How is the pronounciation of Brett Favre's last name possible?

Favre = FaRVe?





How is it possible?

How is the pronounciation of Brett Favre's last name possible?
It is what it is.


This is America and anything is possible.
Reply:because its not an "american" name the grammer used here in the US does not apply to his last name
Reply:It looks like FavRay, but its pronounced Farv
Reply:Same way Marseilles, IL is pronounced Mar-Sails





Remember Brett Favre is from Kiln, MS or The Kill if you live on the coast.
Reply:It's FaRVe





Don't ask why or how, but it is.
Reply:The man is from lousiana.. Favre is a french name..
Reply:I think it's a French name. In the French language, many things are possible.





Go Packers!!!
Reply:that's easy for people to say, and all people assume the football announcers have checked with him to pronounce it like that.


how about "byfuglien" coming out as "bufflin"?


if the owner is ok with it, it flies.





but your correct, it should be favv-ray or faver or farr.
Reply:Because he is sexy as sin and can make his name do what he wants :)
Reply:The same way my name Jeanne, is usually pronounced Jean; but, my mother wanted it pronounced Je-nee.





The last name of Chouteau, could be pronounced Cha-taw, Shew-taw, or Show-taw, depending upon the part of the country one lives in, or one's geneological ancestry.
Reply:Farrrr vuh!





Probably originally a French name that was eventually Creolized into AngloFrench name
Reply:Cajunbonics
Reply:haha i just asked someone that the other day~ i have nooo idea!
Reply:its French.....so that pretty much explains it
Reply:maybe his parents were dyslexic so thats just how they taught him to say it? xD
Reply:you have to take some frenchies lessons dude !
Reply:it's creole (black french). black french is any other ethnicity mixed with french.