Names from around the world

First names, surnames, international, celebrity and cultural names — pronounced clearly.

Ibrahim

Ib-ruh-heem

name
/ˈɪb.rə.hiːm/
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Nguyen

Win (or N’win)

name
/ˈŋwiən/
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Siobhan

Shi-vawn

name
/ʃɪˈvɔːn/
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Joaquin

Wah-keen

name
/wɑːˈkiːn/
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Saoirse

Sur-sha

name
/ˈsɜːrʃə/
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Xochitl

So-cheel

name
/ˈsotʃiːl/
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Aoife

EE-fa

name
/ˈiːfə/
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Caoimhe

KEE-va

name
/ˈkiːvə/
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Seán

Shawn

name
/ʃɔːn/
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Chiwetel

CHOO-eh-tell

name
/ˈtʃuː.ɛ.tɛl/
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Ngozi

n-GOH-zee

name
/ŋˈɡoʊzi/
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Oluwaseun

oh-loo-wah-SHAY-oon

name
/oluwaˈʃeʊn/
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Dwayne

DWAYN

name
/dweɪn/
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Hermione

her-MY-uh-nee

name
/hɜːrˈmaɪəni/
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Zbigniew

ZBIG-nyev

name
/ˈzbiɡɲɛf/
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Aisling

ASH-ling

name
/ˈæʃlɪŋ/
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Tadhg

TYG (rhymes with ‘tiger’ without the -er)

name
/taɪɡ/
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Genghis

JENG-gis (or CHENG-gis)

