Why do people pronounce Brett Favre's name as "Farve"? They're putting the R in the wrong place.

Question

Shouldn't it be pronounced "FA - v'r" ?

Answer 1

R as in retired?

because im tired of hearing about him on espn

Answer 2

Probably the same reason Stephen Colbert's last name is pronounced Col-Bear.

It has French origin, and a lot of their surnames are pronounced that way......

Answer 3

because that is the way he and everyone else in his family pronounces it.

Answer 4

Actually it should be pronounced FAR, but apparently everyone was to busy sucking up to him (or listening to Madden love him) that they took a quick look and decided they wanted to pronounce every letter...even if it's wrong...

I don't think Bret initiated this because I don't think he can read anyway...

Answer 5

Thats just the way it is.  Even Brett pronounces his name like that, and so does the rest of his family.

Answer 6

it.....is.....just.....the....way.....it... no one knows why its said that way. it just is.

Answer 7

Favre is of French-Cajun descent. The Western parts of the Mississippi Gulf Coast have many of these folk. So he is Cajun and has a French surname. This is a different sub-culture which has a  dialect peculiar to that part of Mississippi and Louisiana. So Favre comes out as "Farve" when spoken.  This dialect is almost impossible to understand if you are not familiar with it. When on a radio it goes so fast and so different that it might as well be "Greek".

Answer 8

Maybe he's dyslexic!  :-)

Answer 9

cause he likes it that way

Answer 10

Cause Favre is french...no lie  

Answer 11

That would be retarded to call him Favor

Answer 12

I'm pretty sure if it was wrong...... he would have corrected them

Answer 13

It should be pronounced Faaa- frrrrvv, or Favra with the last "a" trailing off the "r" which is kinda rolling

Answer 14

You ask this in a state where they elected a Governor named Jesse "The Body" Ventura

Answer 15

There's actually a really old simpsons episode where homer says something like favra.