20 New Jersey Town Names Everyone Mispronounces (Even Locals)

We've all traveled out of New Jersey and run into town names we can't pronounce, right?

You try to say the name of some small town, fail miserably, and suddenly someone behind you is rolling their eyes.

You only have to head into the Allentown, PA, area, where you'll encounter New Tripoli ("trah-POLE-ee," not "TRIP-o-lee"), or take a drive on I-95 between "NEW-ark" in Delaware and "NORK" in North Jersey, or in New York, where you'll encounter fascinating places like Niskayuna and Canajoharie.

New Jersey Has Its Own Pronunciation Pitfalls

Of course, we have the same problem within our own state.

Chances are, people in South Jersey will butcher North Jersey town names and vice versa.

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What Locals are Saying (Correctly or Incorrectly)

We recently scoured Facebook, where we uncovered several discussions about just that -- the most mispronounced town names in the great Garden State.

So, if you are from ab-SEEK-in, FOR-kid River, or SEA-cau-cus, let's see how many of these 20 New Jersey town names you can actually pronounce correctly.

Some of these will make you second-guess your own pronunciation, and even locals get a few wrong.

Did we miss one? What New Jersey town name do people always pronounce wrong? Tell us on our Facebook page.

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Chris Coleman, a South Jersey native, is the brand manager for WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM and afternoon on-air personality on WPUR Cat Country 107.3 in Atlantic City, NJ. He joined the station in February 1998 and covers news, events, and stories of interest across Southern New Jersey for Townsquare Media. Story tips: chris.coleman@townsquaremedia.com