Inez/Ines - EE-nez / EE-nes
Aisha/Ayesha - Aye-EE-shuh
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] - EYE-luh
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - NAY-oh-mee
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] - VYE-uh-luh (2.5 syllables)
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f] - CHAIR - ith
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] - Uh-LEE-shuh
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya - Uh-LEE-uh
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] - TAW-lee-uh
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - Mar-CELL-uh
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] - [name_f]Live[/name_f]
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] - Roh-SHEEN
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] - Uh-REE-lee-uh
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] - EE-vuh
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] - Ez-mae
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] - Ren-ay
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - NAY-deen
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - NAW-dee-uh
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For me it always depends on which language I’m speaking, but instinctively, so mainly from my Icelandic-as-my-first language perspective:
ah is pronounced like the a in car
Inez/Ines - EE-nez / EE-nes
Aisha/Ayesha - ah-EE-shah / ah-YESH-ah
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] - AHY- lah
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - NAH-oh-mee
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] - VEE-oh-lah
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f] - KHEH-rit
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] - ah-LEE-see-ah
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya - ah-LEE-yah / ah - LEH- ah / ah- LEE-yah
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] - TAH-lee-ah
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - mahr-SEL-lah
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] - liv
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] - roy-SHEEN
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] - oh-REL-lee-yah
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] - EH-vah
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] - ES-may
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] - reh-neey (like the [name_u]French[/name_u] pronunciation)
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - nah-DEEN or nah-DEE-nuh
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - NAH-dyah
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inez - EE-nez
aisha - EYE-sha
ayla - ay-LA
naomi - nay-OH-mee
viola - vee-OH-la (like the instrument)
cherith - CHAIR-ith
alicia - ah-LEE-shuh
aaliyah - ah-LEE-uh, all pronounced the same
talia - TAH-lee-uh
marcella - mar-CELL-uh
liv - pronounced the same as the word live
roisin - my mind first jumps to roz-in (like rosin for an instruments), but i think i’m saying that wrong
aurelia - aw-REE-lee-uh
eva - EE-va
esme - EZ-may or EZ-mee
renee - ruh-nay
nadine - nay-deen
nadia - nah-dee-uh
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Inez/Ines - in-EZZ
Aisha/Ayesha - EYE-sha
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] - AY-la
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - nay-OH-me
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] - Vye-ohl-uh,
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] - a-LEE-sha
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya - AHH-lee-yuh
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] - TAH-lee-uh
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - mar-SELL-uh
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] - like the word “Live”
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] - roh-SHEEN
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] - aw-RAY-lee-uh
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] - EEV-uh
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] - EZZ-may
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] - ruh-NAY
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - nuh-DEEN
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - NAH-dee-uh
Really wouldn’t have a clue on [name_f]Cherith[/name_f], I want to pronounce it like [name_f]Cherish[/name_f] starts then the end of With… so CHER-ith or CHER-eeth
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I pronounce it like Cherish with -th at the end but I’ve seen it pronounced with a k sound at the begininng too - like Cerys with -th at the end
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I may be pronouncing it like you do.
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Ee-Niz
Ay (like ay in Isla) Ee-shuh
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] like [name_f]Isla[/name_f] eye-luh
N-eye-oh-mi
V-eye-oh-la
Chair-ith (like I in it)
Ah-li (like I in it again) cee-uh
uh-lee-uh
[name_u]Tal[/name_u] (like Albert) lee-a
[name_u]Mar[/name_u] (like mars) cee-lee-uh
[name_u]Li[/name_u] (like it again) v
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] (I dont know how to pronounce this
Are-uh-lee-uh
Ee-va
Es (like the S letter)- may
Ruh - nay
Naa - dee - in
Naa - dee - uh
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Ines/Inez - strictly ee-NESS or on occasion ih-NESS, don’t like the -eye- pronunciation at all
[name_f]Aisha[/name_f] - EYE-shah
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] - I switch between AY-lah and EYE-lah
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - nah-OH-mee
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] - switch between vye-OH-lah and vee-OH-lah
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f] - CHAIR-ith, like [name_f]Cherish[/name_f] with a -th instead of -sh
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] - switch between ah-LEE-shah and ah-LEE-see-ah
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya - [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] I switch between ALL-yah and ah-LEE-ah, [name_f]Aleah[/name_f] is ah-LEE-ah, [name_f]Aliya[/name_f] is ah-LEE-ah. There’s also the similar [name_f]Alya[/name_f] which I pronounce ALL-yah
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] - TAHL-yah, same with [name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - mar-SEHL-ah
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] - LIHV
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] - roh-SHEEN
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] - aw-REL-yah
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] - switch between EE-vah and EHV-ah
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] - ESZ-may
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] - reh-NAY
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - nuh-DEEN
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - NAH-dyah
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No syllable stress because I’m bad at it.
