How do you pronounce...

Crossingfingers

The name Rioux?

This is a baby girl on FB and mom's name is Jeopardy. Seriously.

AshleyC0117

I'd pronounce it like "Roo"

RaeBerler

AshleyC0117:

I'd pronounce it like "Roo"

 

Agreed. 

https://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/rioux

CaitlinJ22

Roo - like when you make a soup and need to thicken it...that way is spelled Roux...but looks similar.

weird name 

Crossingfingers

That is kindof what I thought, just wasn't sure... just a strange one!

Heartcease

I've not seen that spelling before, usually it's Roux, Laroux, or Leroux.  Means red or the red haired one.

DesiraeSunshine

Re-oh, like rio. Its a french last name.

guilletskichuk

My first thought was Ree-oo...but Roo makes more sense, I guess.

hopkins5

I know two families with this last name. One says "ree-oo" and the other says "ree-oh"

stahlop

I'm pretty sure this was the name of Johnny Depp's character in the movie Chocolat.  Seems weird for a girl.  But then again, so does Jeopardy.

Publius

Roux= RooRioux= ree-oWhether or not Jeopardy realizes how Rioux is pronounced is a different story.

DragonflyBelle

It's ROO, Louisiana girl here. We start most dishes, especially gumbo, with a rioux. There is no other pronunciation for the word.

DesiraeSunshine

A ROUX (without an I) starts a dish, I dont know what a RIOUX (with an I) will get you. But since its not a cullinary term im not guessing it will be anything tasty.

ObLaDi

I would pronounce it Roo, rhyming with Sioux.