So, I went through 12 pages and I think these are our conclusions:
Aro
One of the most discussed names. In the audiobooks Aro is pronounced as 'Arrow'. However, since Aro is from Italy, it is very likely his name is actually pronounced as 'Are-oh' ('are' like 'you are').
Caius
The 'C' is rarely (as far as I know) pronounced as an 'S' in Italian. The correct pronunciation is 'KEYE-us' ('eye' as in the word 'eye')
Carlisle
Stephenie said it on page one: CAR-lyle. You can hear it being pronounced
here. There's a nice, soft 'l' at the end.
Cullen
CUH-len
Esme
Very tricky one. According to Stephenie:
'EZ - may/mee, right in the middle of the two sounds'.
Esme is pronounced like
this, in the audiobooks.
Debussy
Dèh-bu-SEE (the 'e' in 'deh' is very short/dead/silent)
La Tua Cantante
Lah Too-ah Cahn-tahn-tay
Leah -
Two possibilities:
- Lee-uh - hear it
here and
here.
- Lay-uh
Laurent
Not just Lauren with a 't'.
Lor-ahnt, with a very clear 't' at the end.
Meyer
Not May-er, but MY-er.
Palazzo dei Priori
Pah-lah-tsoh Day Pree-oh-ree
Quileute
Again, Stephenie told us on page one:
QUIL - yute. Quil is pronounced as 'kill'.
Renee
Reh-nay (the 'e' in 'Re' like 'resignation', not like 'reaction').
Rosalie
Much discussed, final conclusion is that Rosalie is pronounced as Roh-sah-LEE, not Ros-A-lee or Roh-sah-lie.
Volturi
Vol-tu-ree. 'Vol' like 'volume'.
Voltera
Vol-teh-ra. Again, 'vol' like 'volume'.
Hope that helped!