# List of irregularly spelled English names

This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. 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).
Excluded are the numerous spellings which fail to make the pronunciation obvious without actually being at odds with convention: for example, the pronunciation /skəˈnɛktədi/ of Schenectady is not immediately obvious, but neither is it counterintuitive.
See Help:IPA/English for guides to the IPA symbols used, and variations depending on dialect.

## Place names

Boldened names indicate place names where only one part is pronounced irregularly, italicized pronunciations are uncommon. Exonyms are listed among examples.

### General rules

General rules :
| Name element | Pronunciation | Pronunciation | Notes |
| Name element | Respelling | IPA | Notes |
| -ane | ahn | /ɑːn/ | Mostly in Irish placenames |
| -borough | b(ə)rə | /bəˈrə/ | |
| -burgh | b(ə)rə | /bəˈrə/ | |
| -bury | b(ə)r-ee | /bəˈri/ | |
| -cambe | kəm | /kəm/ | |
| -cester | stər | /stər/ | |
| -c(o)omb(e) | kəm | /kəm/ | |
| -ford | fərd | /fərd/ | |
| -ham | əm | /əm/ | Stokenham, Devon, England, is /stoʊkənˈhæm/; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, is /ˈwɔːlθæm/ |
| -holm(e) | hohm; like home | /hoʊm/ | |
| -mouth | məth | /məθ/ | |
| -quay | kee | /kiː/ | |
| -shire | shər | /ʃər/ | |
| -wich | ich, ij | /ɪtʃ/, /ɪdʒ/ | American or Canadian localities named Greenwich and Norwich have -/wɪtʃ/ instead |
| -wick | ik | /ɪk/ | |
| Innis- | IN-ish | /ˈɪnɪʃ/ | Mostly in Irish placenames |

