAIRN

Azure en-GB IPA/feɪ.ˈtɛən/explicit_override

Earlier note: there are all terrible, the first one is probably closest but the r doesn't sound right at all. it's like there's a weird british accent overriding the french proncounciation here. we sohuld still say the R here (with a french accent r ideally)

Verdict for Féterne

8 Gallardon

open

Reviewed soundgah-lahr-DOHN

Azure en-GB IPA/ɡɑː.lɑː.ˈdəʊn/explicit_override

Earlier note: none of these sound right. Gallardon is pronounced roughly /ɡa.laʁ.dɔ̃/ — “ga-lar-DON”, with the final -on nasalized.

Verdict for Gallardon

9 Gilberte Swann

open

Reviewed soundzheel-BAIRT swahn

Azure en-GB IPA/ʒiːl.ˈbɛət swɑːn/explicit_override

Verdict for Gilberte Swann

10 Martinville

open

Reviewed soundmar-tan-VEEL

Azure en-GB IPA/mɑː.tæn.ˈviːl/explicit_override

Earlier note: Martinville in French is /maʁ.tɛ̃.vil/ — roughly mar-tɛ̃-VEEL. The key points: Martin has a nasal -in sound, and -ville is veel. If you say the name by itself, the natural French prominence falls on the final syllable: Martin-VILLE.

Verdict for Martinville

11 to 20

45.6 seconds

11 Montjouvain

open

Reviewed soundmohn-zhoo-VAHN

Azure en-GB IPA/məʊn.ʒuː.ˈvɑːn/explicit_override

Earlier note: Montjouvain is pronounced /mɔ̃.ʒu.vɛ̃/ — roughly “mon-zhoo-VA(N)”. Mont- → nasal mon, with no pronounced t jou- → zhoo, like joue -vain → nasal vɛ̃, like vin / vain So: mon-zhoo-VA(N), three syllables.

Verdict for Montjouvain

12 Montmorency

open

Reviewed soundmohn-moh-rahn-SEE

Azure en-GB IPA/məʊn.məʊ.rɑːn.ˈsiː/explicit_override

Earlier note: none of these. Montmorency is pronounced /mɔ̃.mɔ.ʁɑ̃.si/ — roughly “mon-mo-RAHN-see.” The -ren- is nasal, and the final -cy is “see.”

Verdict for Montmorency

13 Mortemart

open

Reviewed soundmohr-tuh-MAHR

Azure en-GB IPA/məʊ.tə.ˈmɑː/explicit_override

Earlier note: Mortemart is /mɔʁ.tə.maʁ/ — three syllables: mor-te-MAR. Key detail: the middle e is pronounced as a light schwa, so it’s not mort-mar.

Verdict for Mortemart

14 Saint-Simon

open

Reviewed soundsan-see-MOHN

Azure en-GB IPA/sæn.siː.ˈməʊn/explicit_override

Earlier note: none of these, these sound terrible. Saint → nasal sɛ̃ Simon → see-MON, with nasal -on

Verdict for Saint-Simon

15 Trémoïlle

open

Reviewed soundtray-MOOY

Azure en-GB IPA/treɪ.ˈmuːj/explicit_override

Earlier note: Trémoïlle is pronounced /tʁe.muj/ — essentially “Tré-mouille.” The surprising bit is -oïlle: it is not “wah-y”. The ï breaks up oi, and the ending comes out like -mouille in mouiller. Historical sources even give La Trémouille as an alternate spelling specifically reflecting the pronunciation.

Verdict for Trémoïlle

16 la Raspelière

open

Reviewed soundlah rahs-puh-LYAIR

Azure en-GB IPA/lɑː rɑː.spə.ljˈɛə/explicit_override

Verdict for la Raspelière

17 Adolphe

approved

Reviewed soundah-DOHLF

Azure en-GB IPA/ɑːdˈəʊlf/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Adolphe

18 Aimé

approved

Reviewed sounday-MAY

Azure en-GB IPA/eɪmˈeɪ/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Aimé

19 Albertine

approved

Reviewed soundal-bair-TEEN

Azure en-GB IPA/ælbɛətˈin/normalized_reviewed_target

Earlier note: but it sounds more like alberteen should just be american albertine but i see the current version 1 actually comes out albertienne (which is not TEEN)

