I’m writing a trilogy of novels. For context, they are set in Elfame, the world of the fae. I’m going to list the names of major and minor characters, and I’d like you to tell me how you would pronounce them.
(Coronor)
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Adara[/name_f]
[name_m]Aodh[/name_m] Arwel
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Aneira[/name_f]
[name_m]Cassander[/name_m] [name_m]Cleon[/name_m]
[name_f]Cerelia[/name_f] Myrrh
[name_m]Adeon[/name_m] [name_u]Lior[/name_u]
Ninnia [name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m] [name_m]Lugh[/name_m]
(Pendragon)
[name_m]Emyr[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
Morana [name_f]Mirian[/name_f]
[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] [name_f]Verena[/name_f]
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m] [name_u]Izar[/name_u]
[name_u]Oleander[/name_u] [name_u]Fionn[/name_u]
[name_f]Melinoe[/name_f] [name_f]Freydis[/name_f]
[name_f]Siofra[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
Ellowyn [name_f]Alastriona[/name_f] [name_u]Dusk[/name_u]
[name_m]Raynard[/name_m] [name_u]Viridian[/name_u] Shadowbane
(Hawthorne)
[name_f]Lilium[/name_f] Rhianwen
[name_m]Aloysius[/name_m] [name_m]Ivor[/name_m]
[name_f]Ghislaine[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Allura[/name_f] [name_f]Morrigan[/name_f] Mawthorne
Thanatos Ogorion
[name_f]Gaenna[/name_f] [name_f]Sybella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Adara[/name_f] → ‘ay-lee ah-dahr-uh’
[name_m]Aodh[/name_m] Arwel → ‘ee ahr-well’
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Aneira[/name_f] → ‘fehrelith ann-eyer-uh’
[name_m]Cassander[/name_m] [name_m]Cleon[/name_m] → ‘cuh-sand-uhr clee-on’
[name_f]Cerelia[/name_f] Myrrh → ‘seh-reh-lee-uh murr’ (though I might consider ‘seh-reelya’ also for the FN)
[name_m]Adeon[/name_m] [name_u]Lior[/name_u] → ‘ah-dee-on lee-or’
Ninnia [name_u]Seren[/name_u] → ‘nih-nee-uh sehr-en’
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m] [name_m]Lugh[/name_m] → ‘oh-sheen loo’
[name_m]Emyr[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] → ‘eh-muhr al-ehr-ick’
Morana [name_f]Mirian[/name_f] → ‘mor-ann-uh meer-ee-ihn’
[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] [name_f]Verena[/name_f] → ‘or-luh vehr-ehn-uh’
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m] [name_u]Izar[/name_u] → ‘ass-tro-fehl ee-zahr’
[name_u]Oleander[/name_u] [name_u]Fionn[/name_u] → ‘ohl-ee-ann-duhr fin’
[name_f]Melinoe[/name_f] [name_f]Freydis[/name_f] → ‘mehl-ih-no-ee frey-diss’
[name_f]Siofra[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] → ‘shif-ruh lay-oh-nor’
Ellowyn [name_f]Alastriona[/name_f] [name_u]Dusk[/name_u] → ‘el-oh-win al-ass-tree-nuh dusk’
[name_m]Raynard[/name_m] [name_u]Viridian[/name_u] Shadowbane → ‘ray-nard vihr-ih-dee-an sha-do-bayn’
[name_f]Lilium[/name_f] Rhianwen → ‘lih-lee-uhm ree-ann-wehn’
[name_m]Aloysius[/name_m] [name_m]Ivor[/name_m] → ‘al-oh-ish-us eye-vohr’
[name_f]Ghislaine[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] → ‘giss-layn puhr-sehf-oh-nee’
[name_f]Allura[/name_f] [name_f]Morrigan[/name_f] Mawthorne → ‘uh-loor-uh mor-ih-gan maw-thorn’
Thanatos Ogorion → ‘than-uh-tos oh-gore-ee-uhn’ (than with a ‘th’ like ‘thing’, not like the word ‘than’)
[name_f]Gaenna[/name_f] [name_f]Sybella[/name_f] → ‘gay-en-uh sib-el-uh’
Some of these I only know how to pronounce because I spend time on Nameberry (like [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f], [name_m]Aodh[/name_m], etc) and even then, I think there are probably multiple ways to say them and these are just the ways I know.