### Specific places

This list does not include place names in the United Kingdom or the United States, or places following spelling conventions of non-English languages. For UK place names, see List of irregularly spelled places in the United Kingdom. For US place names, see List of irregularly spelled places in the United States.
This list includes territories of the United Kingdom and the United States not wholly annexed into either country.
Specific places :
| Country | Place | Pronunciation | Pronunciation | Notes |
| Country | Place | Respelling | IPA | Notes |
| Canada | Agassiz | AG-ə-see | /ˈæɡəsi/ | |
| Ireland | Aghabullogue | a-HAB-ul-əg | /æˈhæbʌləɡ/ | |
| Australia | Albany | AL-bə-nee | /ˈælbəni/ | |
| Ireland | Athy | ath-EYE | /æˈθaɪ/ | |
| Canada | Baie d'Espoir | like "Bay Despair" | /ˌbeɪdɪsˈpɛər/ | |
| Australia | Barcaldine | bar-KAWL-din | /bɑːrˈkɔːldɪn/ | |
| New Zealand | Blenheim | BLEN-əm | /ˈblɛnəm/ | |
| Australia | Boroondara | BOR-ən-DARR-ə | /ˌbɔːrənˈdærə/ | |
| Ireland | Boyounagh | BWEE-nəkh | /ˈbwiːnəx/ | |
| Ireland | Breaffy | BRAY-fee | /ˈbreɪfiː/ | |
| Australia | Brisbane | BRIZ-bən | /ˈbrɪzbən/ | |
| New Zealand | Bryndwr | BRIND-wər | /ˈbrɪndwər/ | |
| Ireland | Cahir | like care | /kɛər/ | |
| Australia | Cairns | like cans | /ˈkænz/ | |
| Australia | Canberra | KAN-brə or KAN-bə-rə | /ˈkænbrə/ or /ˈkænbərə/ | |
| Australia | Canowindra, NSW | kə-NOWN-drə | /kəˈnaʊndrə/ | Suburb in Gold Coast, QLD, pronounced CAN-o-WIN-dra |
| New Zealand | Charleston | CHAR-ləs-tən | /ˈtʃɑːrləstən/ | |
| Ireland | Cloghore | kly-HOR | /klaɪˈhɔːr/ | County Donegal place |
| Australia | Cockburn | like Coburn | /ˈkoʊbɜːrn/ | Multiple places in Australia |
| Ireland | Connacht | KON-aw(kh)t | /ˈkɒnɔː(x)t/ | Sometimes respelled "Connaught" |
| Australia | Darebin | DARR-ə-bin | /ˈdærəbɪn/ | |
| Canada | Delhi | DEL-hy | /ˈdɛlhaɪ/ | |
| Ireland | Donegal | DUN-ig-AWL | /ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl/ | |
| New Zealand | Dunedin | də-NEE-dən | /dəˈniːdən/ | |
| Australia | Dunedoo | DUN-ee-DOO | /ˌdʌniˈduː/ | |
| Canada | Etobicoke | ih-TOH-bih-koh | /ɪˈtoʊbɪkoʊ/ | |
| Australia | Fairbairn | FAIR-burn | /ˈfɛərbɜːrn/ | |
| Australia | Forster | like Foster | /ˈfɒstər/ | |
| Canada | Gaultois | GAWL-təss | /ˈɡɔːltəs/ | |
| New Zealand | Gisborne | GHIZ-bərn | /ˈɡɪzbərn/ | |
| Australia | Gladstone | GLAD-stən | /ˈɡlædstən/ | |
| Australia | Goondiwindi | GUN-də-WIN-dee | /ˌɡʌndəˈwɪndi/ | |
| Canada | Grand Bruit | GRAND-brit | /ˈɡrændbrɪt/ | |
| Australia | Greenough | GREN-uf | /ˈɡrɛnʌf/ | |
| New Zealand | Greymouth | GRAY-mouth | /ˈɡreɪmaʊθ/ | not GRAY-məth /ˈɡreɪməθ/ |
| Australia | Gumeracha | GUM-ə-RAK-ə | /ˌɡʌməˈrækə/ | |
| Australia | Indooroopilly | IN-drə-PIH-lee | /ˌɪndrəˈpɪli/ | |
| Ireland | Inistioge | in-ish-TEEG | /ɪnɪʃˈtiːɡ/ | |
| Ireland | Kiltimagh | kil-chih-MAH | /kɪltʃɪˈmɑː/ | |
| Australia | Kolan River | KOH-lan | /ˈkoʊlæn/ | |
| New Zealand | Kurow | KOOR-ow | /ˈkʊəraʊ/ | |
| Canada | L'Ardoise | LORD-wayz | /ˈlɔːrdweɪz/ | |
| Australia | Lalor | like Lawlor | /ˈlɔːlər/ | |
| Australia | Launceston | LON-səs-tən | /ˈlɒnsəstən/ | |
| Ireland | Leap | LEP | /lɛp/ | |
| Ireland | Leighlin | LOKH-lin | /ˈlɒxlɪn/ | |
| Ireland | Leighlinbridge | LOKH-lin-brij | /ˈlɒxlɪnbrɪdʒ/ | |
