it's how you say something
"of" is pronounced as though written "uv," with the "u" being short as in the word up.
Pronounce as pro-nun-see-ay-shun
babylonien
I don't know, but here is an answer for you from http://en.allexperts.com/q/English-Second-Language-1815/names.htm William Luijpen is Dutch. I'd say "Looweejpen" but I do not know how the Dutch...