# How does engineering professor Frank Incropera pronounce his name?

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**Created:** [July 30, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-engineering-professor-frank-incropera-pronounce-his-name/947656 "2021-07-30T18:37:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-engineering-professor-frank-incropera-pronounce-his-name/947656/1 "2021-07-30T18:37:05Z")

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Frank Incropera is a world expert on heat and mass transfer. His work is often cited as a reference. How does he pronounce “Incropera”?

Guess 1: all the vowels have short sounds, and the accent is on the “crop”.  
Guess 2: all the vowels have short sounds, and the accent is on the “per”.

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He delivers a lecture in [this YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpI0ZPbdbY&t=168s), in which he’s introduced by Professor James O’Rourke, who announces his name. I didn’t watch long enough to see if Professor Incropera says his name but presumably the guy introducing him is doing so correctly.

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-engineering-professor-frank-incropera-pronounce-his-name/947656/3 "2021-07-31T02:11:19Z")

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Thanks! I presume the intro is correct, too. He says in-crow-PAIR-ah. Glad I asked – I’ve been saying it wrong!

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**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-engineering-professor-frank-incropera-pronounce-his-name/947656/4 "2021-08-01T02:26:56Z")

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Okay, now that that’s settled, I have a similar one: How is the surname _Indrebo_ pronounced?

Googling it, it appears to be a common Norwegian name, as I find many hits – often, actually, written as _Indrebø_.