ESVA Place Name Guide
This guide will teach you about the origins of some place names on the Shore, as well as how to pronounce several of the trickier ones!
| Place Name | Eye Dialect Spelling | Google Pronunciation | International Phonetic Alphabet |
| Accomack | ak-uh-mack | a-kə-mak | /ˈæ.kə.mæk/ |
| Miona | my-own-uh | mī-ō-nə | /maɪ.ˈoʊ.nə/ |
| Saxis | sack-sis | sak.səs | /ˈsæk.səs/ |
| Chincoteague | shink-uh-tig | SHiNGk-ə-tig | /ˈʃɪŋk.ə.tɪg/ |
| Onancock | uh-nan-cock | ə-nan-käk | /ə.ˈnæŋ.kɑk/ |
| Onley | own-lee | ōn-lē | /ˈoʊn.li/ |
| Pungoteague | pun-guh-tig | pən-gə-tig | /ˈpʌŋ.gə.tɪg/ |
| Wachapreague | watch-uh-prig | wäCH-ə-prig | /ˈwɑt͡ʃ.ə.pɹɪg/ |
| Tangier | tan-jeer | tan-jir | /tæn.ˈdʒɪɹ/ |
| Chesconessex | chess-kuh-ness-icks | CHes-kə-nes-əks | /ˌt͡ʃɛs.kə.ˈnɛs.əks/ |
| Northampton | north-amp-tin | nôrTH-amp-tən | /nɔɹθ.ˈæmp.tən/ |
| Occohannock | ock-uh-hah-nuck | äk-ə-hä-nək | /ˌɑk.ə.ˈhɑ.nək/ |
| Nassawadox | nass-uh-wah-ducks | nas-ə-wä-dəks | /ˌnæs.ə.ˈwɑ.dəks/ |
| Machipongo | match-uh-pun-go | maCH-ə-pəNG-ō | /ˌmæt͡ʃ.ə.ˈpʌŋ.goʊ/ |
| Cheriton | chair-uh-din | CHer-ə-dən | /ˈt͡ʃɛəɹ.ə.dən/ |
| Kiptopeke | kip-tuh-peek | kip-tə-pēk | /ˈkɪp.tə.pik/ |
