How do you pronounce Hoppes?

[Wrangler Rich]

The thread about # 9/8 got me wondering again how people in various parts of the country pronounce my favorite cologne. Is it Hop Eze, or Hops? my grand father sat at the kitchen table cleaning his guns, and I loved the fragrance back then and still do.

I'm 71 and my grandfather always said "Hop Eze" but I have heard others say "Hops" so, what say you?

I'm in Northern Illinois.

WR

 

[bigwheelzip]

According to this video, your grandpa was correct.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbJGGwnXcoc[/ame]

 

[hivel37]

Hoppies here!
Love the smell.
May be good on oatmeal!

 

[s&wchad]

I've always pronounced it "Hop-ease". Nice to be right once in a while!

I pronounced Leupold wrong for a long time, but their advertising campaign squared me away. I called them Lee-a-pold, but I know understand it's pronounced Lou-pold.

When it comes to Garand, I don't care how John pronounced his name. I'm still going to call has rifle an M1 Gir-and!

 

[RobertJ.]

I've always pronounced it "Hop-ease". Nice to be right once in a while!

Same here!

Another that we have trouble with is Bianchi. I remember years ago in their ads they had in parentheses Be Yankee!

 

[Absalom]

English pronounciation doesn‘t follow rules anyways, and with names all bets are off.

I‘ve always said “Hops” because it reminds me I should have a beer

 

[Rammer Jammer]

Hop*ease

Just like the company does in their video.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I'm always somewhat annoyed when original foreign names are mis-pronounced.

For example, we have a city in Arizona named Casa Grande.

The original Spanish pronunciation is "Cah-sah Grahn-day."

One of our local weathercaster ladies calls it "Cass a Grand."

the "Koch" in Heckler and Koch" is pronounced "Coke" in the original German language.

Sako is not pronounced "Say-ko." Properly, it's "Sock-o" in Finnish.

There are many other examples; these are just a few...

John

 

[rockquarry]

This is about as insignificant as insignificant can be, but I've never heard it pronounced any way but "Hopeez".

 

[Absalom]

I'm always somewhat annoyed when original foreign names are mis-pronounced.
…….
the "Koch" in Heckler and Koch" is pronounced "Coke" in the original German language.
….

That one is a doozy. The actual German pronounciation is short like Kock, but the important part is the soft ch sound, almost a hissing, that pretty much no English speaker can imitate properly.

So the former mayor of New York went with “Cotch”, while the wealthy conservative brothers used “Coke“. Neither is German.

I‘ve also heard Cock, Coach, Codge, Cooch, and Kook ….

 

[sipowicz]

I live in California so I have no one to speak to about Hoppes, so luckily it’s pronunciation has never been an issue.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I've always heard it pronounced "Hoppys".

 

[Golddollar]

This is about as insignificant as insignificant can be, but I've never heard it pronounced any way but "Hopeez".

I know a family with the same name and that is how they pronounce it.

 

[crstrode]

I'm always somewhat annoyed when original foreign names are mis-pronounced.

For example, we have a city in Arizona named Casa Grande.

The original Spanish pronunciation is "Cah-sah Grahn-day"

One of our local weathercaster ladies calls it "Cass a Grand."

John

Well, Joan, "Cah-sah Grahn-day" is indeed how carpetbaggers from California and south-o'-the-border illegals pronounce it.

Born and raised locals in their 70's and 80's say "Cass a Grand"

 

[Absalom]

And then, of course, there is “Ver-sales” in Kentucky.

The place isn’t just spelled like the real Versailles, it was specifically named after it. Didn’t help, apparently

 

[JJEH]

That one is a doozy. The actual German pronounciation is short like Kock, but the important part is the soft ch sound, almost a hissing, that pretty much no English speaker can imitate properly.

That would be correct!

Now try Schwungscheibenschrauben

 

[Rustyt1953]

Pecan. Is it puh-con or pee-can?

 

[ladder13]

Kerr Lake NC?

 

[arjay]

And then, of course, there is “Ver-sales” in Kentucky.

The place isn’t just spelled like the real Versailles, it was specifically named after it. Didn’t help, apparently

And Dubois,WY pronounced dooboys [emoji16]

 

[Rustyt1953]

Pronounce this trip mine.