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Kelowna street name sparks Reddit debate

Itѻýs all ѻýGucciѻý on Guisachan
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The pronunciation of Guisachan Road is being debated on social media. (Google street view)

How do you pronounce Guisachan?

Thatѻýs a question one couple posed to a in hopes of ending a long standing debate.

Kelowna has Guisachan Road and Guisachan Place, and the well-known Guisachan House, a heritage home in South Pandosy. The house was built by Lord Aberdeen and named by his wife. Guisachan is Gaelic meaning ѻýplace of the firѻý.

This question sparked dozens of comments in the subreddit, with many suggesting varied pronunciations such as ѻýGucci gangѻý and ѻýgoo-sha-ginѻý while others made fun of the various ways theyѻýve heard it said.

One user wrote, ѻýMy GPS pronounces it guy-sa-khan which is not even close to right.ѻý

While another stated, ѻýMy friend said gwee-sah-chan one time as a joke and now I canѻýt stop pronouncing it like that.ѻý

ѻýMy wife and I just call it Gustavo,ѻý commented a clever couple.

Other commenters took the question a little more seriously.

ѻýGui is pronounced ѻýgooѻý. The ѻýsѻý is pronounced ѻýshѻý. And the ch is pronounced like ѻýgѻý. But ѻýgѻý like ѻýgapѻý not ѻýgѻý like ѻýgiraffeѻý.ѻý

ѻýGuisachan is the Gaelic word for pine forest. Yoush- a Gan,ѻý was the most factual response by one user.

The debate rages on both on the internet, in the car and at home, it appears.

Let us know how you pronounce Kelownaѻýs historic area of Guisachan which dates back to the 1800s.

Write to us at newstips@kelownacapnews.com.

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Brittany Webster

About the Author: Brittany Webster

I am a video journalist based in Kelowna and capturing life in the Okanagan
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