🍓 pronounce story's names

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Totally making assumptions by putting this on the bandwagon thread… but maybe it’ll be a hit!

How do you pronounce (both by instinct and by preference) these names? There are some that I can’t imagine a different pronunciation, but you never know!

annabelle
hope
cecily
opal
charlotte
grey
dahlia
meredith
diana
june
eleanora
belle
eloise
faye
elowen
briar
elsie
nightingale
hadassah
rue
lucy
adelaide
polly
rose
sullivan
juliet
willa
daisy

alexander
rain
augustus
brave
caspian
amadeus
edmund
theodore
finlay
judah
florian
james
gideon
leo

thx!

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annabelle - ANNE-uh-bell
hope - like the word
cecily - SEH-sih-lee
opal - OH-pull
charlotte - SHAR-let
grey - like the word
dahlia - DAW-lee-uh
meredith - MAIR-uh-dith
diana - dye-ANNE-uh
june - like the month
eleanora - ell-uh-NORE-uh
belle - bell
eloise - ELL-uh-weez
faye - fay
elowen - ELL-uh-wen
briar - like the word
elsie - ELL-see
nightingale - NIGH’n-gale (T is dropped, replaced with a glottal stop, if you’re a linguistics person!)
hadassah - huh-DAW-suh
rue - roo
lucy - LOO-see
adelaide - ADD-uh-laid
polly - PAW-lee
rose - like the word
sullivan - SULL-ih-ven
juliet - joo-lee-ETT
willa - WIH-luh
daisy - DAY-zee

alexander - æ-lex-ANN-der
rain - like the word
augustus - uh-GUSS-tuss
brave - like the word
caspian - CASS-pee-uhn
amadeus - ah-muh-DAY-uss
edmund - EDD-mund
theodore - THEE-uh-dore (th as in “theta” not “that”)
finlay - FINN-lee (but I always read it FINN-lay lol!)
judah - JOO-duh
florian - FLOR-ee-uhn
james - JAYMZ
gideon - GIH-dee-uhn
leo - LEE-oh

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[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] → ANNE-uh-bell
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] → hope
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] → SEH-sil-ee
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] → OH-pull
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] → SHAR-lit
[name_u]Grey[/name_u] → grey
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] → DAH-lee-uh (like Dolly-uh)
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] → MARE-uh-dith
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] → dye-ANN-uh
[name_u]June[/name_u] → joon
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] → I’m never sure whether to say el-uh-NOR-uh or eh-lee-uh-NOR-uh
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] → bell
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] → EL-oh-eeze
[name_f]Faye[/name_f] → fay
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] → EL-oh-wen
[name_u]Briar[/name_u] → BRY-er
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] → EL-see
[name_u]Nightingale[/name_u] → NIGHT-in-gayl
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] → hah-DAHS-uh
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] → roo
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] → LOO-see
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] → AD-uh-layd
[name_f]Polly[/name_f] → pawl-ee (like [name_m]Paul[/name_m] + ee)
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] → rowz
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] → SUHL-ihv-un
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] → JU-lee-eht
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] → WILL-uh
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] → DAY-zee

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] → al-ex-AN-dur
[name_u]Rain[/name_u] → rayn
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] → uh-GUS-tus
[name_u]Brave[/name_u] → brayv
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] → CAS-pee-in
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] → ah-muh-DAY-us
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] → ED-mund
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] → THEE-uh-dore
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u] → FIN-lee
[name_u]Judah[/name_u] → JU-duh
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] → FLOR-ee-in
[name_u]James[/name_u] → jaymz
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] → GIH-dee-in
[name_u]Leo[/name_u] → lee-oh

These are the pronunciations I would assume, at least in an English-speaking situation.