name
/ˈɡɛŋɡɪs/
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Yiannis

YAH-nis

name
/ˈjɑːnɪs/
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Dominique

doh-mee-NEEK

name
/dɒmɪˈniːk/
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Anaïs

ah-nah-EES

name
/ɑːnɑːˈiːs/
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Rafael

rah-fah-EL

name
/rɑːfɑːˈɛl/
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Priyanka

pree-YUNG-kuh

name
/priˈjʌŋkə/
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Rajesh

RA-jesh

name
/ˈrɑːdʒeɪʃ/
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Xiuying

shyo-YING

name
/ɕjoʊˈjɪŋ/
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Qi

CHEE

name
/tʃiː/
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Hyun-woo

HYUN-woo

name
/hjʌn.wu/
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Ji-eun

jee-OON

name
/dʒiː.ɯn/
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Takumi

tah-KOO-mee

name
/takɯmi/
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Sakura

sah-KOO-rah

name
/sakɯɾa/
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Oluchi

oh-LOO-chee

name
/oʊˈluːtʃi/
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Thiago

tee-AH-goh

name
/tiˈaɡo/
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Piotr

PYOTR

name
/pjɔtr/
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Juhani

YOO-hah-nee

name
/ˈjuːhɑːni/
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Siân

SHAHN

name
/ʃɑːn/
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Eoghan

OH-en

name
/ˈoʊən/
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Muhammad

moo-HAM-mad

name
/məˈhæməd/
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Yusuf

YOO-soof

name
/ˈjuːsʊf/
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Fatima

FAH-tee-mah

name
/ˈfætɪmə/
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Niamh

NEEV

name
/niːv/
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Pádraig

PAW-drig

name
/ˈpɔːdrɪɡ/
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Geneviève

JEN-uh-veev

name
/ˈʒɛnəviːv/
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Itzel

eet-SEL

name
/iːtˈsɛl/
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Matteo

ma-TAY-oh

name
/maˈteɪ.oʊ/
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Giovanni

joh-VAH-nee

name
/dʒoʊˈvɑːni/
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Gianluca

jan-LOO-ka

name
/dʒanˈluːka/
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Francesca

fran-CHESS-ka

name
/franˈtʃɛska/
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Juan

HWAHN

name
/xwan/
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Guillermo

gee-YAIR-mo

name
/ɡiˈʝeɾmo/
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Isabela

ee-sa-BEL-a

name
/isaˈβela/
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Sergio

SAIR-hyo

name
/ˈseɾxjo/
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Aisha

AH-ee-sha

name
/ˈaːʔɪʃa/
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Khalil

ka-LEEL

name
/kæˈliːl/
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Zainab

ZAY-nab

name
/ˈzeɪnæb/
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Priya

PREE-ya

name
/ˈpriːjɑː/
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Aarav

AH-rav

name
/ˈɑːrəv/
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Ananya

ah-NAN-ya

name
/əˈnʌnjɑː/
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Siddharth

sid-DARTH

name
/sɪdˈdɑːrt̪/
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Akira

ah-KEE-ra

name
/aˈkiːrɑ/
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Haruki

ha-ROO-kee

name
/haˈɾɯki/
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Yuki

YOO-kee

name
/ˈjuːki/
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Hyun

HYUN

name
/hjʌn/
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Seojun

SUH-joon

name
/sʌˈdʒuːn/
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Jihye

JEE-hye

name
/dʒiːˈhje/
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Chimamanda

chi-ma-MAN-da

name
/tʃɪmɑːˈmɑːndɑː/
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Kwame

KWAH-may

name
/ˈkwɑːmeɪ/
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Amara

ah-MAR-ah

name
/əˈmɑːrə/
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Freya

FRAY-uh

name
/ˈfreɪə/
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Bjørn

BYORN

name
/bjœɳ/
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Anya

AHN-ya

name
/ˈɑːnjə/
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Dmitri

duh-MEE-tree

name
/dˈmiːtri/
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Svetlana

svet-LAH-na

name
/svjɪtˈlanə/
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Zlatan

ZLAH-tan

name
/ˈzlatan/
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Mateusz

ma-TEH-oosh

name
/maˈtɛuʂ/
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Aoibheann

EE-van

name
/ˈiːvən/
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Ruairí

RORE-ee

name
/ˈrɔːri/
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Cillian

KIL-ee-an

name
/ˈkɪliən/
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Mahershala

ma-HER-shuh-la

name
/məˈhɛrʃələ/
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Zendaya

zen-DAY-uh

name
/zɛnˈdeɪə/
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Timothée

tee-moh-TAY

name
/timɔteɪ/
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Lupita

loo-PEE-tah

name
/luˈpiːtə/
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Thandiwe

tan-DEE-way

name
/tænˈdiːweɪ/
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Mehmet

MEH-met

name
/ˈmɛhmɛt/
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Ayşe

EYE-sheh

name
/ˈaɪʃɛ/
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Björk

BYURK

name
/bjœrk/
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Dagný

DAHG-nee

name
/ˈdaɡniː/
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Magnus

MAG-nus

name
/ˈmæɡnəs/
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Ingrid

ING-grid

name
/ˈɪŋɡrɪd/
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Søren

SUR-en

name
/ˈsœːɐn/
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Anouk

ah-NOOK

name
/aˈnuk/
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Xavier

ZAY-vee-er (or HAH-vee-air)

name
/ˈzeɪviər/, /xaˈβjeɾ/
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Nikolaj

NEE-koh-lye

name
/ˈnikolaɪ/
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Liesl

LEE-zel

name
/ˈliːzəl/
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Eitan

ay-TAHN

name
/eɪˈtɑːn/
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Yael

yah-EL

name
/jɑːˈɛl/
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Noa

NO-ah

name
/ˈnoʊə/
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Kai

KYE

name
/kaɪ/
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Leilani

lay-LAH-nee

name
/leɪˈlɑːni/
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Malia

mah-LEE-ah

name
/məˈliːə/
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Tāne

TAH-neh

name
/ˈtɑːnɛ/
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Aroha

ah-ROH-hah

name
/aˈroʊhɑː/
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Santiago

san-tee-AH-go

name
/sæntiˈɑːɡoʊ/
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Mateo

ma-TAY-oh

name
/maˈteɪ.oʊ/
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Camila

kah-MEE-lah

name
/kaˈmilɑː/
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Valentina

vah-len-TEE-nah

name
/ˌvælənˈtiːnə/
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Amélie

ah-may-LEE

name
/amelˈi/
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Chloé

KLOH-ee

name
/ˈkloʊi/
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Penelope

puh-NEL-uh-pee

name
/pəˈnɛləpi/
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Phoebe

FEE-bee

name
/ˈfiːbi/
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Xerxes

ZURK-seez

name
/ˈzɜːrksiːz/
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Darius

DAIR-ee-us

name
/ˈdɛəriəs/
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Cyrus

SY-rus

name
/ˈsaɪrəs/
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Isolde

ih-SOL-duh

name
/ɪˈsoʊldə/
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Guinevere

GWIN-uh-veer

name
/ˈɡwɪnəvɪər/
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Rhys

REESE

name
/riːs/
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Seamus

SHAY-mus

name
/ˈʃeɪməs/
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Declan

DEK-lun

name
/ˈdɛklən/
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Eilidh

AY-lee

name
/ˈeɪli/
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Hamish

HAY-mish

name
/ˈheɪmɪʃ/
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Isla

EYE-luh

name
/ˈaɪlə/
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Anastasia

an-uh-STAY-zhuh

name
/ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/
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Vladislav

