Puerto Williams

Spanish

Etymology

Named after John Williams Wilson, British settler who founded Fuerte Bulnes, the first settlement in the Strait of Magellan.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌpweɾto wiˈʝjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʝjãms]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌpweɾto wiˈʝjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʝjãms]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌpweɾto wiˈʎjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʎjãms]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌpweɾto wiˈʃjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʃjãms]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌpweɾto wiˈʒjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʒjãms]

• Syllabification: Puer‧to Wi‧lliams

Proper noun

Puerto Williams ?

1. Puerto Williams (a city, the capital of Antártica Chilena, Magallanes, Chile)