# Name pronunciation

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pronunciation/410038
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 30, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pronunciation/410038 "2007-06-30T14:15:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Jeffr062](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jeffr062](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffr062)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pronunciation/410038/1 "2007-06-30T14:15:15Z")

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The name is Ahuva. Thanks in advance.

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### Author: ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pronunciation/410038/2 "2007-06-30T15:26:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Jeffr062]  
The name is Ahuva. Thanks in advance.  
[/QUOTE]  
Ahuva: “Ahh-you-vuh” ? :dubious:

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### Author: ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pronunciation/410038/3 "2007-06-30T15:30:19Z")

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Ah-HOO-Vah.

Hebrew for “Beloved.”

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### Author: ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2007, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pronunciation/410038/4 "2007-07-03T12:03:43Z")

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[QUOTE=spingears]  
Ahuva: “Ahh-you-vuh” ? :dubious:  
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Close but no cigar. ☹