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It is very funny, but just in case there is anyone out there like me..
Having only ever seen the word written and in the context of Linux that is capitalised, I always supposed it was pronounced g.n.u. or at worst nu, and thought the wildebeest was a logo of no relation - like Linux and the penguin.
It was only later in life I found out that gnu was pronounced gah-noo and was in fact another name for wildebeests.
It's definitely pronounced without the g sound.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnu
The animal yes, the GNU's Not Unix no. Same goes for GNOME and all derivative words.
Guh-imp.