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How do you pronounce Epifani?

Correctly pronounced, it's

Eh' - pi - FAH' - nee

The first syllable is pronounced "eh" as in "bread". The second syllable is pronounced "pi" as in "pirhana". The "fah" sound is the same as in "father" and has the strongest enunciation of the 4 syllables. The last syllable is pronounced exactly the same as the joint between your thigh and shin.
 
Correctly pronounced, it's

Eh' - pi - FAH' - nee

The first syllable is pronounced "eh" as in "bread". The second syllable is pronounced "pi" as in "pirhana". The "fah" sound is the same as in "father" and has the strongest enunciation of the 4 syllables. The last syllable is pronounced exactly the same as the joint between your thigh and shin.

This is also a great education in how italian words are (usually) pronounced. The next-to-the-last syllable is usually the accented syllable.

Epifani is a great italian name - I'm glad they continue to pronounce it in the italian way.

Jay