Verdict for Albertine

20 Alfred

approved

Reviewed soundal-FRED

Azure en-GB IPA/æl.ˈfrɛd/explicit_override

Verdict for Alfred

21 to 30

45.2 seconds

21 Andrée

approved

Reviewed soundahn-DRAY

Azure en-GB IPA/ɑːndrˈeɪ/normalized_reviewed_target

Earlier note: all of these are too much of a short a sound not the ahn sound we want, so really none of these are quite right but the second syllable is correct for 3

Verdict for Andrée

22 Balzac

approved

Reviewed soundbal-ZACK

Azure en-GB IPA/bælzˈæk/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Balzac

23 Baudelaire

approved

Reviewed soundboh-duh-LAIR

Azure en-GB IPA/bəʊdəlˈɛə/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Baudelaire

24 Berma

approved

Reviewed soundbair-MAH

Azure en-GB IPA/bˈɛəmɑː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Berma

25 Bernard

approved

Reviewed soundbair-NAHR

Azure en-GB IPA/bɛənˈɑː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Bernard

26 Bloch

approved

Reviewed soundblock

Azure en-GB IPA/blɔk/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Bloch

27 Borodino

approved

Reviewed soundbor-oh-DEE-noh

Azure en-GB IPA/bɒ.rəʊ.ˈdiː.nəʊ/explicit_override

Verdict for Borodino

28 Brabant

approved

Reviewed soundbrah-BAHN

Azure en-GB IPA/brɑː.ˈbɑːn/explicit_override

Earlier note: (the first one sounds like brabana)

Verdict for Brabant

29 Brichot

approved

Reviewed soundbree-SHOH

Azure en-GB IPA/briː.ˈʃəʊ/explicit_override

Verdict for Brichot

30 Bréauté

approved

Reviewed soundbray-oh-TAY

Azure en-GB IPA/breɪəʊtˈeɪ/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Bréauté

31 to 40

47.0 seconds

31 Chartres

approved

Reviewed soundSHAR-truh

Azure en-GB IPA/ʃɑː.trə/explicit_override

Verdict for Chartres

32 Chateaubriand

approved

Reviewed soundshah-toh-bree-AHN

Azure en-GB IPA/ʃɑː.təʊ.briː.ˈɑːn/explicit_override

Verdict for Chateaubriand

33 Courvoisier

approved

Reviewed soundkoor-vwah-ZYAY

Azure en-GB IPA/kʊə.vwɑː.ˈzjeɪ/explicit_override

Verdict for Courvoisier

34 Crécy

approved

Reviewed soundkray-SEE

Azure en-GB IPA/kreɪ.ˈsiː/explicit_override

Verdict for Crécy

35 Céleste

approved

Reviewed soundsay-LEST

Azure en-GB IPA/seɪlˈɛst/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Céleste

36 Dieulafoy

approved

Reviewed sounddyuh-lah-FWAH

Azure en-GB IPA/djəlɑːfwˈɑː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Dieulafoy

37 Doncières

approved

Reviewed sounddohn-SYAIR

Azure en-GB IPA/dəʊnsjˈɛə/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Doncières

38 Douville

approved

Reviewed sounddoo-VEEL

Azure en-GB IPA/duː.ˈviːl/explicit_override

Verdict for Douville

39 Dreyfusard

approved

Reviewed sounddray-foo-SAR

Azure en-GB IPA/dreɪfuːsˈɑː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Dreyfusard

40 Esther

approved

Reviewed soundES-tur

Azure en-GB IPA/ˈɛstə/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Esther

41 to 50

45.0 seconds

41 Eulalie

approved

Reviewed sounduh-lah-LEE

Azure en-GB IPA/ə.lɑː.ˈliː/explicit_override

Earlier note: this one but it's too fast as is, needs to have the first syllable and the rest slowed down a bit

Verdict for Eulalie

42 Faubourg Saint-Germain

approved

Reviewed soundfoh-BOOR san-zhair-MAHN

Azure en-GB IPA/fəʊ.ˈbʊə sæn.ʒɛə.ˈmɑːn/explicit_override

Verdict for Faubourg Saint-Germain

43 Foix

approved

Reviewed soundfwah

Azure en-GB IPA/fwɑː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Foix

44 Gilbert

approved

Reviewed soundzheel-BAIR

Azure en-GB IPA/ʒiːl.ˈbɛə/explicit_override

Verdict for Gilbert

45 Giotto

approved

Reviewed soundJAH-toh

Azure en-GB IPA/dʒˈɑːtəʊ/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Giotto

