perlgirlnj Posted September 11, 2009 #1 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I've seen it in print & in posts a million times but I don't know how to say it out loud. Is it like "rhymes with PAY" MAY-gens? Is it like "rhymes with CAT" MA-gens? Is it like "rhymes with HOT" MAH-gens? Or is is something altogether different? (I know it's not Megan's which is how so many people incorrectly spell it!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostdart58 Posted September 11, 2009 #2 Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) Magens = May gens = Rhymes with Pagens (religionless people) Edited September 11, 2009 by lostdart58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laser110 Posted September 12, 2009 #3 Share Posted September 12, 2009 lostdart58 - couldn't have said it better myself :) Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&RCurt Posted September 12, 2009 #4 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Magens = May gens = Rhymes with Pagens (religionless people) Not to be difficult...BUT, Pagans are NOT religionless. Their belief system is simply Non-Abrahamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drb Posted September 14, 2009 #5 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Not to be difficult...BUT, Pagans are NOT religionless. Their belief system is simply Non-Abrahamic. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted April 10, 2018 #6 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I know this is a very old one and I kind of randomly stumbled on it, but thought I'd chime in... You are ALL wrong :) It's named after a Dane - Jacob Magens. And you wouldn't pronounce the "g" like you would in English. It would be closer to "ma-yens". The g sounds more like a Y. That said, on the island, nobody really speaks Danish and the most common pronunciation seems more like "mag" as in "maggie" - "mag-ens" bay or just like the name "meghan." Another fun fact about St Thomas would be many of the older roads which have Danish names. They end with "Gade" - which is pronounced more like "ga-th-e" - as the D is soft in Danish and sounds more like the "th" in "brother". I would be curious how the locals pronounce this one, too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O2B@Cagain Posted April 13, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Most say "gah-duh" because the final sound isn't an English one. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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