Given Names
- Antawn Jamison – /ˈæntwɑːn/ (American English pronunciation of "Antoine". For more information, see the section on his name.)
- Chynna Phillips – /ˈtʃaɪnə/
- Kiki Cuyler – /ˈkaɪkaɪ/ (KY-ky); compare with the more common /ˈkiːki/ (KEE-kee), as in Kiki Dee and Kiki Vandeweghe
- Magdalen(e) (as in Magdalen College, Oxford and Magdalene College, Cambridge) – /ˈmɔːdlɨn/
- MaliVai Washington – /mæləˈviːə/ (mal-ə-VEE-ə)
- Matraca Berg – /məˈtreɪsə/ (mə-TRAY-sə)
- Michellie Jones – /mɨˈkiːli/ (mə-KEE-lee)
- Monta Ellis – /ˈmɒnteɪ/ (MON-tay)
- Picabo Street – /ˈpiːkəbuː/
- Ralph – traditionally /ˈreɪf/, as with Ralph Fiennes, Ralph Vaughan Williams; now usually the intuitive /ˈrælf/
- Rise – occasionally /ˈriːsə/ (REE-sə, after Risë Stevens: the diaeresis over the e of Risë indicates that it is not a silent e)
- Seamus – /ˈʃeɪməs/ (spelling Séamus is regular in Irish)
- Sean – /ˈʃɔːn/ (spelling Seán is regular in Irish)
- Shan Foster – /ˈʃeɪn/
- Siobhan – /ʃɨˈvɔːn/ (shə-VAWN; spelling Siobhán is regular in Irish)
- Stephen Curry – /ˈstɛfən/, instead of the more common (in American English) /ˈstiːvən/
- Wynonna Judd – /waɪˈnoʊnə/ (wy-NOH-nə)
Read more about this topic: List Of Names In English With Counterintuitive Pronunciations
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