46 Gisèle

approved

Reviewed soundzhee-ZELL

Azure en-GB IPA/ʒiː.ˈzɛl/explicit_override

Verdict for Gisèle

47 Goupil

approved

Reviewed soundgoo-PEEL

Azure en-GB IPA/ɡuː.ˈpiːl/explicit_override

Verdict for Goupil

48 Laumes

approved

Reviewed soundlohm

Azure en-GB IPA/ləʊm/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Laumes

49 Leroi

approved

Reviewed soundluh-RWAH

Azure en-GB IPA/lə.ˈrwɑː/explicit_override

Verdict for Leroi

50 Louis

approved

Reviewed soundloo-EE

Azure en-GB IPA/luː.ˈiː/explicit_override

Verdict for Louis

51 to 60

44.8 seconds

51 Luxembourg

approved

Reviewed soundlook-sahm-BOOR

Azure en-GB IPA/lʊk.sɑːm.ˈbʊə/explicit_override

Verdict for Luxembourg

52 Léonie

approved

Reviewed soundlay-oh-NEE

Azure en-GB IPA/leɪ.əʊ.ˈniː/explicit_override

Verdict for Léonie

53 Maineville

approved

Reviewed soundmehn-VEEL

Azure en-GB IPA/mɛnvˈil/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Maineville

54 Marcel

approved

Reviewed soundmahr-SELL

Azure en-GB IPA/mɑːsˈɛl/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Marcel

55 Marie

approved

Reviewed soundmah-REE

Azure en-GB IPA/mɑːrˈiː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Marie

56 Marsantes

approved

Reviewed soundmahr-SAHNT

Azure en-GB IPA/mɑːsˈɑːnt/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Marsantes

57 Maurice

approved

Reviewed soundmoh-REESS

Azure en-GB IPA/məʊrˈiːs/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Maurice

58 Molière

approved

Reviewed soundmohl-YAIR

Azure en-GB IPA/məʊl.ˈjɛə/explicit_override

Verdict for Molière

59 Molé

approved

Reviewed soundmoh-LAY

Azure en-GB IPA/məʊlˈeɪ/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Molé

60 Morel

approved

Reviewed soundmoh-RELL

Azure en-GB IPA/məʊ.ˈrɛl/explicit_override

Verdict for Morel

61 to 70

47.4 seconds

61 Mémé

approved

Reviewed soundmay-MAY

Azure en-GB IPA/meɪ.ˈmeɪ/explicit_override

Verdict for Mémé

62 Méséglise

approved

Reviewed soundmay-zay-GLEEZ

Azure en-GB IPA/meɪ.zeɪ.ˈɡliːz/explicit_override

Verdict for Méséglise

63 Nice

approved

Reviewed soundneess

Azure en-GB IPA/niːs/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Nice

64 Nissim

approved

Reviewed soundnee-SEEM

Azure en-GB IPA/niː.ˈsiːm/explicit_override

Verdict for Nissim

65 Nissim Bernard

approved

Reviewed soundnee-SEEM bair-NAHR

Azure en-GB IPA/niː.ˈsiːm bɛə.ˈnɑː/explicit_override

Verdict for Nissim Bernard

66 Octave

approved

Reviewed soundohk-TAHV

Azure en-GB IPA/əʊktˈɑːv/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Octave

67 Odette de Crécy

approved

Reviewed soundoh-DETT duh kray-SEE

Azure en-GB IPA/əʊdˈɛt də kreɪsˈi/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Odette de Crécy

68 Oriane

approved

Reviewed soundoh-ree-AHN

Azure en-GB IPA/əʊ.riː.ˈɑːn/explicit_override

Verdict for Oriane

69 Palamède

approved

Reviewed soundpah-lah-MEHD

Azure en-GB IPA/pɑː.lɑː.ˈmɛd/explicit_override

Verdict for Palamède

70 Parme

approved

Reviewed soundparm

Azure en-GB IPA/pɑːm/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Parme

71 to 80

47.7 seconds

71 Picquart

approved

Reviewed soundpee-KAHR

Azure en-GB IPA/piː.ˈkɑː/explicit_override

Verdict for Picquart

72 Proust

approved

Reviewed soundproost

Azure en-GB IPA/pruːst/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Proust

73 Raspelière

approved

Reviewed soundrahs-puh-LYAIR

Azure en-GB IPA/rɑː.spə.ljˈɛə/explicit_override

Verdict for Raspelière

74 Rivebelle

approved

Reviewed soundreev-BELL

Azure en-GB IPA/riːv.ˈbɛl/explicit_override

Verdict for Rivebelle

75 Robert de Saint-Loup

approved

Reviewed soundroh-BAIR duh san-LOO

Azure en-GB IPA/rəʊbˈɛə də sænlˈuː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Robert de Saint-Loup