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annabelle - AH-nah-bel
hope - like the word? Not sure how to right that :sweat_smile: hoh-p maybe?
cecily - SEH-sih-lee
opal - OH-puhl
charlotte - SHAR-leht
grey - same as the word, don’t know how to write it :sweat_smile:
dahlia - DAH-lee-ah
meredith - MARE-eh-dihth
diana - switch between dye-ANN-uh and dee-AH-nah
june - joon
eleanora - eh-leh-NOR-uh
belle - behl
eloise - eh-low-EES
faye - fay
elowen - ELL-oh-wehn or ehl-OWEN just depends how it comes out
briar - BRY-er
elsie - EHL-see
nightingale - NYE-ding-gale
hadassah - hah-DASS-ah
rue - roo
lucy - LOO-see
adelaide - AH-deh-layd
polly - PAWL-ee
rose - rohs
sullivan - SUH-lih-vin
juliet - either hoo-lee-EHT or JOO-lee-ett
willa - WILL-uh
daisy - DAY-zee

alexander - AL-ex-and-err
rain - rayn
augustus - aw-GUS-tuhs
brave - like the word
caspian - CASS-pee-in
amadeus - ah-mah-DEH-us
edmund - EHD-mund
theodore - THEE-uh-dor
finlay - in my head I always say FIN-lay (like the chip brand) but when I say it aloud it’s FIN-lee
judah - JOO-duh
florian - FLOR-ee-ahn
james - jayms
gideon - GID-ee-uhn
leo - LEE-oh

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annabelle - ann uh bell

hope - hoe p

cecily - sis uh lee (I have no confidence in this one, though.)

opal - oh pull

charlotte - sh are lit (sh as in shh, be quiet!, are as in the word are or the letter r)

grey - gr a (like yay but with a gr)

dahlia - dahw lee uh / dolly uh

meredith - mare uh dith

diana - die ann uh

june - joon

eleanora - el uh nora

belle - bell

eloise - el oh ees

faye - fay (like yay with an f)

elowen - el oh win

briar - bruh eye rr (eye as in the body part, rr like Grr without the G)

elsie - [name_f]El[/name_f] see

nightingale - [name_u]Night[/name_u] [name_m]Ing[/name_m] Ale…as spelled

hadassah - i won’t try

rue - roo

lucy - loo see

adelaide - AA - duh - laid

polly - …Polly

rose - …Rose

sullivan - Sull - Ih - [name_m]Vin[/name_m] (sull like sulk with no K)

juliet - joo lee ett (like how taylor swift says it in that one song)

willa - will uh

daisy - day zee

alexander - all ix and err

rain - …Rain. [name_u]Reign[/name_u]. [name_u]Rain[/name_u]. Rayn.

augustus - auh gus tiss

brave - ….Brave. [name_u]Bray[/name_u] v

caspian - [name_m]Cas[/name_m] pee in

amadeus - [name_m]Ah[/name_m] Muh Die Us or [name_m]Ah[/name_m] Muh [name_u]Day[/name_u] Is

edmund - [name_m]Ed[/name_m] Mund

theodore - thee door

finlay - [name_m]Fin[/name_m] lay

judah - joo duh

florian - floor E in

james - jay mmss

gideon - gih dee in

leo - lee oh

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annabelle - ann-uh-bell
hope - ho-p -rhyming with cope
cecily - siss-uh-lee
opal -oh-pull
charlotte -shar-lut
grey -gray
dahlia - dar-lee-uh (dar rhyming with car)
meredith - meh-ruh-dith
diana -die-ann-uh
june -joon
eleanora - eh-luh-nor-uh
belle -bell
eloise- el-oo-weez
faye - rhyming with pay or day
elowen -el-oh -en
briar -bry-uh
elsie -ell-see
nightingale -Nite-ing-gay-all
hadassah -ha-dass-uh (ha like the sound in hat)
rue -roo
lucy -loo-see
adelaide - ad-uh-laid
polly -po-lee
rose -ro-z
sullivan - suh-lih-van
juliet -joo-lee-et
willa -will-uh
daisy -day-zee

alexander - ah-lex-zan-duh
rain -ray-n
augustus - or-gust-uss
brave -bray-v
caspian -cas-pee-un
amadeus -am-uh-day-uss
edmund -ed-mun-d
theodore - thee-oh-door
finlay -fin-lay
judah - joo-duh
florian -floor-ee-um
james -jay-mz
gideon -gid-ee-un
leo-lee-oh