(Coroner)
Aye-li uh-dara
A- R-well
Fe-reh- lee-th A-nai-rah
Cass-arn-der Clee-on
Ser-ellia Mir
A-dee-on Lee-or
Nin-ee-ah Ser-enn
Osh-een [name_f]Lu[/name_f]
(Pendragon)
[name_f]Emmer[/name_f] El-a-rick
More-ana Mirry- an
[name_f]Orla[/name_f] Verenn-ah
As-troe-fel Ee-zar
Oh-lee-and-er Fee-yun
Mell-in-oh Fray-dis
Sheef-rah Lee-oh-nor
Ello-win El-as-tree-oh-na [name_u]Dusk[/name_u]
Rey-nardt Virry-dee-an Shadowbane
(Hawthorne)
Lil-ee-um Ree-anne-wen
Ell-oy-see-us Ive-or
Jiz-laine Per-sef-one
All-u-rah Morri-gan More-thorne
Th-anne-a-tos Ogg-orr-eon
Gy-enna Sie-bella
But I have the advantage of knowing somewhat (of course there are different ways) how to pronounce the Irish names. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!
eilidh adara - ay-lee ah-dah-rah
aodh arwell - od ar-wel (i think od is wrong though aha)
ferelith aneira - feh-reh-lith ah-nee-rah
cassander cleon - cass-an-der klee-on
cerelia myrrh - seh-reh-lee-uh murr
adeon lior - ah-dee-on lee-or
ninnia seren - ni-nee-uh seh-ren
oisin lugh - oh-sheen loo
emyr alaric - eh-meer ah-lah-ric
morana mirian - mo-rah-nah mi-ree-an
orlaith verena - or-lah veh-ren-ah
astrophel izar - as-tro-fell ih-zar
oleander fionn - oh-lee-an-der fee-on
melinoe freydis - mel-ih-no fray-dis
siofra leonor - see-of-rah lee-o-nore
ellowyn alastriona dusk - ell-oh-win ah-lah-stree-oh-nah dusk
raynard viridian shadowbane - ray-nard vih-rih-dee-an sha-dow-bayne
lilium rhianwen - lih-lee-um ree-an-wen
aloysius ivor - ah-loy-see-us eye-vor
ghislaine persephone - giss-layne per-seh-pho-nee
allura morrigan mawthorne - ah-loo-rah moh-ri-gan maw-thorne
thanatos ogorion - tha-nah-tos oh-go-ree-on
gaenna sybella - gay-enna sih-beh-la
(i hope this helps/makes sense!)
About half right. 
It did help, thank you.
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I’m impressed. You got all but one or two right and, as you said, that could just be because of multiple pronunciations! Some of the ones you got right I was VERY impressed with.