76 Rosemonde

approved

Reviewed soundroh-zuh-MOHND

Azure en-GB IPA/rəʊ.zə.ˈməʊnd/explicit_override

Verdict for Rosemonde

77 Rue

approved

Reviewed soundroo

Azure en-GB IPA/ruː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Rue

78 Saint-Euverte

approved

Reviewed soundsant-oo-VAIRT

Azure en-GB IPA/sænt.uː.ˈvɛət/explicit_override

Verdict for Saint-Euverte

79 Saint-Hilaire

approved

Reviewed soundsant-ee-LAIR

Azure en-GB IPA/sæntilˈɛə/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Saint-Hilaire

80 Sainte-Euverte

approved

Reviewed soundsant-oo-VAIRT

Azure en-GB IPA/sænt.uː.ˈvɛət/explicit_override

Verdict for Sainte-Euverte

81 to 90

47.0 seconds

81 Saniette

approved

Reviewed soundsah-NYET

Azure en-GB IPA/sɑːnjˈɛt/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Saniette

82 Sazerat

approved

Reviewed soundsah-zuh-RAH

Azure en-GB IPA/sɑːzərˈɑː/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Sazerat

83 Sherbatoff

approved

Reviewed soundSHAIR-buh-toff

Azure en-GB IPA/ʃˈɛəbətɑːf/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Sherbatoff

84 Ski

approved

Reviewed soundskee

Azure en-GB IPA/skiː/explicit_override

Verdict for Ski

85 Souvré

approved

Reviewed soundsoo-VRAY

Azure en-GB IPA/suːvrˈeɪ/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Souvré

86 Stermaria

approved

Reviewed soundstair-mah-REE-ah

Azure en-GB IPA/stɛə.mɑː.ˈriː.ɑː/explicit_override

Verdict for Stermaria

87 Swann

approved

Reviewed soundswahn

Azure en-GB IPA/swɑːn/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Swann

88 Sévigné

approved

Reviewed soundsay-vee-NYAY

Azure en-GB IPA/seɪ.viːn.ˈjeɪ/explicit_override

Verdict for Sévigné

89 Tansonville

approved

Reviewed soundtahn-sohn-VEEL

Azure en-GB IPA/tɑːn.səʊn.ˈviːl/explicit_override

Verdict for Tansonville

90 Theodosius

approved

Reviewed soundthee-oh-DOH-see-us

Azure en-GB IPA/θiː.əʊ.ˈdəʊ.siː.əs/explicit_override

Verdict for Theodosius

91 to 100

45.7 seconds

91 Théodore

approved

Reviewed soundtay-oh-DOHR

Azure en-GB IPA/teɪ.əʊ.ˈdɔː/explicit_override

Verdict for Théodore

92 Tour

approved

Reviewed soundtoor

Azure en-GB IPA/tʊə/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Tour

93 Trocadéro

approved

Reviewed soundtroh-kah-day-ROH

Azure en-GB IPA/trəʊkɑːdeɪrˈəʊ/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Trocadéro

94 Vaugoubert

approved

Reviewed soundvoh-goo-BAIR

Azure en-GB IPA/vəʊɡuːbˈɛə/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Vaugoubert

95 Victor

approved

Reviewed soundveek-TOHR

Azure en-GB IPA/viːk.ˈtɔː/explicit_override

Verdict for Victor

96 Victor Hugo

approved

Reviewed soundveek-TOHR oo-GOH

Azure en-GB IPA/viːk.ˈtɔː uː.ˈɡəʊ/explicit_override

Earlier note: americans know victor hugo with the american accent so keep that

Verdict for Victor Hugo

97 Vigny

approved

Reviewed soundvee-NYEE

Azure en-GB IPA/viːn.ˈjiː/explicit_override

Verdict for Vigny

98 Vivonne

approved

Reviewed soundvee-VONN

Azure en-GB IPA/viː.ˈvɒn/explicit_override

Verdict for Vivonne

99 Von

approved

Reviewed soundvahn

Azure en-GB IPA/fɔn/normalized_reviewed_target

Verdict for Von

100 Zola

approved

Reviewed soundzoh-LAH

Azure en-GB IPA/zəʊ.ˈlɑː/explicit_override

Verdict for Zola