| Ireland | Leinster | LEN-stər | /ˈlɛnstər/ | |
| New Zealand | Levin | lə-VIN | /ləˈvɪn/ | |
| Australia | Mackay | mə-KY | /məˈkaɪ/ | |
| Canada | Magaguadavic | MAK-ə-DAY-vee | /ˌmækəˈdeɪvi/ | |
| Australia | Mandurah | MAN-jər-ə | /ˈmændʒərə/ | |
| Australia | Mandurama | man-JOOR-ə-mə | /mænˈdʒʊərəmə/ | |
| Australia | Manuka | MAH-nə-kə | /ˈmɑːnəkə/ | |
| Ireland | Maynooth | mə-NOOTH | /məˈnuːθ/ | |
| Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | koz-ee-OSS-koh | /kɒziˈɒskoʊ/ | |
| Ireland | Mountcharles | mownt-CHAR-liss | /maʊntˈtʃɑːrlɪs/ | |
| Australia | Mudgeeraba | MUH-jee-RAH-bə | /ˌmʌdʒiˈrɑːbə/ | |
| Australia | Mukinbudin | MUK-in-boo-din | /ˈmʌkɪnbuːdɪn/ | |
| Ireland | Mweelrea | mwayl-REE-ə | /mweɪlˈriːə/ | |
| Ireland | Naas | NAYSS | /neɪs/ | |
| New Zealand | Northcote | NORTH-kət | /ˈnɔːrθkət/ | Multiple places in New Zealand |
| Canada | Osoyoos | oss-OO-yəss | /ɒˈsuːjəs/ | Variant pronunciations of one place |
| Canada | Osoyoos | oss-OO-yooss | /ɒˈsuːjuːs/ | Variant pronunciations of one place |
| Canada | Osoyoos | SOO-yooss | /ˈsuːjuːs/ | Variant pronunciations of one place |
| Canada | Ossington Avenue | OZ-ing-tən | /ˈɒzɪŋtən/ | |
| Canada | Ough's Road, Port Hope | OPS | /ɒps/ | |
| Ireland | Owenabue | ohn-ə-BWEE | /oʊnəˈbwiː/ | County Cork river |
| New Zealand | Point Chevalier | POYNT-shev-ə-LEER | /ˈpɔɪntʃɛvəˈlɪər/ | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Pointe-à-Pierre | POYNT-ə-PEER | /ˌpɔɪntəˈpɪər/ | |
| Canada | Pouce Coupe | POOSS-koo-pee | /ˈpuːskuːpiː/ | |
| Australia | Prahran | p(ə)-RAN | /p(ə)ˈræn/ | |
| Canada | Quesnel | kwih-NEL | /kwɪˈnɛl/ | |
| Canada | Quidi Vidi | KID-ee-VID-ee | /ˈkɪdiˌvɪdi/ | |
| Canada | Quirpon | KAR-poon | /ˈkɑːrpuːn/ | |
| Ireland | Raphoe | RAF-oh | /ˈræfoʊ/ | |
| Ireland | River Suir | SHOOR | /ʃʊər/ | |
| Canada | Rusagonis-Waasis | ROO-shah-GORN-ish | /ˌruːʃɑːˈɡɔːrnɪʃ/ | |
| Canada | Saanich | SAN-itch | /ˈsænɪtʃ/ | |
| Bermuda | Sandys Parish | SANDZ | /sændz/ | |
| Canada | Sault Sainte Marie | SOO-saynt-mə-REE | /ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/ | |
| Canada | Sechelt | SEE-shelt | /ˈsiːʃɛlt/ | |
| Canada | Sheshatshiu | SHEH-hah-shee | /ˈʃɛhɑːʃiː/ | |
| Canada | Skidegate | SKID-ih-ghit | /ˈskɪdɪɡɪt/ | |
| Canada | Stouffville | STOH-vil | /ˈstoʊvɪl/ | |
| Canada | Strachan Avenue, Toronto | STRAWN | /strɔːn/ | |
| Australia | Strahan | STRAWN | /strɔːn/ | |
| Ireland | Tallaght | TAL-ə | /ˈtælə/ | |
| Australia | Tallangatta | tə-LANG-gə-tə | /təˈlæŋɡətə/ | |
| Singapore | Tampines | tam-pə-NEES | /tæmpəˈniːs/ | |
| New Zealand | Thames | TEMZ | /tɛmz/ | |
| Canada | Thames River | TEMZ | /tɛmz/ | |
| Canada | The Pas | dhə-PAH | /ðəˈpɑː/ | |
| Ireland | Thurles | THUR-less | /ˈθɜːrlɛs/ | |
| Australia | Tiaro | TY-roh | /ˈtaɪroʊ/ | |
| Canada | Tsawwasen | tə-WAH-sən | /təˈwɑːsən/ | Variant pronunciations of one place |
| Canada | Tsawwasen | sə-WAH-sən | /səˈwɑːsən/ | Variant pronunciations of one place |
| Ireland | Tuam | CHOO-əm | /ˈtʃuːəm/ | |
| Australia | Wagga Wagga | WOG-ə-WOG-ə | /ˈwɒɡəˌwɒɡə/ | |
| Australia | Wangi Wangi | WON-jee-WON-jee | /ˈwɒndʒiˌwɒndʒi/ | |
| Canada | Waskatenau | wə-SET-nə | /wəˈsɛtnə/ | |
| Australia | Wauchope | WAW-hohp | /ˈwɔːhoʊp/ | |
| Australia | Woonona | wə-NOO-nə | /wəˈnuːnə/ | |
| Ireland | Youghal | YAWL | /jɔːl/ | |

