Our list of front runners includes several names where I worry that pronunciation will be an issue. Out of curiosity, how do you pronounce:
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
AND where do you live in the US/world. Thanks!
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-uh-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - IM-oh-jen (Im rhymes with [name_m]Tim[/name_m])
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - Im-oh-[name_u]JEAN[/name_u] (Im still rhymes with [name_m]Tim[/name_m])
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - BRY-un-ee, (Bry rhymes with rye)
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]EM[/name_f]-uh-lean
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - [name_u]JESS[/name_u]-uh-min ([name_u]Min[/name_u] like minnow)
I’m from Eastern PA 
really like these names, by the way.
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-ah-tris
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]- IM-oh-jen
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]- IM-oh-jeen
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]- BRY-owe-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]- [name_f]EM[/name_f]-uh-line (rhymes with mine)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]-[name_u]JESS[/name_u]-uh-mine
I live in the northeastern US, born and raised.
[name_f]Lovely[/name_f], elegant names!
I’m in Australia.
[name_f]BEE[/name_f]-ah-triss
IM-ah-jin
IM-ah-jeen
BRY-ah-nee
[name_f]EM[/name_f]-ah-line
[name_u]JESS[/name_u]-ah-min
[name_f]My[/name_f] ears don’t hear much difference between ah and oh sounds…
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]- im-oh-jin (im like in image)
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]- im-oh-jeen (im like in image)
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]- bri-oh-nee (bri like in bright)
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]- emma-[name_f]LINE[/name_f] (rhymes with mine)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]- jess-uh-min (min like mint without the "t)
I’m in northern [name_u]California[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - I say [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-uh-triss. Some others say [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-uh-tree-s (tree-s rhymes with peace)
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - I say IM-uh-jen …or sometimes IM-uh-jin
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - IM-uh-jeen
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - [name_f]BREE[/name_f]-ah-nee. Some other people say bree-OH-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]EM[/name_f]-uh-lie-n (-line pronounced like "line’)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - [name_u]JESS[/name_u]-uh-meen
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]- Im-oh-jen
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]- Im-oh-jeen
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]- Bry-oh-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]- [name_f]Jez[/name_f]-uh-meen
I am from the [name_u]North[/name_u] of [name_f]England[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (bee-ah-tris)
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] (im-oh-jen)
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] (im-oh-jean)
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] (bree-oh-nee)
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] (em-ah-leen)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] (jes-ah-meen)
I live in the Midwestern US
I’m from Australia.
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]: [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-ah-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]: IMM-ah-jun
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]: imm-ah-[name_u]JEAN[/name_u]
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]: BRY-uh-knee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]: EMM-ah-leen
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: [name_u]JESS[/name_u]-ah-meen
Thanks so much, everyone!
Our older children have names with relatively straight forward pronunciations ([name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f], and [name_m]Augustin[/name_m]). The list for this baby has several names that are uncommon/have more than one pronunciation. I just wanted a sense as to which names might cause her the most grief down the road in terms of familiarity among the masses.
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]–[name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]–Imm-uh-jin
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]-Imm-oh-gene
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]-Bry-oh-nee (Bry rhymes with cry)
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]–[name_f]Em[/name_f]-uh-line
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]–[name_u]Jess[/name_u]-uh-minn
From the Northeast.
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - “bee-uh-triss”
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - “eye-mo-gin”
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - “eye-mo-jeen”
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - “bri-on-ee”
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - “emma-line” although [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] is “emme-leen”
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - “jessa-meen”
I’m in the south.
No idea if these are correct, just how I would say them at first glance.
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-uh-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - The first time I ever saw this name, I thought it was the same as [name_f]Imogene[/name_f], but I’ve since learned it’s IM-o-jin.
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - IM-o-jean. This names sounds so much more complete to me, [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] sounds clipped and harsh
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - [name_f]BREE[/name_f]-o-knee. No idea if that’s right 
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line (line as in a straight _____) Though I know people also say [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-leen and [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-lynn. I’ve known of actual person who pronounces it one [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-line.
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - [name_f]Jessa[/name_f]-mean
When I read those, this is how I “hear” them. I hope this helps!
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]-ah-triss
Ih-mo-gen
Ai-mo-jeen?
Brai-o-nee
[name_f]Em[/name_f]-ah-lynn
Jezz-ah-meen
Oh boy, here goes nothing. These are very pretty yet uncommon names in South [name_u]Texas[/name_u], I hope not to butcher them!
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] – [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - [name_f]Em[/name_f]-uh-gen
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - [name_f]Em[/name_f]-uh-jean
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - [name_f]Bree[/name_f]-uh-nie
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] – [name_f]Em[/name_f]-uh-line
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - Jes-uh-meen
Not sure why I want to make [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] so different. Maybe it’s because of the urge to say [name_f]Emily[/name_f] instead?
I’m in Australia.
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-uh-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - IM-ah-jin
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - IM-ah-jeen
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - BRY-uh-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]EM[/name_f]-uh-line
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] -[name_u]JESS[/name_u]-uh-min
I’m from [name_u]West[/name_u] [name_f]Florida[/name_f]:
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]: [name_u]BAY[/name_u]-uh-triss
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]: IHM-ah-jin
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]: IHM-uh-jean
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]: bree-OH-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]: [name_f]EM[/name_f]-uh-line
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: [name_f]JESSA[/name_f]-min
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]- imm-oh-jen, but only because someone corrected me. [name_f]My[/name_f] first guess was I’m-uh-jen
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]- imm-oh-jean
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]- bry-oh-nee
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]- emm-uh-leen
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]- jess-uh-minn
I’m from the U.S.
I live near San [name_m]Francisco[/name_m] in [name_u]California[/name_u].
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- bee-uh-trihs
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]- ih-moh-jen
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]- ih-moh-jeen
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]- bry-uh-nee or bry-oh-nee (with a long I sound where I put the y)
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]- em-uh-line (like the name [name_f]Emma[/name_f] with the word [name_f]Line[/name_f] smushed on the end)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]- jess-uh-meen
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - [name_f]BEE[/name_f]-uh-tris
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]- IM-uh-gin
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] - IM-uh-geen
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] - [name_f]BREE[/name_f]-oh-nee (I don’t think this is the normal pronunciation, but the only little girl I know with this name pronounces this way with nickname [name_f]Bri[/name_f].)
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] - [name_f]EM[/name_f]-uh-leen
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] - [name_u]JESS[/name_u]-uh-meen
I live in Midwest US