# BG3 Fans, We’ve Been Pronouncing Astarion’s Name Wrong

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bg3-fans-weve-been-pronouncing-astarions-name-wrong/
- Published: 2026-08-26T19:00:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-26T19:33:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/baldurs-gate-3-bg3-astarion-surname-pronunciation-audiobook-ancunin/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Neil Newbon pronounces Ancunín “an-soo-neen”.
- Fans had largely used a different pronunciation.
- The prequel audiobook releases on 29 September.

## Summary

A newly released sample from the Baldur’s Gate 3 tie-in audiobook has provided the first official spoken pronunciation of Astarion’s surname, Ancunín. Narrator and Astarion voice actor Neil Newbon says it closer to “an-soo-neen”, surprising fans who had generally used “an-KYU-nin”; the revelation matters because the character’s full name was never spoken during the game’s extensive voice acting.

The audiobook, written by T. Kingfisher and due on 29 September, is a prequel covering Astarion’s life before the game as a magistrate and later vampire spawn under Cazador Szarr. Kingfisher consulted Astarion’s original Larian writer Stephen Rooney, and early listeners are discussing lore details including a character named Sebastian, Astarion calling Cazador “Father”, and a new Aasimar paladin ally, Hahn den Suriel.

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