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<p>I know this may be a silly question, but how do you pronounce NIKON...<br>

I pronounce it "Nai-kon" but also notice some others pronouncing it<br>

"Nee-Kon" <br>

Is there a correct way to pronounce it. </p>

<p>I quess if your japanese, you would know the correct way to pronounce it....</p>

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<p>Have a look at:</p>

<p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon</p>

<p>Nikon was an acronym of Nippon Kogaku and in Japanese is certainly pronounced Nih-kon, as it is in almost any language I can think of. But in the US most people say Nai-kon; but, then, many people in the States also say "Ai-raq" and "Ai-ran" for Iraq and Iran, not to speak of people who say "Ai-talian" -- all of which sound equally absurd to me.</p>

<p>--Mitch/Paris</p>

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<p>When I attended the Nikon School of Photography many years ago, that was one of the pressing questions that I wanted the answer to. The instructors, like Paul Simon, pronounced Nikon so that the first syllable has the same vowel as "night", while Nikkor and Nikkormat (shows you how long ago I attended) were pronounced with the first syllable of "Nick", as nickname. This was in St. Louis, MO, USA. I believe other pronunciations are acceptable, especially in non-US countries, but after that school, I used the instructors' pronunciations with confidence.</p>

<p>You say Knee-con, I say Nigh-con, let's call the whole thing off.</p>

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<p>Everywhere except Anglophone countries, it's usually Nee-kon, as people say.</p>

<p>However,</p>

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<p>I met a UK chap who said it was Nee-kon</p>

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<p>is astonishing given that BBC and all pronounce everything in English style : Nazi as Naa-zie, Nicaragua as Nih-kar-aag-you-ah. ;)</p>

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<p>Ah, people driving their Jag-u-ars on the wrong side of the road on their way to the camera shop to pick up a Neekon!<br /><br />One has to have a sense of humor about such things when one has a last name that is never pronounced correctly (curse that Matt Lauer on television - he's the bane of my existence!). All I ask is that it's spelled correctly when made out on a check. I suspect that the good people at Nikon feel much the same way - pronounce it however you like, as long as you don't pronounce it "Canon."</p>
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<p>Well, being the Swede I am.... And since I have yet to meet an American who can even pronounce my name.... I pronounce Nikon with a Swedish i - just like I do my name.<br>

I bet Jose & I pronounce Nikon the same way. I always had an easy time with Spanish Catalan which is what we're taught in Sweden. Cause it's so straight forward for me to pronounce. So that's what I do.</p>

<p>Phonetics - - I'm dyslectic - don't expect me to learn phonetics as well. That's what really messed me up in Grammar school...</p>

<p>Lil :-)</p>

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<p>Canadian here. Everyone I've talked to, be it friends or the local photo stores, say nahy-kawn and nik-kor (nahy is the IPA pronunciation of "nigh".)<br>

This is how the Japanese pronounce it: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikon.ogg">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikon.ogg</a><br>

This sheds some more light as well: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon</a></p>

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