Talk:Faribault, Minnesota

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The pron. is currently "ferry-beau", but there was a non-displaying tag that said it is "fair-beau". Can anyone confirm? kwami (talk) 21:35, 13 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I have spoken with many people from Faribault and the surrounding area including members of the historical society there and others with deep roots in the community. The correct pronunciation is fair'-bo.  I believe that this is essentially unchanged from the pronunciation of the French surname from which the town's name is derived.  I apologize for the fact that I do not understand enough about those international phonogram things to be able to comment on their correctness.  The Uninvited Co., Inc. 03:37, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * No prob. Two syllables it is, then. kwami (talk) 09:51, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Is Faribault County, Minnesota pronounced the same? It currently has  (without stress). Lfh (talk) 17:22, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

If I may, Living in Faribault for 25 years, I hear it pronounced both ways on a dayly basis. Some say that FairBOLT is the English pronunciation of the name, while FairBO is the original French Canadian pronunciation. In this aspect, both are correct. Use by the citizens is about equally mixed. So are you talking historically or currently? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.115.95.230 (talk) 22:28, 30 June 2011 (UTC)


 * My parents, both born in the early 1930's in Steele county (directly to the south), as well as their parents, pronounced the town as fair-bault - with the T clearly sounded. I suspect the pronunciation varied by ethnic group.  My father was 3rd generation American-Alsacian (mislabled as "German") and Catholic.  My mother was descended of German-Welsh and was raised Lutheran.  Shortly after they married they moved to Kansas, where they were joined by one of my father's brothers.  Both those in Kansas as well as those who remained behind had the same pronunciation:  FairbaulT.  Would this be a difference between "German" (I suspect Alsacian) immigrants vs: Scandinavian?  Dave of Maryland (talk) 22:11, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

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Home of Furball Farm
Faribault is the home of Furball Farm, a non-profit cage-free shelter housing 150+ cats as of June 2022. Most are feral and cannot be rehomed. Where should this appear in the article? Bill S. (talk) 05:43, 14 June 2022 (UTC)