Inez/Ines — eye-nez and ee-ness
Aisha/Ayesha — eye-ee-shuh
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya — uh-lee-uh
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] — eye-luh or ay-luh
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] — nay-oh-me
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] — vye-oh-luh
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f] — cherr-ith
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] — uh-lee-shuh
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] — tah-lee-uh
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] — maar-seh-luh
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] — liiv
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] — ro-sheen
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] — orr-rell-ee-uh
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] — ee-vuh
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] — ez-mee
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] — renn-ay
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] — nay-deen
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] — nah-dee-uh
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Inez-- EE-nez
Ines-- EE-nes
Aisha-- EYE-sha
Ayesha-- Ey-EE-sha
Ayla– AI-la
Naomi– Nay-O-mi
Viola– Vi-OL-a
Cherith– SHAIR-ith
Alicia– Al-EE-cia
Aleah-- Ah-LEE-a
Aliya/Aaliyah-- Ah-LIE-a
Talia– Tal-EEH-a
Marcella– Mar-c-ELL-a
Liv– L-IHV
Roisin– ROI-Sin
Aurelia– AR-el-leea
Eva- EE-va
Esme– Ez-MAY
Renee– Ren-AHY
Nadine– Nad-EENE
Nadia– NOD-ee-a
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in-NEZ
AY-shah
AY-luh
nay-OH-mee
VIE-oh-luh
CHAIR-ith
ah-LEES-see-yuh
uh-LEE-yuh
TAH-lee-uh
mar-SELL-luh
LIV
ROS-win
or-REL-lee-yuh
EE-vuh
EZ-may
rih-NAY
nah-DEEN
NAH-dee-ah
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wait so you’ve heard [name_f]Cherith[/name_f] pronounced kuh-REETH?
More like keh-rith
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[name_f]Inez[/name_f] / [name_f]Ines[/name_f] ~ I usually go with (ee-nez)/(ee-ness)
[name_f]Aisha[/name_f] / [name_f]Ayesha[/name_f] ~ I honestly don’t know where to start with [name_f]Ayesha[/name_f] but for [name_f]Aisha[/name_f] I say (asia)
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] ~ (ay-lah)
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] ~ (nay-OH-mee)
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] ~ (vy-OH-la)
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f] ~ (chair-ih-th)
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] ~ (uh-liss-ee-ah)
[name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] ~ I run into the [name_f]Aliyah[/name_f] spelling more however I pronounce them and the other spelling alternatives the same way… (uh-LEE-uh)
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] ~ (tal-ya)
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] ~ (mar-SELL-ah)
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] ~ (lihv)
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] ~ (ro-SHEEN) I’m not Irish so this could be completely incorrect
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] ~ (uh-REEL-ya)
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] ~ (ay-va)
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] ~ (ehs-mee)
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] ~ (ren-AY)
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] ~ (na-DEEN)
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] ~ (na-dee-ah)
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Inez/Ines - ih-NEZ (both the same)
Aisha/Ayesha - eye-EE-shuh (both the same)
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] - AY-luh
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - nay-OH-mee
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] - VYE-oh-luh
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f] - CHAIR-ith
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] - (instinctively) uh-LEE-shuh / (alternatively, I think of it but it’s not immediately) uh-LEE-see-uh
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya - uh-LEE-yuh (all same; the y sound is subtle)
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] - tALL-ee-uh
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - mar-SELL-uh
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] - like the [name_f]English[/name_f] word ‘live’ (as in, “I live in…”)
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] - ro-SHEEN
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] - uh-RAY-lee-uh
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] - EE-vuh
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] - EZ-may
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] - reh-NAY / ruh-NAY
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - nay-DEEN
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - NAH-dee-uh
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[name_f]Inez[/name_f]: In-ehz [name_f]Ines[/name_f]: In-ehs (slightly softer z)
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]: Ay-lah
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]: Nay-oh-mee
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]: Vee-ohl-uh