## Personal names

Bold names are common; so, while not intuitive, they are among the most well-used. Names in italics are names of non-English origin common among English speakers and only irregular in English pronunciation.

### Given names
#### Specific people

Specific people :
| Name | Pronunciation | Pronunciation | Notability | Notes |
| Name | Respelling | IPA | Notability | Notes |
| Alicia Silverstone | ə-lee-SEE-ə | /əliˈsiː.ə/ | American actor | According to her; mainly regular outside North America |
| Anna Faris | like Ana | /ˈɑːnə/ | American actor and comedian | Pronunciation mainly regular outside the US and Canada |
| Chone Figgins | like Shawn | /ˈʃɔːn/ | American baseball player | Shortened from DeChone |
| Chynna Phillips | like China | /ˈtʃaɪnə/ | American singer and actor | |
| Colin Powell | KOH-lin | /ˈkoʊlɪn/ | American politician | |
| Dav Pilkey | like Dave | /deɪv/ | American author and illustrator | |
| Diane Arbus | like Deanne | /diːˈæn/ | American photographer | Regular for other holders |
| Dwyane Wade | like Dwayne | /dweɪn/ | American basketball player | |
| Elle Reeve | like Ellie | /ɛliː/ | American journalist | |
| Ian Eagle | EYE-ən | /ˈaɪən/ | American sports announcer | |
| Ian Ziering | EYE-ən | /ˈaɪən/ | American actor | |
| Jäd Saxton | like Jade | /dʒeɪd/ | American actor and voice actor | |
| Jeanne Moos | like Jeannie | /ˈdʒiːniː/ | American journalist | |
| Joel Anthony | joh-EL | /dʒoʊˈɛl/ | Canadian basketball player | Regular for other holders |
| Joni Eareckson Tada | like Johnny | /ˈdʒɑːniː/ | American author, radio host, and artist | |
| Jrue Holiday | like Drew | /druː/ | American basketball player | |
| Kiki Cuyler | KY-ky | /ˈkaɪkaɪ/ | American baseball player and coach | |
| MaliVai Washington | MAL-ə-vee-ə | /ˈmæləviːə/ | American tennis player | |
| Marÿke Hendrikse | mə-RAY-kə | /məˈreɪkə/ | Bahamian-Canadian actor and voice actor | |
| Michellie Jones | mih-KEE-lee | /mɪˈkiːli/ | Australian triathlete | |
| Mikki Moore | MY-kee | /ˈmaɪki/ | American basketball player | |
| Monta Ellis | MON-tay | /ˈmɒnteɪ/ | American basketball player | |
| Ramon Sessions | rah-MAHN | /rɑːˈmɑːn/ | American basketball player | Regular outside the US and Canada |
| Sachia Vickery | like Sasha | /ˈsɑːʃə/ | American tennis player | |
| Shanna Moakler | like Shayna | /ˈʃeɪnə/ | American model and actor | Pronunciation mainly regular outside the US |
| Wynonna Judd | wy-NOH-nə | /waɪˈnoʊnə/ | American country singer | |
| Zoe Lofgren | ZOH | /zoʊ/ | American politician and lawyer | Regular for other holders |