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annabelle → ann-ah-bell
hope → hope
cecily → ses-uh-lee
opal → oh-pull
charlotte → shar-lut
grey → grey
dahlia → dah-lee-ah
meredith → mer-eh-dith
diana → die-ann-ah
june → june
eleanora → el-ee-oh-nor-ah
belle → bell
eloise → el-oh-weese
faye → fae
elowen → el-oh-win
briar → bry-er
elsie → el-see
nightingale → nite-en-gale
hadassah → ha-da-sah
rue → roo
lucy → lew-see
adelaide → ad-el-aid
polly → paw-lee
rose → rows
sullivan → sul-uh-van
juliet → ju-lee-et
willa → will-uh
daisy → day-see

alexander → ah-lex-an-der
rain → reyn
augustus → awe-gus-tus
brave → brave
caspian → cass-pee-an
amadeus → am-ah-day-us
edmund → ed-mund
theodore → thee-oh-door
finlay → finn-lee
judah → ju-dah [honestley sounds more like chew-dah when i say it tho]
florian → floor-ee-an
james → jayms
gideon → gid-ee-in
leo → lee-oh

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i was going to write them out but i am haunted by someone saying “ah” as in the a in apple or after and now i don’t know what letters sound like at all :smiling_face_with_tear:

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Ann-uh-bell
Hope…
Seh-see-lee
Oh-pull
Shar-lit
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
Doll-lea
Mare-ih-dith
Die-ann-uh
[name_u]June[/name_u]
Elle-uh-nore-uh
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
Elle-oh-eese
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
Elle-oh-win
Bry-ur
Elle-see
Night-in-gayle
Huh-dass-uh
Roo
Lou-see
Add-eh-layde
Paul-lee
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Sull-i-van
Joo-lee-et
Will-uh
Days-ee

Al-ex-zander
[name_f]Rane[/name_f]
Uh-gus-tis
Brayve
Cas-pee-in
Ah-muh-day-is
Ed-mund
Thee-a-door
Fin-lay
Joo-duh
Floor-ee-an
[name_u]James[/name_u]
Gid-ee-on
Lee-oh

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[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] = ann-ah-bell
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] = hohp
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] = seh-sih-lee
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] = oh-pul
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] = shar-lott
[name_u]Grey[/name_u] = gray
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] = dah-lee-ah
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] = meh-reh-dith
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] = die-ann-ah
[name_u]June[/name_u] = joon
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] = ell-eh-ah-nor-ah or ell-eh-nor-ah (I prefer the former, but I could easily say and remember whichever is preferred.)
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] = bell
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] = eh-loh-eez
[name_f]Faye[/name_f] = fay
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] = eh-loh-wen
[name_u]Briar[/name_u] = bry-er
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] = ell-see
[name_u]Nightingale[/name_u] = night-in-gale
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] = hah-dah-sah
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] = roo
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] = loo-see
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] = add-ell-ayd
[name_f]Polly[/name_f] = poll-ee (short o, obvi)
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] = rohz
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] = sull-ih-van
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] = JOO-lee-ett
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] = will-ah
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] = day-zee

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] = al-ex-ann-der
[name_u]Rain[/name_u] = rayn
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] = au-gus-tus
[name_u]Brave[/name_u] = brayv
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] = cass-pee-in
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] = ah-mah-deh-us
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] = ed-mund
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] = thee-oh-dor
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u] = fin-lee
[name_u]Judah[/name_u] = joo-dah
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] = flor-ee-in
[name_u]James[/name_u] = jaymz
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] = gid-ee-un
[name_u]Leo[/name_u] = lee-oh

(I feel like [name_m]Joon[/name_m], Brayv, [name_m]Jaymz[/name_m], and Rayn look like cre8iv spellings people who like that kind of name would actually consider! Lol)

