THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION OF LEUPOLD

[rwsmith]

Loo-pold

I think the 'e' is in there, just a hint, but it's hard for us to squeeze it in. I don't think anybody will shoot us for that.

I thought for sure Hoppes was pronounced like it was spelled:

Hops

When I got back into shooting I found out it is:

Hop-ees.

What the.........???

PLEASE don't say nuk-u-lar. That is completely inexcusable.

 

[ralph7]

I think the 'e' is in there, just a hint, but it's hard for us to squeeze it in. I don't think anybody will shoot us for that.

I thought for sure Hoppes was pronounced like it was spelled:

Hops

When I got back into shooting I found out it is:

Hop-ees.

What the.........???

PLEASE don't say nuk-u-lar. That is completely inexcusable.

Hops is for drinking.

 

[Farmer17]

Now on to Franchi shotguns like the one I use to own which I always called it Franchee.

 

[Jessie]

I vote for Lou-poled.

It really surprised me when I found out Hoppe's was pronounced Hop-eez.

I'm sorry, but even if it's wrong, I'm calling it "hops" till the day I die.
Same with SaYko!
I'll give ya Loupold

 

[Model 19 6"]

Never really could afford one so never had to ask for one by name. I caqn say Nikon so most of my rifles have Pro Staff on them. I have never missed because my scope didn't a gold ring.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Anyone from Boston knows there is no "R" in Winchester

 

[WardenRoss]

That's why God gave us Swarovski.

In Atlanta they say "By the Grace of Guhad" and in real Georgia they say "By the Grace of Gawd."

 

[ExcitableBoy]

The correct Germanic pronunciation is "LOY-pold". Being of Germanic descent myself, I have always pronounced it as such. I don't pronounce the Irish Sean as "SEEN", either.

Still trying to figure out if the Savior is "hay-SOOS" or "JEE-zus", though...

 

[Texas Star]

In Texas it's Lee o polled

I sometimes think I'm the only Texan who can pronounce Leupold and Sako correctly.


The OP answered the question. The company knows how to pronounce its name. Just listen to their own videos!

 

[wbraswell]

Well, since this thread has been resurrected, I've never heard anyone pronounce Sako any way but with a long a.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Schmidt und Bender, sometimes abbreviated Schmidt & Bender, leading to all sorts of mispronunciation.

 

[Texas Star]

Well, since this thread has been resurrected, I've never heard anyone pronounce Sako any way but with a long a.

Say-ko is a Japanese watch. The Finnish rifle is a Socko. Via a Finnish exchange student at my HS, the Finnish Embassy, and company reps at the SHOT show.

 

[BearBio]

Leo-pulled?

Ask whoever corrected you to please show you the O in the "leo" part of "leo-pulled".

'Cause funny, but I don't see it. Just looks like a U, to me. Leu-pold. Lou-polled.


'Course, them are probably the same people that insist it is a "Sake-oh", a "Smith and Weston" or a "Heckler and Cock".

Or, real-it-tour!

 

[the ringo kid]

WHY DON'T YOU PEOPLE WHO REVIVE THESE OLD THREADS---give suckers like ME a warning about these threads. Saves one from getting LOO POLD in again............................................
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[S&WIowegan]

What's fun about this resurrected zombie thread is how some people get grouchy or angry in defending their right to mispronounce the company name.

 

[Watchdog]

Well, the OP hasn't even logged in to the forum in almost two years.

I can draw at least two conclusions from that.

1. By now, he's more than likely figured out how to pronounce Leupold.

2. After almost two years, he probably couldn't care less how any of you guys think it should be pronounced.

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

Call them LOOP Hold

1-800-538-7653

I have had this number on my bench for hard heads for years. I usually call it and hand them the phone.

 

[fat tom]

Do we dare ask for the correct pronunciation of "Swarovski"? That one gets mangled down here!
f.t.

 

[JayFramer]

We used to say "leepawlt" or something like that growing up.

 

[A10]

Lee O'Polled is the Irish pronunciation....