#### General use

General use :
| Name | Pronunciation | Pronunciation | Notes |
| Name | Respelling | IPA | Notes |
| Anthony | ANT-ə-nee | /ˈæntəni/ | European pronunciation; also regular |
| Breanna, Brianna | bree-AH-nə | /briːˈɑːnə/ | American variant pronunciation; also regular |
| Chloe, Chloë | KLOH-ee | /ˈkloʊi/ | |
| Dafydd | DAV-idh | /ˈdævɪð/ | Regular in Welsh |
| Dana | DAYN-ə (North America); DAH-nə (Europe) | /ˈdeɪnə/ (North America); /ˈdɑːnə/ (Europe) | few holders, e.g., Dana Rosemary Scallon and Dana Bash |
| Dylan | DIL-ən | /ˈdɪlən/ | Regular in Welsh, also respelled "Dillon" |
| Eithne | EN-yə | /ˈɛnjə/ | Regular in Irish |
| Eleanor | EL-ə-nər, EL-ə-nor | /ˈɛlənər, -nɔːr/ | |
| Freda | FREE-də | /ˈfriːdə/ | |
| Geoffrey | JEF-ree | /ˈdʒɛfri/ | Respelled "Jeffrey" in the United States and also Scotland |
| Hermione | hur-MY-ə-nee | /hɜːrˈmaɪəni/ | |
| Hugh | HEW | /ˈhjuː/ | |
| Isaac | EYE-zək | /ˈaɪzək/ | |
| Isla | EYE-lə | /ˈaɪlə/ | |
| Job | JOHB | /dʒoʊb/ | |
| John | JON | /dʒɒn/ | |
| Liza | LY-zə | /ˈlaɪzə/ | Also regular |
| Magdalen(e) | MAWD-lin | /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ | Archaic pronunciation |
| Malachi | MAL-ə-ky | /ˈmæləkaɪ/ | |
| Malcolm | MAL-kəm | /ˈmælkəm/ | |
| Michael | MY-kəl | /ˈmaɪkəl/ | |
| Morgause | mor-GAYZ | /mɔːrˈɡeɪz/ | |
| Naomi, Näomi | NAY-oh-mee, nay-OH-mee | /ˈneɪoʊmi/, /neɪˈoʊmi/ | |
| Ngaire | NY-ree | /ˈnaɪri/ | Also respelled "Nyree", regular in Māori |
| Niamh | NEEV | /ˈniːv/ | Regular in Irish |
| Niall | NEE-əl | /ˈniːəl/ | Regular in Irish; sometimes regular in English |
| Owen | OH-in | /ˈoʊɪn/ | |
| Penelope | pə-NEL-ə-pee | /pəˈnɛləpi/ | |
| Phoebe | FEE-bee | /ˈfiːbi/ | |
| Ralph | RAYF | /ˈreɪf/ | Pronunciation now rare |
| Rhys | REESS | /ˈriːs/ | Regular in Welsh; also respelled "Reece" or "Rees(e)" |
| Rise, Risë | REE-sə | /ˈriːsə/ | |
| Saoirse | SEER-shə, SUR-shə | /ˈsɪərʃə/, /ˈsɜːrʃə/ | Regular in Irish |
| Seamus, Séamas | SHAY-məs | /ˈʃeɪməs/ | Regular as Irish Séamas or Scottish Gaelic Seumas |
| Sean, Seán | SHAWN | /ˈʃɔːn/ | Regular as Irish Seán; also respelled "Shaun" or "Shawn" |
| Sian, Siân | SHAHN | /ˈʃɑːn/ | Regular in Welsh |
| Siobhan | shih-VAWN | /ʃɪˈvɔːn/ | Regular as Irish Siobhán |
| Stephen | STEE-vən | /ˈstiːvən/ | |
| Theresa | tə-REE-sə | /təˈriːsə/ | American pronunciation |
| Theresa | tə-REE-zə | /təˈriːzə/ | Non-American pronunciation |
| Thomas | TOM-əs | /ˈtɒməs/ | |
| Vaugh(a)n | VAWN | /ˈvɔːn/ | Regular as Welsh Fychan |
| Zachary | ZAK-ə-ree | /ˈzækəri/ | |
| Zoe, Zoë | ZOH-ee | /ˈzoʊi/ | |