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[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]: anne-a-belle
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]: like the word
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]: seh-sih-lee
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]: o-pal
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]: shar-let
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]: like the word
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]: dah-lee-a
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]: mair-eh-dith
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]: dy-anne-a
[name_u]June[/name_u]: like the month
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]: elle-a-nore-a
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]: bell
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]: elle-o-ees
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]: fay
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]: elle-o-wen
[name_u]Briar[/name_u]: bry-er
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]: elle-see
[name_u]Nightingale[/name_u]: night-in-gail
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]: ha-dass-ah
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]: roo
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]: lu-see
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]: ad-eh-layde
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]: poh-lee
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]: like the word
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]: sahl-ih-van
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]: ju-lee-et
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]: will-a
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]: day-see
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]: al-ex-anne-der
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]: like the word
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]: aw-gus-tus
[name_u]Brave[/name_u]: like the word
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]: cas-py-en
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]: ah-ma-dee-us
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]: ed-mund
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]: thee-o-door
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]: finn-lee
[name_u]Judah[/name_u]: ju-dah
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]: flo-ree-an
[name_u]James[/name_u]: jaymz
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]: jid-ee-on
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]: lee-o

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Me :sob: ah is always like, that sound doctors make you say apple makes a completely different sound

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[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] - ah-nuh-bell (ah like in cat)
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] - rhymes with nope
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - sess-ih-lee
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] - oh-pull
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - shar-lit
[name_u]Grey[/name_u] - rhymes with [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] - dah-lee-uh (dah like in doll)
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] - meh-ri-dith
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] - die-ah-nuh (ah like in cat)
[name_u]June[/name_u] - rhymes with moon
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] - ell-uh-noor-uh
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] - rhymes with tell
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] - eh-luh-weeze
[name_f]Faye[/name_f] - rhymes with day
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] - eh-LOW-win
[name_u]Briar[/name_u] - bry-er
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] - ell-see
[name_u]Nightingale[/name_u] - night’n-gail
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] - huh-dass-uh
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] - rhymes with blue
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] - loo-see
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] - ah-duh-laid (ah like in cat)
[name_f]Polly[/name_f] - pahl-ee (rhymes with Dolly/Molly)
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] - rhymes with nose
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] - suh-luh-vin
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] - joo-lee-ett
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] - will-uh
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] - day-zee

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - al-ix-ZAN-der
[name_u]Rain[/name_u] - rhymes with pain
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] - uh-gus-tiss
[name_u]Brave[/name_u] - rhymes with wave
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] - cass-pee-in
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] - ah-mih-day-is (ah like on)
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] - edd-mind
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - thee-uh-door (soft th)
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u] - finn-lee (i say -lay in my head though :sweat_smile:)
[name_u]Judah[/name_u] - joo-duh
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] - floor-ee-in
[name_u]James[/name_u] - rhymes with blames
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - gih-dee-in
[name_u]Leo[/name_u] - lee-oh (or lay-oh)

I’m no good at this, hopefully these made sense :joy:

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[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]: Ann-uh-bell
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]: Hoep
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]: Cess-ill-ee
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]: Ope-ull
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]: Shar-lit
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]: [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]: Daw-lee-uh
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]: Mare-uh-dith
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]: Die-ann-uh
[name_u]June[/name_u]: [name_m]Joon[/name_m]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]: El-ee-uh-nor-uh
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]: [name_u]Bell[/name_u]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]: Ell-oh-wees (Not like wheeze, like ees)
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]: [name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]: Ell-OH-wen
[name_u]Briar[/name_u]: Bry-uhr
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]: Ell-see
[name_u]Nightingale[/name_u]: Nye-tin-gay-ul
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]: Huh-daw-suh
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]: Roo
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]: Loo-see
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]: Add-uh-lay-d
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]: Poll-ee
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]: Rows
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]: Sull-ih-van
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]: Joo-lee-et
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]: Will-uh
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]: Day-zee

