# How do you pronounce H.R. Giger?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-h-r-giger/205941>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 6, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-h-r-giger/205941 "2003-10-06T22:35:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![rsvp9146](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@rsvp9146](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsvp9146)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-h-r-giger/205941/1 "2003-10-06T22:35:02Z")

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I’ve been really fascinated with his work lately, and i was wondering how his name is pronounced.

Is it GUY-GUR or GEE-ZHARE or GUY-ZHARE?

Anybody know?

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**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-h-r-giger/205941/2 "2003-10-06T22:53:07Z")

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I’ve usually heard it pronounced GEE-gur in the US on documentaries about the Alien films and when Harlan Ellison was gushing about a painting of his on Tom Snyder’s show once.

But I don’t know if this is the correct pronunciation or just the one that has become accepted in the US.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-h-r-giger/205941/3 "2003-10-06T22:56:07Z")

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Listening to the commentary on the _Alien_ DVD, it’s Gee-gur.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-h-r-giger/205941/4 "2003-10-06T23:01:53Z")

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I’ve heard (a recording of) _him_ pronouncing it GEE-gur, so I’m pretty comfortable assuming that GEE-gur is the most correct pronunciation.

Of course, John Dillinger didn’t know the correct pronunciation of _his own name_, so who can say? 😉

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-h-r-giger/205941/5 "2003-10-07T00:24:55Z")

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'Aitch. Arr. Gee-gur.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-h-r-giger/205941/6 "2003-10-07T00:45:18Z")

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“Throat-Warbler Mangrove”