The tital says it all! [name_m]Just[/name_m] curious as to the most common pronunciation! (I’m in the US, if you could include where you are from, that would be helpful!)
love love love [name_u]Lionel[/name_u]!
I say it sort of like lie-uh-nel. I’m from Greece but my [name_f]English[/name_f] teacher was British and I learnt from her, if that helps 
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I’m from the US and the best way I can describe how I pronounce it is LIE-uh-nuhl.
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Lye-uh-nuhl, like the word lion and then straight to an L with very little vowel between them (and I’m [name_f]English[/name_f]).
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Ditto.
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I pronounce it like lie-null (I’m from the UK)
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Either Lie-null or Lie-un-null.
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American (Midwest) : ly-uh-nul
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lie-nul or lee-oh-nel
I’m in the US. I would say lie-nul if I met a kid in the US with the name, but I say ‘lee-oh-nel’ when talking about [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] Messi.
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Lee-oh-nell if I’m talking about [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] Messi and also if I met anyone out on the street with that name as I’m in Mexico
Lie-oh-nell if it’s [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] [name_m]Richie[/name_m]
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Lie-null
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Okay I actually might have to correct my comment. I read it out quite literally but once I actually say it, it’s more like leh-oh-nell. I just said it out loud a few times and the i (ee sound) really changes to an e (eh) sound
I reckon that’s even how Messi says it and that’s why his nickname is actually [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and not [name_m]Lio[/name_m]. It makes no sense to change the ‘i’ to an ‘e’ but we do that 
Ps. I just asked my brother and father to say his name and they also say Leh-oh-nell
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Lye-uh-nul
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Lie-null (US)
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Lie-null, I’m from the northeast US!
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LYE-uh-nul
I like it! I’m surprised it hasn’t seen much of a revival, considering the popularity of the “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]” names generally.
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LIE-nul. I’m in Australia but I know a British [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] and that’s how he pronounces it.
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