From: goldfarb@ocf.berkeley.edu   
      
   In article ,   
   Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)  wrote:   
   >	Well, B and V are fairly interchangeable in Japanese pronunciation. I'd   
   >guess it's be-ru-dan-di, which could be "ve-ru-dan-di", but would more   
   >likely be translated to "Belldandi" or "Belldandy". Technically that   
   >would possibly be "danu" in the middle, but trailing vowel sounds can be   
   >left out in some circumstances.   
      
   No, the N in the middle is a syllabic N.  No u sound present, none needed.   
      
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