ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ fˈoʊk ˌɛɾɪmˈɑːlədʒi fɚðə nˈeɪm: bɪkˈʌz bəkˈɑːɹdoʊ wʌz fˈaʊnd təbi wˈʌn ʌvðə hˈɑːɹdɚ fˈɔːɹmz ʌv vˈælɪd sˈɪlədʒˌɪzəm fɔːɹ stˈuːdənts tə lˈɜːn, ɪt wʌz sˈɛd təbi ðə nˈeɪm əvə pɹˈɪzən ðæt wʌz hˈɑːɹd tʊ ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌm.
There is a folk etymology for the name: because Bocardo was found to be one of the harder forms of valid syllogism for students to learn, it was said to be the name of a prison that was hard to escape from.