How to pronounce Leghorn

[wjallen05]

Two different people at Ideal pronounced Leghorn "Leg-ern" is this a crazy southern accent or is that really how it is pronounced? I always just figured it was Leg-horn.

 

[purr]

well I'm in Ma and here we say Leghawn cause that r is there just to look pretty ya know

 

[horsejody]

I'm in Nebraska, but from Western NY, and I say leggern.

 

[playingchicken]

Feathersite says Ideal is using the correct US pronunciation.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Leghorns/BRKLeghorns.html

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Legern is the correct pronunciation but Warner brothers has made it sound funny to most because there use to hearing them miss pronounce Foghorn Leghorns name.

 

[grandads]

Don't know the correct pronunciation, but they sure do lay well!

 

[wjallen05]

Ok thanks everyone! It sounds so funny to me to say "Leggern"

 

[Felicitas]

Quote:
It makes more sense when you know that the breed originated near an area called Ligurno in Italy. The spelling "Leghorn" comes to us via the English.

 

[Jarhead]

Don't know the correct pronunciation, but they sure do lay well!

They do at that 6 or 7 eggs a week without fail!

By the way - Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm hmm hmmm hm , do-dah do-dah! - I say-a I say-a Leggern, my wife says leghorn, but I think she might be a chicken hawk!

 

[sandyj]

If its pronounced "legern" why is it not spelled that way? That's weird!!!
sandyj