I believe that it is LOW-ee-eye (ˈloʊ.i.aɪ/)Now is it LOW-eye, or LOW-wee-eye? I thought it was the 2nd one, Peter corrected me and said it was the first one.
Curiosity got the better of me, so I contacted the Cambridge Dictionaries Online team for their opinion on which pronunciation is correct.N. Merilliana x Lowii I think?
Now is it LOW-eye, or LOW-wee-eye? I thought it was the 2nd one, Peter corrected me and said it was the first one.
Thank you for your enquiry regarding pronunciation. Our Senior Commissioning Editor has advised that this is a latinized form of the surname Low, and would say Low - ee - eye, as in radii. However, he also says that, being Latin, there is probably no right or wrong answer here!
Best wishes,
The Dictionaries Online team