How do you pronouce the "Notre" in University of Notre Dame? Like "No-ter" or "No-truh"?

Answer 1

i've always pronounced the university of No-ter Dame (with a long A in dame) and the cathedral Notruh Dame ( with a short A in dame)

Answer 2

The French say No-truh Dom. People in Indiana usually say Noter Dame. Except for a few of us who like to show off our knowledge. LOL

Answer 3

Your best bet would be No-truh - It's more like Notr-uh. I never liked the phonetic alphabet but it could be helpful in this case! It's along 'o' and a semi-mute 'e' at the end. Well - you did ask!

Answer 4

Noter Dame (like lame) for the university and
Notrah Damme (like Jean-Claude Van Damme) for the cathedral.

I grew up in South Bend, trust me you will get laughed out of the state if you pronounce the school's name any other way.

Answer 5

Generally, it's pronounced as "No-ter", though I have found that some TV commentators (and people from that generation and older) tend to pronounce it "No-truh".

Answer 6

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Answer 7

noter is for the high school noter dame and no-truh is for the college

Answer 8

it is no-truh because it is short for northern as in that northern dame has a fine ***

Answer 9

The first pronunciation would be more American, whereas the second, more in the French dialect. Either way works.

Answer 10

No-tra Dam