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]: Al-ix-zander
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]: Rayn
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]: Uh-gus-stus
[name_u]Brave[/name_u]: Brayv
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]: Cass-pee-in
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]: Ahm-uh-day-us
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]: ed-muhnd
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]: Thee-oh-door
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]: Finn-lay
[name_u]Judah[/name_u]: Joo-duh
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]: Flor-ee-an
[name_u]James[/name_u]: [name_m]Jaymz[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]: Gid-dee-uhn
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]: Lee-oh

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annabelle → a-nah-bell
hope → like the word
cecily → seh-sih-lee
opal → oh-puhl
charlotte → shar-lott
grey → like the word
dahlia → dar-lee-ah
meredith → mer-eh-dith
diana → dye-an-uh
june → joon
eleanora → ell-ee-uh-nore-uh
belle → bell
eloise → ell-oh-eez
faye → fay
elowen → ell-oh-en (it sounds like a w but i don’t actually pronounce it, if that makes sense)
briar → bry-ah
elsie → ell-see
nightingale → nye-tihn-gayle
hadassah → hah-dass-ah
rue → roo
lucy → lu-see
adelaide → add-uh-layd
polly → poll-ee
rose → rows
sullivan → sull-ih-vuhn
juliet → joo-lee-eht
willa → will-ah
daisy → day-zee

alexander → ahl-eks-ann-der
rain → rayn
augustus → oar-guss-tuhs
brave → brayv
caspian → cass-pee-uhn
amadeus → uh-mah-dey-uhs
edmund → edd-muhnd
theodore → thee-uh-door
finlay → finn-lay
judah → joo-duh
florian → flo-ree-uhn
james → jayms
gideon → gi-dee-uhn
leo → lee-oh

reading through these – wait, people say finlay as fin-lee???

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annabelle - aanuh-bill
hope - ho-p
cecily- SEE-sih-lee
opal - OH-pill
charlotte - SHAAR-litt (dropped t kinda)
grey - gihray (rolled r)
dahlia - DAA-lee-uh
meredith - merry-dith
diana -dye-aanuh
june -joon
eleanora- EH-lee-aa-naw-ruh
belle - bell (e is almost an i)
eloise- ELL-oh-weez
faye - fay
elowen - EH-lo-win
briar - bry-urr
elsie - EL-say
nightingale - nigh-TING-gay-uhl
hadassah - haa-daa-suh
rue - roo
lucy - LOO-say
adelaide - aadaa-layd
polly - PAW-lay
rose- row-zz
sullivan - suh-lih-vuhn
juliet - joo-lee-ett
willa- WIL-luh
daisy - day-zay

alexander- aa-licks-ander
rain -reign
augustus - aw-GUSS-tuss
brave - bihrave (bih is vv quick)
caspian - casss-pee-in
amadeus- aa-mih-day-uss
edmund - ed-mihnd
theodore - thee-ih-dorr
finlay - finn-lay
judah- joo-duh
florian- flow-ree-ihn
james- jaymz
gideon- gih-dee-in
leo- lee-oh

17

AN-uh-bell
HOPE
SEH-sill-ee
OH-pull
SHAR-lutt
GRAY
DAW-lee-uh
MARE-eh-dith
dye-AN-uh
JOON
el-uh-NOR-uh
BELL
EL-uh-weez
BRY-ur
EL-see
NIGHT-en-gale
ROO
LOO-see
ADD-uh-layd
PAW-lee
ROWS
SUH-lih-vin
JOO-lee-ett
WILL-uh
DAY-zee

al-ex-AND-ur
RAYN
uh-GUST-us
BRAYV
CASS-pee-in
AH-muh-DAY-us
EDD-mund
FINN-lay
JOO-duh
FLOOR-ee-un
JAYMZ
GID-ee-un
LEE-oh

