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According to the Texas Highways, these are 20 city names that are most commonly mispronounced.
We asked a linguist about why people botch the pronunciation of these Texas place names. ... pronounce Texas places correctly. Here’s how to correctly say these 11 hard-to-pronounce Texas towns ...
The types of municipalities in Texas are defined in the Local Government Code, which was codified in 1987. The designations of city, town and village were superseded by Type A, B, and C general-law cities in the code.
Leakey ( / ˈleɪki / LAY-kee [5]) is a city in and the county seat of Real County, Texas, United States. [6] The population was 315 at the 2020 census . The city is named for John H. Leakey (1824–1900), a pioneer from Tennessee. The Alto Frio Baptist Encampment is located to the southeast of the community.
Iraan (/ ˌ aɪ r ə ˈ æ n / EYE-rə-AN) is a city in Pecos County, Texas, United States.Its population was 1,055 at the 2020 census.The city's name is an amalgamation of the first names of Ira and Ann Yates, owners of the ranch land upon which the town was built.
Buda (/ ˈ b juː d ə / BYOO-də) is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States.The population was 15,108 in 2020, an increase over the figure of 7,295 tabulated in 2010. Buda is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area and is one of Austin's fastest growing suburbs.
Uvalde is a city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,217 at the 2020 census . [4] Uvalde is located in the Texas Hill Country , 80 miles (130 km) west of downtown San Antonio and 54 miles (87 km) east of the Mexico–United States border .
Mexia ( / məˈheɪə / ⓘ mə-HAY-ə) [4] is a city in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,893 at the 2020 census. The city's motto, based on the fact that outsiders tend to mispronounce the name as / ˈmɛksiə / ( MEK-see-ə ), is "A great place to live, no matter how you pronounce it." [5]