How do you pronounce "Savile?"

[Baloosh]

As in the "Savile Row" line of brushes from QED?

Ok. I've been wondering this for quite some time, and haven't been able to Google the results yet. So forgive me if my questions is elementary or basic.

Is it pronounced "Sah vill?"

"Sa vill?"

"Sah vahyl?"

Something else?

(Forgive my attempts at phonetic spellings.)

[Treedoc]

It's 'Savil', 'Sa Vil', Vil to rhyme with 'pill'. Not 'Sa Vile', vile to rhyme with pile. Does that help?
John.

[Baloosh]

Tremendously.

Thanks!

[Mottern Man]

Sounds more French than English.

[galopede]

Sounds more French than English.

Just because it sounds French doesn't mean us Brits pronounce it French!

It was named after Lady Dorothy Savile, the wife of Lord Burlington who owned the land the area was built on. Home of classic bespoke tailoring.

Don't know why Savile Row brushes are called that. As far as I know, the company isn't in Savile Row, unless they class the centre of London as a "quiet rural backwater" as it says in the bumf!

Gareth

[Mottern Man]

Lord Burlington

NOW THAT IS ENGLISH!

[rtaylor61]

That Bond fellow was partial to their suits.

Randy

[ouch]

Throatwarbler mangrove.

[Treedoc]

Lord Burlington

NOW THAT IS ENGLISH!

Your dead right there! Hard to think of anything more English sounding than 'Lord Burlington' even I imagine him in a top hat with a monocle and a silver topped cane saying things like: "Tally ho chaps!" and "What what?" Ah! stereotypes, where would we be without them?
John.

[flippantfig]

I thought it was pronounced 'Sav-ul'. But perhaps that's cos I'm from 'daan saaf'. its orl dropt Tee's an' Aitches innit.

[blantyre]

Bring out the Blenheim Bouquet old chap.

[DocB]

My dear Chums,

What a jolly old thing to have logged on the the internet-thingy and found a fervoured entire topic on the pronunciation of Savile. I must admit I was bally surprised to discover such an interest. I have spent no small amount of time cogitating on the subjest and feel that I should add my own tuppence. To whit I would advise any utterance of the word to be pronounced as follows:

Savil: (pron: Sav-ill) Sav to rhyme with Nav (as in SatNav...oh yes the English may be cultured and somewhat Luddite at times but we do have technology here too!) and Ill as in the colloquial term for unwell.

I do hope my pontification and verbiage should find receptive eyes,

I remain,
Yours truly,
DocB

[Treedoc]

My dear Chums,

What a jolly old thing to have logged on the the internet-thingy and found a fervoured entire topic on the pronunciation of Savile. I must admit I was bally surprised to discover such an interest. I have spent no small amount of time cogitating on the subjest and feel that I should add my own tuppence. To whit I would advise any utterance of the word to be pronounced as follows:

Savil: (pron: Sav-ill) Sav to rhyme with Nav (as in SatNav...oh yes the English may be cultured and somewhat Luddite at times but we do have technology here too!) and Ill as in the colloquial term for unwell.

I do hope my pontification and verbiage should find receptive eyes,

I remain,
Yours truly,
DocB

Jolly good! Top hole! My dear chap you have hit the nail squarely on the head and your phonetic spelling is so much better than mine! Well, pip pip old fellow.
John.

[Risky]

I thought it was pronounced 'Sav-ul'. But perhaps that's cos I'm from 'daan saaf'. its orl dropt Tee's an' Aitches innit.

+1. Savul or Savl is how you would normally hear it.

[Baloosh]

+1. Savul or Savl is how you would normally hear it.

AHA! Hence my confusion. I've heard it (or pictured it in my mind's ear) both ways.

It is a mystery...

[DustBow]

I pronounce it: "damn, I just spent more money at QED again"

[Barbelus maximus]

Civilised conversation at last. I would suggest a latin wetshaving topic next. Splendid.

[jkroll]

+1. Savul or Savl is how you would normally hear it.

Yes. When rhyming it with "pill" etc., make sure the i gets stuck somewhere at the back of your throat. It should almost rhyme with the British pronunciation of "Basil". Watch Fawlty Towers and you'll know what I mean.

[ouch]

Yes. When rhyming it with "pill" etc., make sure the i gets stuck somewhere at the back of your throat. It should almost rhyme with the British pronunciation of "Basil". Watch Fawlty Towers and you'll know what I mean.

Fatty owls?
Watery fowels?
Warty towels?

[Zeni]

Oh NO! You put Savile in your ratatouille!