### Family names
#### Specific people

Specific people :
| Name | Pronunciation | Pronunciation | Notability | Notes |
| Name | Respelling | IPA | Notability | Notes |
| Aaron Copland | like Copeland | /ˈkoʊplənd/ | American composer | |
| Andre Dubus | də-BEWSS | /dəˈbjuːs/ | American novelist | |
| Andrew P. Iosue | OZ-way | /ˈɒzweɪ/ | American general | |
| Annastacia Palaszczuk | PAL-ə-shay | /ˈpæləʃeɪ/ | Australian politician | |
| Benjamin Huger | OO-jee, OO-jay | /ˈuːdʒi/, /ˈuːdʒeɪ/ | Confederate American general | |
| Bill Nighy | like nigh | /naɪ/ | British actor | |
| Bill Veeck | VEK | /vɛk/ | American baseball executive | |
| Brett Favre | FARV | /fɑːrv/ | American football player | |
| Cary Elwes | EL-wis | /ˈɛlwɪs/ | English actor | Commonly pronounced EL-wayz /ˈɛlweɪz/ |
| Cecelia Cichan | like Sheehan | /ˈʃiːhən/ | American plane crash survivor | |
| Clarence Mackay | like Mackey | /ˈmæki/ | American financier | |
| Clayton Yeutter | Y-EYE-tər | /ˈjaɪtər/ | American politician | |
| Cliff Politte | pol-EET | /pɒˈliːt/ | American baseball player | |
| Clifford Geertz | GURTS | /ɡɜːrts/ | American anthropologist | |
| Craig Chaquico | chə-KEE-soh | /tʃəˈkiːsoʊ/ | American musician | Mimics Portuguese Chaquiço |
| Dan Cortese | like Cortez | /kɔːrˈtɛz/ | American actor and broadcaster | |
| Dan Majerle | like Marley | /ˈmɑːrli/ | American basketball player | |
| Dana Suesse | SWEESS | /swiːs/ | American composer | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | like Ricardo | /rɪˈkɑːrdoʊ/ | Australian racing driver | |
| Darrell Issa | EYE-sə | /ˈaɪsə/ | American politician and entrepreneur | |
| David Acer | AK-ər | /ˈækər/ | Canadian comedian and magician | |
| David Icke | like Ike | /aɪk/ | English conspiracy writer | |
| David Lange | LONG-ee | /ˈlɒŋi/ | 32nd prime minister of New Zealand | |
| Dionne Warwick | WOR-wik | /ˈwɔːrwɪk/ | American singer | |
| Don Ameche | ə-MEE-chee | /əˈmiːtʃiː/ | American actor | |
| Donald F. Glut | GLOOT | /ɡluːt/ | American writer and actor | |
| Edward Ruscha | roo-SHAY | /ruːˈʃeɪ/ | American painter | |
| Eli Broad | BROHD | /broʊd/ | American businessman | |
| Elizabeth Goudge | GOOJ | /ɡuːdʒ/ | English writer | |
| Fiennes family | like fines | /faɪnz/ | British family of actors | |
| Geraldine McCaughrean | mə-KAWK-rən | /məˈkɔːkrən/ | British children's writer | |
| Guy Fieri | fee-ED-ee | /fiˈɛdi/ | American restaurateur | |
| Heather Mizeur | mih-ZEER | /mɪˈzɪər/ | American politician | |
| Herman Wouk | like woke | /woʊk/ | American writer | |
| Hillary Haag | HAYG | /heɪɡ/ | American actor and voice actor | |
| Isaiah Canaan | like cannon | /ˈkænən/ | American basketball player | |
| Isley Brothers | EYEZ-lee | /ˈaɪzliː/ | American musicians | |
| Jackie Speier | like spear | /spɪər/ | American politician | Regular otherwise |
| James Anthony Froude | FROOD | /fruːd/ | English historian and novelist | |
| James Naughtie | NAWKH-tee | /ˈnɔːxti/ | British journalist | |
| Jason Chaffetz | CHAY-fits | /ˈtʃeɪfɪts/ | American politician | |
| Jessie Grelle | GREE-əl-ee | /ˈɡriːəli/ | American actor and voice actor | |
| Jim Bakker | like baker | /ˈbeɪkər/ | American televangelist | |
| Jim Fuchs | FEWSH | /fjuːʃ/ | American shot put athlete | |
| John Boehner | BAY-nər | /ˈbeɪnər/ | American politician | |
| John Boozman | like Boseman | /ˈboʊzmən/ | American politician | |
| John Caius | like keys | /kiːz/ | English doctor | |
| John Donne | DUN | /dʌn/ | English poet and cleric | |
| John Keble | KEE-bəl | /ˈkiːbəl/ | English churchman and poet | |
| John H. Kerr | like car | /kɑːr/ | American politician | |
| Johnny Manziel | man-ZEL | /mænˈzɛl/ | American football player | |
| Jonathan Toews | TAYVZ | /teɪvz/ | Canadian hockey player | |
| Justin Duchsherer | DOOK-shər | /ˈduːkʃər/ | American baseball player | |
| K. C. Boutiette | BOO-tee-ay | /ˈbuːtieɪ/ | American speed skater | |
| Karch Kiraly | kirr-EYE | /kɪˈraɪ/ | American volleyball player and coach | |
| Karen Sillas | like Silas | /ˈsaɪləs/ | American actor | |
| Keir Dullea | də-LAY | /dəˈleɪ/ | American actor | |
| Kirk Rueter | REET-ər | /ˈriːtər/ | American baseball player | |
| Klaus Roth | ROHTH | /roʊθ/ | British mathematician | |
| L. David Mech | MEETCH | /miːtʃ/ | American biologist | |
| LeGarrette Blount | like blunt | /blʌnt/ | American football player | |
| Larry Woiwode | WY-wuud-ee | /ˈwaɪwʊdi/ | American writer | |
| Laura Nyro | like Nero | /ˈnɪəroʊ/ | American musician | |
| Lauren Tewes | TWEEZ | /twiːz/ | American actor | |
| Lee Godie | GOH-day | /ˈɡoʊdeɪ/ | American painter | |
| Lisa Rieffel | rə-FEL | /rəˈfɛl/ | American actor and musician | |
| Lou Piniella | pə-NEL-ə | /pəˈnɛlə/ | American baseball player and manager | |
| Marge Roukema | ROK-ə-mə | /ˈrɒkəmə/ | American politician | |
| Marin Mazzie | MAY-zee | /ˈmeɪzi/ | American actor | |
| Mary Renault | REN-ohlt | /ˈrɛnoʊlt/ | English novelist | |
| Matt Groening | GRAY-ning | /ˈɡreɪnɪŋ/ | American cartoonist | |
| Mike Doughty | DOH-tee | /ˈdoʊti/ | American musician | |
| Mike Krzyzewski | shih-ZHEF-skee | /ʃɪˈʒɛfski/ | American college basketball coach | Mimics Polish Krzyżewski but with a silent initial "k" |
| Patricia Wrede | REED-ee | /ˈriːdi/ | American author | |
| Patti Scialfa | SKAL-fə | /ˈskælfə/ | American singer | |
| Pete Reiser | REESS-ər | /ˈriːsər/ | American baseball player and coach | |
| Peter Agre | AHG-ray | /ˈɑːɡreɪ/ | American chemist | |
| Rachael Scdoris | sə-DOR-iss | /səˈdɔːrɪs/ | American musher | |
| Randy Neugebauer | NAWG-ə-bow-ər | /ˈnɔːɡəbaʊ.ər/ | American politician | |
| Rob Kearney | like Carney | /ˈkɑːrni/ | Irish rugby player | |
| Robert Fulghum | FUUL-jəm | /ˈfʊldʒəm/ | American writer | |
| Robert Faucheux | foh-SHAY | /foʊˈʃeɪ/ | American politician | |
| Robert Horry | ORR-ee | /ˈɒri/ | American basketball player | |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | MAY-pəl-thorp | /ˈmeɪpəlθɔːrp/ | American photographer | |
| Roger Boisjoly | boh-zhə-LAY | /boʊʒəˈleɪ/ | American aerospace engineer | |
| Roger B. Taney | like tawny | /ˈtɔːni/ | American former Chief Justice | |
| Ron Faucheux | foh-SHAY | /foʊˈʃeɪ/ | American lawyer and scholar | |
| Ronald Fedkiw | FED-koh | /ˈfɛdkoʊ/ | American mathematician | |
| Samuel Pepys | like Peeps | /piːps/ | English MP, famous diarist | |
| Sandra Fluke | FLUUK | /flʊk/ | American lawyer and women's rights activist | May be regular outside the US |
| Sara Bareilles | bə-REL-iss | /bəˈrɛlɪs/ | American musician | |
| Shia LaBeouf | lə-BUF | /ləˈbʌf/ | American actor | |
| Simone Giertz | YETCH | /jɛtʃ/ | Swedish engineer and internet personality | Mimics Swedish /jæʈːʂ/ |
| Stephen Cole Kleene | KLAYN-ee | /ˈkleɪniː/ | American mathematician | |
| Terri Schiavo | SHY-voh | /ˈʃaɪvoʊ/ | American, subject of Terri Schiavo case | |
| Thomas Carew | like Carey | /ˈkɛəriː/ | English poet | |
| Todd Tiahrt | TEE-hart | /ˈtiːhɑːrt/ | American politician | |
| Vernon Dahmer | DAY-mər | /ˈdeɪmər/ | American activist | |
| William Butler Yeats | like Yates | /jeɪts/ | Irish poet and playwright | |
| William Foege | FAY-ghee | /ˈfeɪɡi/ | American physician | |
| William Froude | FROOD | /fruːd/ | British naval engineer | |
| William Hulme | like Hume | /hjuːm/ | English lawyer | |
| William Whewell | HEW-əl | /ˈhjuːəl/ | English polymath | |