18

annabelle - ANN-uh-bell (ann like apple)
cecily - SIH-suh-lee
opal - OH-pull
charlotte - SHAR-lot
dahlia - dah-lee-yuh (a is between apple and ostrich)
meredith - mair-uh-dith
diana - dye-ANN-uh
eleanora - ehl-ay-uh-nor-uh
eloise - EHL-oh-wheese / wheeze
elowen - ehl-oh-win
briar - bry-er (bry is like pry or eye)
elsie - ehl-see
nightingale - night-in-gay-uhl
hadassah - huh-dahss-uh
rue - roo
lucy - loo-see
adelaide - ah-duh-layd (ah like apple)
polly - pall-er (pall like “all” or “small”)
sullivan - suhll-ih-van (van like the vehicle)
juliet - joo-lee-YETTE
willa - wihll-uh
daisy - day-zee

alexander - al-eskz-zan-der (first “a” like pal, “zan” like van or tan)
augustus - uh-guhs-tihs
caspian - cass-pee-in
amadeus - ah-muh-day-uhs (ah like open “o” sound)
edmund - ed-muhnd
theodore - thee-uh-door
finlay - fin-lee / fin-lay
judah - joo-duh
florian - floor-ee-ihn
james - jaymes
gideon - gih-dee-ihn
leo - lee-oh / lay-oh / leh-oh (depends on context)

19

annabelle - ann-uh-bell
hope - hope
cecily - seh-sil-lee
opal - o-pahl
charlotte - shar-luht
grey - grey
dahlia - dah-lee-ah
meredith - mere-uh-dith
diana - dye-ah-na
june - june
eleanora - el-uh-nora
belle - bell
eloise - el-lou-is
faye - fay
elowen - el-low-wehn
briar - bry-er
elsie - el-see
nightingale - night-in-gale
hadassah - huh-dess-ah
rue - roo
lucy - loo-see
adelaide - add-uh-layde
polly - pawl-lee
rose - rose
sullivan - sull-ee-vuhn
juliet - joo-lee-et / yoo-lee-et
willa - will-uh
daisy - day-see

alexander - ahl-ec-zahnder / ayl-ec-zahnder
rain - rayn
augustus - aw-gus-tus
brave - brave
caspian - cas-pee-uhn
amadeus - am-uh-day-us / am-uh-dee-us
edmund - add-muhn
theodore - tee-uh-dor / tay-uh-dor / tee-oh-dor / tay-oh-dor (it changes everytime)
finlay - finn-lay (first instinct) / finn-lee
judah - joo-duh
florian - flor-ee-ehn / flor-ee-uhn
james - jaymes
gideon - gihd-ee-uhn
leo - lee-oh / lay-oh

20

annabelle - ANNA-bell
hope - idk how else to spell the pronunciation other than hope lol
cecily - SESS-uh-lee
opal - OH-pull
charlotte - SHAR-lit
grey - gray
dahlia - DOLLY-uh
meredith - MAIR-ih/uh-dith
diana - dy-ANN-uh
june - june lol
eleanora - el-lay-uh-NOR-uh
belle - bell
eloise - EL-uh-weez
faye - fae
elowen - el-OH-wen
briar - BRY-er
elsie - ELL-see
nightingale - NY-tin-gale (the t is fairly non-ex sister here in my accent)
hadassah - huh-DAW-suh
rue - roo
lucy - LOO-see
adelaide - ADD-uh-lade
polly - PAUL-ee
rose - roze
sullivan - SULL-ih-vin
juliet - jule-ee-ET
willa - will-uh
daisy - day-zee

alexander - alecks-zAN-der
rain - rane
augustus - uh-GUS-tiss
brave - brave lol
caspian - CASS-pee-in
amadeus - aw-muh-DAY-iss
edmund - ED-mind
theodore - THEE-uh-door (soft th)
finlay - FINN-lee
judah - JUE-duh
florian - FLOOR-ee-in
james - jaym-s
gideon - GID-ee-in
leo - LEE-oh

Including a recording because I think that helps clarify things sometimes

(the pause was because sirens went by & I was trying to figure out what the sound was :joy:)