Pronunciation of Henrico

Map Editors Community United States Virginia
1

How do people think that Henrico (County or City) is pronounced?

A) Hen rick oh
B) Hen ree coe
C) Hen rick coe
D) Hen rye coe
E) Hen ri coe

After we get consensus here will bring it up to the National text to speech group since there can only be one pronunciation throughout the USA. So the one that is used the most is the one that is selected for the voices used that state the street names.

2

Originally thought A, but appears to be D (hen-RYE-ko) after Googling

Sources:
https://fredericksburg.com/archive/guide-to-pronouncing-some-of-the-peculiar-names-in-the-fredericksburg-area/article_5ca8f02a-34be-57f9-9e68-db730a0f6bed.amp.html

http://cohp.org/va/notes/placenames_pronunciation.html

3

D. Hen rye coe

Simply listen to/consult with any Henrico County press conference or TV news report.

4

https://youtu.be/xUyu2vIWTAM

5

D is how I always have said it

6

It’s Hen rye’ coe. For other town pronunciation, please see (hear) https://youtu.be/XUDQQ32bgJk

7

Thanks understand that it is Hen Rye Coe. Going to check to see if used elsewhere nationally prior to submitting for a TTS change.

8

Yep, definitely hen-rye’-coe