List of names in English with non-intuitive pronunciations

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This is a list of personal and place names that are pronounced in a way not easily deducible from the spelling or in a way at variance with a better known name of the same spelling.

See International Phonetic Alphabet for English and IPA chart for English for guides to the IPA symbols used.


Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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  • Job (given and surname, also as in Job's Cove) — /dʒoʊb/
  • John — /dʒɒn/ (RP) /dʒɑn/ (GAm)

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