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Adara[/name_f] : AY-lee a-DAR-a (but I’m familiar with [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f], otherwise it would probably be eye-LEED)
[name_m]Aodh[/name_m] Arwel : AY AR-well (again, I know that’s one pronunciation of [name_m]Aodh[/name_m], otherwise I’d say AY-odd)
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Aneira[/name_f] : FAIR-uh-lith a-NEER-a
[name_m]Cassander[/name_m] [name_m]Cleon[/name_m] : cas-SAN-der CLEE-on
[name_f]Cerelia[/name_f] Myrrh : ser-ELL-ee-uh or ser-EEL-ee-uh MER
[name_m]Adeon[/name_m] [name_u]Lior[/name_u] : ADD-ee-on lee-OR
Ninnia [name_u]Seren[/name_u] : NIN-ee-a SAIR-in
[name_m]Emyr[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] : em-EER AL-er-ick
Morana [name_f]Mirian[/name_f] : mor-AW-na MEER-ee-in
[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] [name_f]Verena[/name_f] : OR-la ver-EE-na (again, I know [name_f]Orlaith[/name_f], otherwise it would be or-LAYTH)
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m] [name_u]Izar[/name_u] : ASS-troh-full ee-ZAR
[name_u]Oleander[/name_u] [name_u]Fionn[/name_u] : ol-ee-AND-er FINN (FEE-on, if I didn’t know)
[name_f]Melinoe[/name_f] [name_f]Freydis[/name_f] : mell-en-NO-ee FREY-diss
[name_f]Siofra[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] : SHEE-fra LEE-eh-nor (see-OAF-ra, if I didn’t know)
Ellowyn [name_f]Alastriona[/name_f] [name_u]Dusk[/name_u] : ELL-oh-wen a-LAS-tree-AWN-a
[name_m]Raynard[/name_m] [name_u]Viridian[/name_u] Shadowbane : RAY-nard ver-IH-dee-en
[name_f]Lilium[/name_f] Rhianwen : LIL-ee-um ree-AN-wen
[name_m]Aloysius[/name_m] [name_m]Ivor[/name_m] : al-oh-WISH-is ee-VOR
[name_f]Ghislaine[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] : GIZ-lane (hard G) per-SEF-eh-nee
[name_f]Allura[/name_f] [name_f]Morrigan[/name_f] Mawthorne : a-LURR-a MOR-ih-gen MAW-thorn
Thanatos Ogorion : THAN-a-tows oh-GOR-ee-en
[name_f]Gaenna[/name_f] [name_f]Sybella[/name_f] : gay-EN-a si-BELL-a (maybe GAY-na?)
Wow you got almost all of that right! [name_m]Just[/name_m] some slight variations and you’d be pronouncing all the characters’ names perfectly but I’m seriously impressed! 
You were just one syllable out on maybe two names. Majorly impressive.
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For those of you who were curious, here are the official pronunciations for the book. There are several ways to say these names, so my pronunciations may be slightly different to yours on some names.
(Coronor) // cor-AH-nor
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Adara[/name_f] // AY-lee ah-DAR-ah
[name_m]Aodh[/name_m] Arwel // AY AR-well
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Aneira[/name_f] // FER-uh-lith an-EYE-rah
[name_m]Cassander[/name_m] [name_m]Cleon[/name_m] // cass-AN-der KLEE-on
[name_f]Cerelia[/name_f] Myrrh // ser-EEL-ee-ah MER (mer as in mermaid)
[name_m]Adeon[/name_m] [name_u]Lior[/name_u] // AID-ee-on LEE-or
Ninnia [name_u]Seren[/name_u] // NIN-ee-ah SEH-ren
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m] [name_m]Lugh[/name_m] // o-SHEEN LOO
(Pendragon)
[name_m]Emyr[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] // em-EER AL-er-rick
Morana [name_f]Mirian[/name_f] // mor-AH-nah MIR-ee-ahn
[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f] [name_f]Verena[/name_f] // OR-lah ver-EE-nah
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m] [name_u]Izar[/name_u] // ASS-trof-fell EYE-zar
[name_u]Oleander[/name_u] [name_u]Fionn[/name_u] // olly-AN-der FINN
[name_f]Melinoe[/name_f] [name_f]Freydis[/name_f] // MEL-lin-no FREY-dis
[name_f]Siofra[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] // SHEE-frah LAY-eh-nor
Ellowyn [name_f]Alastriona[/name_f] // EH-low-win al-as-TREE-nah
[name_m]Raynard[/name_m] [name_u]Viridian[/name_u] // RAY-nard ver-IH-dee-en
(Hawthorne)
[name_f]Lilium[/name_f] Rhianwen // LIL-ee-um ree-AN-wen
[name_m]Aloysius[/name_m] [name_m]Ivor[/name_m] – al-low-WISH-us EYE-vor
Ghislain [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] // GIZ-lane per-SEF-phone-nee
[name_f]Allura[/name_f] [name_f]Morrigan[/name_f] // ah-LURE-rah MOR-ih-gan
Thanatos Ogorion // THAN-a-toss oh-GORE-ee-on
[name_f]Gaenna[/name_f] [name_f]Sybella[/name_f] // gay-EN-nah sib-ELL-ah