Luger name prounciation?
 

SO is it Gay-org Luger or George? And if Gay-org is George in Austrian, why not just call him George, like in Curious George. Or do people just want to sound cool and different? I called him George since 1969.

Hi:

Please feel free to pronounce it the way you would like, and us German speakers will feel free to do the same.

Sieger

If someone is called William, you're not going to call him Fred, now, do you?

His first name is and was 'Georg'. Plain and simple. The world is larger than the US, and, surprise, they speak many different languages.

Most who had to deal with Mr. Luger on a business level probably called him something else. He was not a nice guy to work with :)

"Gay-org" is the correct way to say it...

Johnson is pronounced Yonson in many parts of the world, it is all a matter of world knowledge and experience...

Being a 'George' you hear it all sorts of ways in the world. Just don't call me late for dinner.

Can I call him Georgie Lugerthson, just because I like it?

I Thanks everyone. SO is the name Gay-org, just the German name for OUR George??

yes, that is correct

Although I am somewhat of a Yankee fan, it always annoyed me to hear Joe Torre call Jorge Posada "Georgie"...[jor-gee]... :rolleyes:

...Instead of Jorge [hor-hay]... :thumbup:

It always reminded me of the scene in "Pulp Fiction" where Clarence says "English, [deleted]!!! Do you speak it???"... :evilgrin:

You are correct, and also note there is no "e" on the end of Georg Luger's first name...further verification that it is Gay-org.