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f]: Cheh-rihth (hard ch, short i sound)
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]: Uh-liss-ee-uh
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya: Uh-lee-uh
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]: Tar-lee-uh
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]: Marr-sell-uh
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]: Lihv (short i)
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f]: Ro-sheen
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]: uh-rell-ee-uh
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]: Ee-vuh
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]: Ez-may
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]: Ren-ay
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]: Nar-deen
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]: Nar-dee-uh
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inez/ines: ih-NEZ
aisha: AY-shuh
ayla: AY-luh
naomi: nay-OH-me (i used to know a girl named this, and that’s how she pronounced it)
viola: vee-OH-lah
cherith: CHAIR-ith
alicia: uh-LISS-ee-uh (sometimes uh-LEESH-uh though)
aaliyah/et al: uh-LEE-yah
talia: TAHL-ee-uh
marcella: mar-sell-uh
liv: like in “living”
roisin: ro-SHEEN
aurelia: ah-RELL-ee-uh
eva: EH-vah (also used to know someone named this, pronounced like that)
esme: ez-MAY
renee: reh-NAY
nadine: nuh-DEEN
nadia: nah-dee-uh (nah like in nautical)
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Inez/Ines Eye-neez
Aisha/Ayesha Eye-esh-a
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] A-la
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] neigh-o-me
[Viola] vye-ol-a
[Cherith] - Chair-ith
[Alicia ) uh-Lee-see-uh
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya Uh-Lee-uh
[Talia] Tall e uh
[Marcella] [name_u]Mar[/name_u] cell uh
[Liv] [name_f]Live[/name_f] (like I live here)
[Roisin] [name_f]Ro[/name_f] sheen
[Aurelia oh rail e uh
[Eva] [name_m]Eh[/name_m] vuh
[Esme] Ez [name_f]May[/name_f]
[Renee] ruh neigh
Nadine) neigh dean
[Nadia] Na see uh
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Clarifying my personal pronunciation key:
When I use “ah” to represent a sound, it is for a long A sound — NOT like in apple, or able, but like in all or car.
Inez/Ines = IN-ezz
Aisha/Ayesha = eye-EE-shah
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] = EYE-lah
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] = nay-OH-mee
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] = VY-uh-lah
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f] = CHAIR-ith
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] = ah-LEE-see-uh
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya = ah-LEE-uh
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] = TAH-lee-uh
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] = mar-CHEL-lah
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] = liv
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] = roh-SHEEN
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] = or-EH-lee-uh
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] = AY-vuh or EH-vuh
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] = EZ-may
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] = reh-NAY
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] = nay-DEEN
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] = NAH-dya or NAH-dee-uh
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I pronounce these:
Inez/Ines: ee-NEHZ or ee-NEHS depending on spelling
Aisha/Ayesha: eye-EE-shuh
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]: EYE-lah
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]: I use nye-OH-mee, ney-OH-mee, and nah-OH-mee interchangeably
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]: vee-OH-lah
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f]: CHEHR-ith
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]: I use ah-LEE-see-ah and ah-LEE-shah interchangeably
Aaliyah/Aleah/Aliya: uh-LEE-uh for the first two spellings, AH-lee-ah for the last (not quite sure how to write that first vowel, it’s kind of a mix between an “ah” and “uh”)
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]: TAH-lee-ah
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]: mahr-SEHL-ah
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]: LEEV as a full name, LIHV if I think it’s being used as a nickname
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f]: roh-SHEEN
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]: I say ow-REH-lyah (ow like ouch) and oh-REE-lee-ah interchangeably.
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]: EH-vah
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]: ehz-meh (second syllable is in between “meh” and “may”)
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]: reh-neh (same as above with the second syllable, but this one is more like “nay” when I say it?)
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]: nah-DEEN
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]: NUH-dyuh
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