Pronunciation of San Gimignano
 

My husband and I visited San Gimignano this summer and loved this quaint town. I am wondering how to pronounce it. I remember hearing people within the town pronouncing it, but now that I am back in USA I have forgotten the true pronunciation. Can someone help me? Thank you.

sahn gee-mee-nyan-oh (soft "g")

Oh, I though it had something to do with St. Jimminy Cricket...ha ha.<BR><BR>Very pretty and unique town!

San-jimmy-yawn-o accent on yawn.

try a search next time<BR><BR>http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...mp;tid=1405913

san ji-min-yahn-o

Sahn jee-meen yahn-oh<BR>

I apologize to kam for what some anonymous person perceives to be a mean tone.<BR><BR>Was kam trying to correct what St Cirq posted?<BR>

Oh please! You people make posting here like an exercise in psycotherapy. I stand by my original posting, and I don't even know who kam is, nor do I care, unless kam had it wrong.<BR><BR>It's sahn-gee-mee-nyan-oh, with the &quot;g&quot; sound being like the &quot;j&quot; in American English.<BR><BR>Enough, already. This was a simple question - it did not require a diatribe on what &quot;some Americans would consider close enough&quot; or whatever. There's a simple, correct answer; it's been given; end of topic.

<BR><BR> Crow . ded

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