bᵻsˈaɪdz "lˈɛs ɐlˈɛmændz", ðə kəlˈɛktɪv nˈeɪm ðætðə dʒˈɜːmən sˈɛɾəlmənts wɜː sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə wʌz kˈɑːɹlstaɪn, bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn æz ðə "dʒˈɜːmən kˈoʊst" ænd ðiːz sˈɛɾəlmənts ˈoʊpənd ðə pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ ɹˈɪvɚ pˈæɹɪʃᵻz tə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˈɛɾəlmənt.
Besides "les Allemands", the collective name that the German settlements were sometimes referred to was Karlstein, but the area eventually became known as the "German Coast" and these settlements opened the present-day River Parishes to European settlement.