#### General use

General use :
| Name | Pronunciation | Pronunciation | Notes |
| Name | Respelling | IPA | Notes |
| Abercorn | AV-ər-korn | /ˈævərkɔːrn/ | |
| Aucoin | aw-KOYN | /ɔːˈkɔɪn/ | |
| Aucoin | oh-KOYN | /oʊˈkɔɪn/ | |
| Aucoin | oh-KWAN | /oʊˈkwæn/ | |
| Aucoin | oh-KWEEN | /oʊˈkwiːn/ | |
| Ayscough | like askew | /əˈskjuː/ | |
| Bagehot | BAJ-ət | /ˈbædʒət/ | |
| Beauchamp | BEE-chəm | /ˈbiːtʃəm/ | |
| Beauclerk | boh-KLAIR | /boʊˈklɛər/ | |
| Berkeley | like Barkley | /ˈbɑːrkli/ | Mainly British pronunciation |
| Bohun | like Boon | /buːn/ | |
| Blount | like Blunt | /blʌnt/ | |
| Boulware | like Bowler | /ˈboʊlər/ | Also regular |
| Bowie | BOO-ee | /ˈbuːi/ | Uncommon |
| Brough | BRUF | /brʌf/ | |
| Buccleugh | bə-KLOO | /bəˈkluː/ | |
| Buyer | BOO-yər | /ˈbuːjər/ | Also regular |
| Cadogan | kə-DUG-ən | /kəˈdʌɡən/ | |
| Cheves | CHIV-iss | /ˈtʃɪvɪs/ | |
| Chisholm | CHIZ-əm | /ˈtʃɪzəm/ | |
| Coke | like Cook | /kʊk/ | |
| Colc(o)lough | KOK-lee | /ˈkɒkli/ | |
| Colc(o)lough | KOHK-lee | /ˈkoʊkli/ | |
| Crichton | KRY-tən | /ˈkraɪtən/ | |
| Cholmondeley | CHUM-lee | /ˈtʃʌmli/ | |
| Cockburn | like Coburn | /ˈkoʊbərn/ | |
| Colquhoun | like Cahoon | /kəˈhuːn/ | |
| Cowper | like Cooper | /ˈkuːpər/ | Also regular |
| Cruwys | KROOZ | /ˈkruːz/ | |
| Cuyjet | soo-ZHAY | /suːˈʒeɪ/ | |
| Dalyell | dee-EL | /diˈɛl/ | |
| Dalziel | dee-EL | /diˈɛl/ | |
| Davies | like Davis | /ˈdeɪvɪs/ | Sometimes regular |
| Death | DEETH | /diːθ/ | See footnote a. in article for pronunciation. |
| De'Ath | dee-AHT | /diˈɑːt/ | |
| DeLaughter | dih-LAW-tər | /dɪˈlɔːtər/ | |
| Delevingne | del-ə-VEEN | /dɛləˈviːn/ | French-origin family name, as in Cara Delevingne |
| De Ros | də-ROOZ | /dəˈruːz/ | |
| Devere(a)ux | DEV-ər-oh | /ˈdɛvəroʊ/ | |
| Devere(a)ux | DEV-ər-ooks | /ˈdɛvəruːks/ | |
| Doughty | DOW-tee | /ˈdaʊti/ | |
| Dyches | like dikes | /daɪks/ | |
| Eames | like Ames | /eɪmz/ | Often regular |
| Ehle | EEL-ee | /ˈiːli/ | |
| Faneuil | FAN-yəl | /ˈfænjəl/ | |
| Fe(a)therstonhaugh | FAN-shaw | /ˈfænʃɔː/ | |
| Fe(a)therstonhaugh | FEE-sən-hay | /ˈfiːsənheɪ/ | |
| Fe(a)therstonhaugh | FEER-stən-haw | /ˈfɪərstənhɔː/ | |
| Fe(a)therstonhaugh | FESS-tən-haw | /ˈfɛstənhɔː/ | |
| Geogehan | GAY-gən or ghih-HAY-gən | /ˈɡeɪɡən/ or /ɡɪˈheɪɡən/ | |
| Geoghegan | GAY-gən or ghih-HAY-gən | /ˈɡeɪɡən/ or /ɡɪˈheɪɡən/ | |
| Gieves | GHEEVZ | /ɡiːvz/ | |
| Greenhalgh | GREEN-hahlsh | /ˈɡriːnhɑːlʃ/ | |
| Greenhalgh | GREEN-halj | /ˈɡriːnhældʒ/ | |
| Greenhalgh | GREEN-halsh | /ˈɡriːnhælʃ/ | |
| Greenhalgh | GREEN-hawl | /ˈɡriːnhɔːl/ | |
| Grosvenor | GROH-və-noor | /ˈɡroʊvənʊər/ | |
| Grosvenor | GROH-vən-ər | /ˈɡroʊvənər/ | |
| Gough | like Goff | /ɡɒf/ | |
| Greenough | GREE-noh | /ˈɡriːnoʊ/ | |
| Guice | GHYSS | /ɡaɪs/ | |
| Guild | like guiled | /ɡaɪld/ | |
| Hardes | HARDZ | /hɑːrdz/ | |
| Harewood | like Harwood | /ˈhɑːrwʊd/ | |
| Home | HEWM | /hjuːm/ | |
| Hough | like Huff | /hʌf/ | |
| Jacques | JAYKS | /dʒeɪks/ | Uncommon |
| Jervois | JAR-vəss | /ˈdʒɑːrvəs/ | Australian, British |
| Jervois | JUR-voyss | /ˈdʒɜːrvɔɪs/ | New Zealander, Hongkonger |
| Jordan | JURD-ən | /ˈdʒɜːrdən/ | Uncommon |
| Jourdan | JURD-ən | /ˈdʒɜːrdən/ | |
| Keogh | KYOH | /kjoʊ/ | |
| Kehoe | KYOH | /kjoʊ/ | |
| Kerr | KUR | /kɜːr/ | Mainly Scottish and close Debrett's adherents |
| Keynes | KAYNZ | /keɪnz/ | |
| Landrieu | LAN-droo | /ˈlændruː/ | |
| Lalor | like Lawlor | /ˈlɔːlər/ | |
| Lange | like Lang | /læŋ/ | |
| Lascelles | LASS-əlss | /ˈlæsəls/ | |
| Leicester | like Lester | /ˈlɛstər/ | |
| Legaré | lə-GREE | /ləˈɡriː/ | |
| Leveson-Gower | LEW-sən-GOR, LOO- | /ˈljuːsənˈɡɔːrˌ ˈluː-/ | |
| Lewes | like Lewis | /ˈluːɪs/ | |
| Loesch | LASH | /ˈlæʃ/ | Mainly North American pronunciation |
| Lygon | LIG-ən | /ˈlɪɡən/ | |
