Pronunciation of Spanish names

Here is a list of many of the Spanish names and words used in Altierra and their pronunciation:

Spanish stress rules in brief

• Ends in a vowel, -n, or -s → stress falls on the second-to-last syllable (unless marked otherwise).
• Ends in any other consonant → stress falls on the last syllable (unless marked otherwise).
• A written accent (á é í ó ú) always overrides the above and marks the true stressed syllable.
• Stressed syllable is shown in CAPITALS.

List

Aldonza de Bracamonte — al-DON-za de bra-ca-MON-te Abrigada — a-bri-GA-da agacharse — a-ga-CHAR-se Agraciana — a-gra-CIA-na Altierra — al-TIE-rra Alturión — al-tu-RIÓN (accent given; final syllable) Alucio — a-LU-cio Arcipresta Suprema — ar-ci-PRES-ta su-PRE-ma Baja — BA-ja Bamonte — ba-MON-te Bestia — BES-tia Bestia Plena — BES-tia PLE-na Bestia Primera — BES-tia pri-ME-ra Beyla — BEY-la Bracamunda — bra-ca-MUN-da Brisa — BRI-sa calcendi — cal-CEN-di Calida — ca-LI-da (see note below — likely meant to be CÁ-li-da, "warm") Casando — ca-SAN-do Cascon — CAS-con castigo — cas-TI-go Cregan — CRE-gan Criada — cri-A-da Divara — di-VA-ra Divaran — di-VA-ran Domina — do-MI-na (see note below — likely meant to be DÓ-mi-na, "mistress/lady") Doncella — don-CE-lla Elísal — e-LÍ-sal (accent given; final syllable) Emelia — e-ME-lia Estrella — es-TRE-lla Fabra — FA-bra Farago — fa-RA-go Felisa — fe-LI-sa Fiel — FIEL (single syllable) Genita — ge-NI-ta Guardia — GUAR-dia Illarion — i-LLA-rion as written (see note below — probably intended as Illarión, i-lla-RIÓN, to match Alturión) Iniciador — i-ni-cia-DOR Isla Arbojan — IS-la ar-BO-jan Jesenia — je-SE-nia Kataleya — ka-ta-LE-ya Laia — LAI-a Laritza — la-RIT-za Letanía — le-ta-NÍ-a (accent given; breaks the -ia diphthong deliberately) Lluvial — llu-VIAL Lonzo — LON-zo Lunara — lu-NA-ra Madesto — ma-DES-to Maestra — ma-ES-tra Maricella — ma-ri-CE-lla Custodio — cus-TO-dio Mariscal — ma-ris-CAL Marivel — ma-ri-VEL Mija — MI-ja Morada — mo-RA-da Mundumbra — mun-DUM-bra Nazaro — na-ZA-ro Neiva — NEI-va Nena — NE-na Ocaso — o-CA-so Orolago — o-ro-LA-go Ozalla — o-ZA-lla Paco — PA-co Pascuala — pas-CUA-la Peyrol — pey-ROL Platacosta — pla-ta-COS-ta Raf — RAF (single syllable) Rocosa — ro-CO-sa Rugiente — ru-GIEN-te Runagate — RUN-a-gate (not Spanish — archaic English for a vagabond/deserter) Ruvén — ru-VÉN (accent given; final syllable) Sacerdotisa — sa-cer-do-TI-sa Sirviente — sir-VIEN-te Socorra — so-CO-rra Solvár — sol-VÁR (accent given; final syllable) Sombras — SOM-bras Sometria — so-ME-tria sumisa — su-MI-sa Tavio — TA-vio Teniente — te-NIEN-te Toia — TOI-a Umbral — um-BRAL Vallescuro — va-lles-CU-ro Velada — ve-LA-da Velessa — ve-LE-ssa Venerada — ve-ne-RA-da Veridia — ve-RI-dia Videlio — vi-DE-lio Yago — YA-go Yola — YO-la zanja — ZAN-ja