Namipedia Pronunciation Guide
Namipedia uses the custom Baby Name Wizard easy-to-read pronunciation system. When there's just one option listed, you can assume that's the most standard way to pronounce the name in American English; when there's more than one, the first is generally most common.
KEY TO SOUNDS
ALL CAPS = stressed syllable
VOWEL SOUNDS
| Written | Sound |
|---|---|
| a | a as in cat |
| ah | a as in father or o as in on |
| aw | aw as in dawn |
| ay | a as in ate or é as in café |
| er | er as in farmer |
| ə | a neutral, unstressed vowel as in sofa or upon |
| ee | e as in here |
| eh | e as in pet |
| i | i as in sit |
| iy | i as in bite or y as in my |
| oh | o as in tone |
| oo | oo as boot or u as in flute |
| ow | ow as in brown |
| oy | oy as in boy |
| uh | u as in fun |
| uw | u as in put or oo as in wood |
AMBIGUOUS CONSONANT SOUNDS
| Written | Sound |
|---|---|
| ch | ch as in choose |
| g | g as in gate |
| j | j as in jump or g as in giant |
| kh | unvoiced throat sounds that soften to an "h" in English, like jalapeño and Chaim |
| ng | ng as in walking or n as in anchor |
| s | s as in soft or c as in race |
| z | z as in zebra or s as in jeans |
| th | unvoiced th as in thin |
| dh | voiced th as in there |
| zh | s as in measure or t as in equation |
