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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Check for an entry on the term in the English Wiktionary and its native language Wiktionary, if applicable, to see if it already has an audio pronunciation and/or IPA pronunciation listed. If it has an audio pronunciation, just use that and skip to Add recording to article with IPA below (unless you wish to improve upon it). If you find an ...
To mark St Patrick’s Day this March 17 – and Cork actor Cillian Murphy’s Oscar win last weekend – here’s a guide, with audio clips, on how to pronounce some common Irish names.
This is a sublist of List of irregularly spelled English names. These common suffixes have the following regular pronunciations, which are historic, well established and etymologically consistent. However, they may be counterintuitive, as their pronunciation is inconsistent with the usual phonetics of English.
Since few people share the name, Garapic took to TikTok to see if anyone could offer some expertise about the Croatian language, though the pronunciation of her surname largely remains a mystery
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Honestly the page structure of this meta-list is problematic. Place names and surnames are lumped together, as are place names of different countries who speak English differently. IMO better to separate place names geographically and first/last names ethnically/by heritage. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 23:03, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
By NADIA SIKANDER The fashion industry is chock full of designers with difficult names to pronounce and even more mysterious patterns and fabrics for the average shopper. With Mercedez-Benz's ...