# Bolduan spells "Baldwin"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 13, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733 "2022-01-13T16:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/1 "2022-01-13T16:40:31Z")
On what planet? CNN! That’s a bold un. Buldoon. Bulldyane. Ballydwoon. I’m trying to think of less probable spellings. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/2 "2022-01-13T16:45:31Z")
That’s actually her last name. > **[Bolduan Pronunciation](https://www.howtopronounce.com/bolduan)** > > How to say Bolduan in English? Pronunciation of Bolduan with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning and more for Bolduan. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/3 "2022-01-13T16:48:19Z")
Who is her for those of us not in your head? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/4 "2022-01-13T16:51:16Z")
> [@Roger\_That](#): > > I’m trying to think of less probable spellings. On what planet is f-a-v-r-e pronounced f-a-r-v-e? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/5 "2022-01-13T16:53:30Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Who is her for those of us not in your head? Kate Bolduan on CNN. > **[Kate Bolduan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bolduan)** > > Katherine Jean Bolduan (/ˈbɔːldwɪn/; born July 28, 1983) is an American broadcast journalist and news anchor for CNN based in New York City. She is currently a co-anchor of CNN News Central, and previously anchored State of America with Kate Bolduan, New Day and At This Hour with Kate Bolduan. She also served as a congressional correspondent based in Washington, D.C., as well as a general assignment correspondent for the network. > A native of Goshen, Indiana, she is the third of four daughters ... ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/6 "2022-01-13T17:13:41Z")
Same one where (in English) hors d’oevre is said “or derv,” apparently. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/7 "2022-01-13T17:39:26Z")
Well it’s not that far off in the original French. In which the equivalent of Baldwin is Baudoin, which may or may not be where a name like Bolduan comes from. Of course, automated subtitling does produce some terrible mis-hearings, particularly when it comes to foreign or non-standard English, especially names. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/8 "2022-01-13T17:51:33Z")
> [@Roger\_That](#): > > On what planet? On this planet, where your name is pronounced any way you _want_ it to be pronounced. If she said her name was pronounced “Johnson”, then the proper pronunciation of her name would “Johnson”. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/9 "2022-01-13T17:58:22Z")
Should we mention how “Featherstonehaugh” is pronounced? ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/10 "2022-01-13T17:59:28Z")
It doesn’t seem that far off to me. Juan= wan. I can easily see “duan” becoming “dwan” becoming “dwin” in certain accents. “Bol-dwan” to “Bal-dwin” is just a slight difference. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/11 "2022-01-13T21:03:30Z")
It’s pronounced “Fronkensteen.” ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/12 "2022-01-13T21:17:16Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Should we mention how “Featherstonehaugh” is pronounced? Or St. John. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/13 "2022-01-13T21:21:18Z")
Justin Wilson, the Cajun Chef named his dog Phydeaux (pronounced Fido). I went to school with someone who’s last name was Breault (pronounced Bro). Those wacky French and their pronunciations! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/14 "2022-01-13T21:46:07Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Breault (pronounced Bro) Renault (pronounced re-NO) ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/15 "2022-01-13T23:04:47Z")
Isn’t it “Throatwobbler Mangrove”? ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/16 "2022-01-13T23:56:02Z")
Let’s not get started on Boatswain… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/17 "2022-01-14T00:10:51Z")
> [@FordPrefect](#): > > Let’s not get started on Boatswain… - …or [ghoti.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti) ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/18 "2022-01-14T02:34:39Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > …or [ghoti.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti) That’s a new one for me, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/19 "2022-01-14T03:54:43Z")
Here I thought this was going to be a thread about someone misspelling Alec’s name. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733/20 "2022-01-14T10:08:12Z")
Don’t forget the famous Enroughty family, the pronunciation of which isn’t entirely obvious. Pronounced: “Darby” [Some background here](https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwpt/2867389619/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolduan-spells-baldwin/957733.md?page=2)