| Machin | MAY-chin | /ˈmeɪtʃɪn/ | |
| MacCaughey, McCaughey | like McCoy | /məˈkɔɪ/ | |
| MacGrath, McGrath | mə-GRAH | /məˈɡrɑː/ | Pronunciation mainly Irish |
| MacKay, McKay | mə-KY | /məˈkaɪ/ | Pronunciation mainly Scottish |
| MacLean, McLean | like McClain | /məˈkleɪn/ | Sometimes regular |
| MacLeod, McLeod | like McCloud | /məˈklaʊd/ | |
| MacMahon, McMahon | like McMann | /məkˈmæn/ | |
| Mainwaring | MAN-ər-ing | /ˈmænərɪŋ/ | |
| Marjoribanks | MARTCH-banks | /ˈmɑːrtʃbænks/ | |
| Marlborough | MORL-bər-ə | /ˈmɔːrlbərə/ | |
| Maugham | MAWM | /mɔːm/ | |
| Meagher | MAH-(hə)r | /mɑːr/, /ˈmɑːhər/ | |
| Melancon | mə-LAW-saw | /məˈlɔːsɔː/ | Mimics French Melançon |
| Menzies | MING-iss | /ˈmɪŋɪs/ | Regular outside Scotland |
| Molyneux | MOL-ee-new | /ˈmɒlɪnjuː/ | |
| Moog | MOHG | /moʊɡ/ | |
| Moragne | morr-AY-nee | /mɒˈreɪni/ | |
| Muir | MYOR | /mjɔːr/ | |
| Muirhead | MEER-hed | /mɪərhɛd/ | |
| Muirhead | MYOR-hed | /mjɔːrhɛd/ | |
| Muirhead | MURE-hed | /mjʊərhɛd/ | |
| Muschamp | MUSH-amp | /ˈmʌʃæmp/ | |
| Ouzts | OOTS | /uːts/ | |
| Peirce | PURSS | /pɜːrs/ | Uncommon |
| Petre | like Peter | /ˈpiːtər/ | |
| Pierce | PURSS | /pɜːrs/ | Uncommon |
| Pole | POOL | /puːl/ | As in Pole-Carew |
| Pou | PEW | /pjuː/ | Also regular if from Catalan |
| Powell | like pole | /poʊl/ | |
| Powell | POW-əl | /ˈpaʊəl/ | |
| Prioleau | PRAY-loh | /ˈpreɪloʊ/ | |
| Proulx | PROO | /pruː/ | |
| Pulitzer | PEW-lit-sər | /ˈpjuːlɪtsər/ | Common but incorrect |
| Quincy | KWIN-zee | /ˈkwɪnziː/ | Slightly uncommon |
| Raleigh | RAW-lee | /ˈrɔːli/ | |
| Rehm | REEM | /riːm/ | |
| Reich | RYSH | /raɪʃ/ | Uncommon |
| Reynolds | REN-ohldz | /ˈrɛnoʊldz/ | |
| Rhea | like Rae | /reɪ/ | Also regular |
| Rhys | like Reece | /riːs/ | |
| Riordan | REER-dən | /ˈrɪərdən/ | |
| Roosevelt | ROHZ-ə-velt | /ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ | Often regular |
| Rozier | roh-ZHEER | /roʊˈʒɪər/ | Otherwise regular, i.e., /roʊˈzɪər/ |
| Saint/St. Clair | like Sinclair | /ˈsɪnklɛər/ | Uncommon |
| Saint/St. John | SIN-jən | /ˈsɪndʒən/ | Also regularly |
| Saint/St. John | sin-JON | /sɪnˈdʒɒn/ | Uncommon |
| Salisbury | SAWLZ-bər-ee, SOLZ- | /ˈsɔːlzbəri, ˈsɒlz-/ | |
| Sandys | like Sands | /sændz/ | |
| Schlumberger | SHLUM-bər-zhay | /ˈʃlʌmbərʒeɪ/ | Also regular if from German |
| Schaffer | SHAY-fər | /ˈʃeɪfər/ | Also regular |
| Scrope | SKROOP | /skruːp/ | |
| Seau | SOH | /soʊ/ | |
| Seay | like say | /seɪ/ | Uncommon |
| Seay | like see | /siː/ | |
| Shea | SHAY | /ʃeɪ/ | |
| Smellie | like Smiley | /ˈsmaɪli/ | |
| Somerset | SUM-ər-set | /ˈsʌmərsɛt/ | |
| Sough | SUF | /sʌf/ | |
| Stough | STOH | /stoʊ/ | |
| Strachan | STRAK(H)-ən | /ˈstræxən/~/ˈstrækən/ | |
| Strachan | STRAWN | /strɔːn/ | |
| Strange | STRANG | /stræŋ/ | Uncommon |
| Synge | like sing | /sɪŋ/ | |
| Tal(i)aferro | like Tolliver | /ˈtɒlɪvər/ | Also regular if from Italian |
| Thome | TOH-may | /toʊˈmeɪ/ | |
| Threatt | THREET | /θriːt/ | |
| Tilghman | like Tilman | /ˈtɪlmən/ | |
| Tjoelker | like choker | /ˈtʃoʊkər/ | |
| Trevelyan | trə-VIL-yən | /trəˈvɪljən/ | |
| Teutel | like Tuttle | /ˈtʌtəl/ | |
| Tyrwhitt | TIRR-it | /ˈtɪrɪt/ | |
| Urquhart | UR-kərt | /ˈɜːrkərt/ | |
| Vanderhorst | van-DROSS | /vænˈdrɒs/ | Also regular |
| Vaugh(a)n | VAWN | /vɔːn/ | |
| Waldegrave | WAWL-grayv | /ˈwɔːlɡreɪv/ | |
| Winzet | WIN-yət | /ˈwɪnjət/ | |
| Wodehouse | like Woodhouse | /ˈwʊdhaʊs/ | |
| Worcester | WUUS-tər | /ˈwʊstər/ | |
| Wriothesley | RAWTS-lee | /ˈrɔːtsli/ | |
| Wriothesley | RY-əth-slee | /ˈraɪəθsli/ | |
| Wriothesley | RIZ-lee | /ˈrɪzli/ | |
| Wriothesley | RYZE-lee | /ˈraɪzli/ | |
| Wriothesley | ROHZ-lee | /ˈroʊzli/ | |
| Wriothesley | ROKS-lee | /ˈrɒksli/ | |
| Yeend | YEND | /jɛnd/ | |
| Yount | YUNT | /jʌnt/ | |