Wedowee, Alabama Plus Other Tough Towns To Pronounce In Alabama

Look, I love Alabama, and the people of Alabama are some of the best in the country.

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However, who had the idea to make things tougher on us, simple, decent, hard-working folks?

Was there a need for naming our cities with names that sound like they could be in a medical textbook?

We had enough of a tough time learning how to pronounce Tua Tagovailoa!

President Donald Trump struggled to pronounce Tua Tagovailoa the other day in front of the cameras.

Video courtesy of Alabama Crimson Tide On AL.com via YouTube

Yeah, we don't need to get fancy down here. Leave it at Northport, Dothan (although some mispronounce that one, too), Opp, and Jasper.

Tuscaloosa couldn't have been easy back when they named our fair city after Chief Tuskaloosa, the leader of the Muskogean-speaking people in 1819.

Perhaps you're unaware that Tuscaloosa briefly served as Alabama's capital from 1826 to 1846.

Before we get into the list of cities that are tough to pronounce, take a look at this example of folks trying their best to get them right.

Credit: This Is Alabama via YouTube

Mental Floss recently posted a story on the toughest towns to pronounce in every state.

Loachapoka!

Yes, sir, that was the town highlighted by Mental Floss.

So, now let's look at some more of the toughest cities to pronounce in Alabama, as seen in this AL.com story. This might be a fun list to show the family and see how well you all do with these head scratchers.

ARAB

CHEPULTEPEC

pronounced cha-pull-ti-pec

HATCHECUBBEE

pronounced hatch-uh-chubby

GUIN

NANAFALIA

pronounced nan-uh-fuh-lie-uh

NOTASULGA

pronounced note-uh-sul-guh

OPELIKA

PINTLALA

pronounced pent-lala

DOTHAN

Yes, I lived there for a number of years, and many times I heard things like DAW-THUN or DOT-HAN!

C'mon man.