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Ferdinand Magellan
Portugese explorer (1480 - 1521)
How to pronounce Ferdinand:
Phonetic Pronunciation: FUR-dih-nand
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How to pronounce Magellan:
Phonetic Pronunciation: muh-JEL-uhn
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Notes: The pronunciation muh-JEL-uhn seems to be most common in Amercian english. In British english it is commonly pronounced muh-GEL-uhn (with a hard -G-).
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