Hey Berries!
I thought I’d revise my name pronunciation challenge from some time ago while combining it with another one. I’ve sorted some names from both lists by sound and gave you three examples for each to read aloud. I then created a separate section for names that have multiple common pronunciations.
Short A (æ):
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_u]Paxton[/name_u]
[name_m]Long[/name_m] A:
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
“air” sound or equivalent:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
“err” sound or equivalent:
[name_m]Herbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
“am” or “an” sound:
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
“ag” sound or similar:
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_m]Tancred[/name_m]
Short E sound (ɛ):
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_m]Long[/name_m] E sound (i):
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]Keegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Long[/name_m] I sound (ai):
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
“L” sound:
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_m]Llewelyn[/name_m]
Short O sound (a):
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Long[/name_m] O sound (o):
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_m]Long[/name_m] U sound (u):
[name_u]Cooper[/name_u]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ulyana[/name_f]
R sound:
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
Names with multiple common pronunciations:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f]
Here is my recording! If you have other names that you’d like read aloud by other Berries, feel free to add to this list! Also, if you like this thread and would like to try it with general words, check out my revised Nameberry Accent Challenge!