VLAD-i-slav

name
/ˈvlædɪslæv/
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Miloš

MEE-losh

name
/ˈmiloʃ/
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Luka

LOO-kah

name
/ˈluːkə/
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Aleksandra

ah-lek-SAHN-drah

name
/aleksˈandra/
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Amir

ah-MEER

name
/əˈmɪər/
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Layla

LAY-luh

name
/ˈleɪlə/
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Omar

OH-mar

name
/ˈoʊmɑːr/
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Samira

sah-MEE-rah

name
/səˈmɪərə/
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Kenji

KEN-jee

name
/ˈkɛndʒi/
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Hiroshi

hee-ROH-shee

name
/hiˈroʊʃi/
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Mei

MAY

name
/meɪ/
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Wei

WAY

name
/weɪ/
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Aditya

uh-DIT-yuh

name
/əˈdɪtjə/
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Kavya

KAHV-yuh

name
/ˈkɑːvjɑː/
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Freyja

FRAY-uh

name
/ˈfreɪ.jə/
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Ottoline

OT-uh-leen

name
/ˈɒt.ə.liːn/
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Caoimhe

KEE-vuh

name
/ˈkiː.və/
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Eoghan

OH-in

name
/ˈoʊ.ɪn/
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name
/taɪɡ/
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Bláthnaid

BLAW-nid

name
/ˈblɑː.nɪd/
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Yvonne

ee-VON

name
/iːˈvɒn/
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Geneviève

JEN-uh-veev

name
/ˈdʒɛn.ə.viːv/
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Matthias

muh-THY-us

name
/məˈθaɪ.əs/
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Dimitri

di-MEE-tree

name
/dɪˈmiː.tri/
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Tatiana

tah-tee-AH-nah

name
/ˌtɑː.tiˈɑː.nə/
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Svetlana

svet-LAH-nah

name
/svɛtˈlɑː.nə/
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Yusuf

YOO-soof

name
/ˈjuː.suːf/
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Fatima

FAH-ti-mah

name
/ˈfɑː.tɪ.mə/
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Aaliyah

ah-LEE-uh

name
/ɑːˈliː.ə/
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Rashid

rah-SHEED

name
/rɑːˈʃiːd/
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Anushka

uh-NOOSH-kah

name
/əˈnʊʃ.kə/
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Priyanka

pree-YANG-kah

name
/priːˈjæŋ.kə/
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Siddharth

sid-DARTH

name
/sɪˈdɑːrθ/
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Rajesh

RAH-jesh

name
/ˈrɑː.dʒɛʃ/
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Sakura

sah-KOO-rah

name
/sɑːˈkuː.rə/
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Yuki

YOO-kee

name
/ˈjuː.ki/
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Haruki

hah-ROO-kee

name
/hɑːˈruː.ki/
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Min-jun

MIN-joon

name
/ˈmɪn.dʒuːn/
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Jisoo

JEE-soo

name
/ˈdʒiː.suː/
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Ngozi

n-GOH-zee

name
/ŋˈɡoʊ.zi/
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Chimamanda

chee-mah-MAHN-dah

name
/tʃiː.məˈmɑːn.də/
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Kwame

KWAH-may

name
/ˈkwɑː.meɪ/
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Zola

ZOH-lah

name
/ˈzoʊ.lə/
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Mateusz

mah-TEH-oosh

name
/mɑːˈtɛ.ʊʃ/
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Anaïs

ah-nah-EES

name
/ɑːnɑːˈiːs/
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Beatrix

BEE-uh-triks

name
/ˈbiː.ə.trɪks/
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Cosima

KOH-zi-mah

name
/ˈkoʊ.zɪ.mə/
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Dashiell

DASH-ul

name
/ˈdæʃ.əl/
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Elowen

EL-oh-wen

name
/ˈɛl.oʊ.wɛn/
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Ferdinand

FUR-din-and

name
/ˈfɜːr.dɪ.nænd/
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Giovanni

joh-VAH-nee

name
/dʒoʊˈvɑː.ni/
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Hortense

or-TAHNS

name
/ɔːrˈtɑːns/
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Ignatius

ig-NAY-shus

name
/ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/
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Jolene

joh-LEEN

name
/dʒoʊˈliːn/
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Kazimir

KAZ-i-meer

name
/ˈkæz.ɪ.mɪər/
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Liam

LEE-um

name
/ˈliː.əm/
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Mahalia

muh-HAYL-yuh

name
/məˈheɪl.jə/
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Nikolai

nik-oh-LYE

name
/ˌnɪk.oʊˈlaɪ/
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Octavia

ok-TAY-vee-uh

name
/ɒkˈteɪ.vi.ə/
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Persephone

pur-SEF-uh-nee

name
/pərˈsɛf.ə.ni/
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Quincey

KWIN-see

name
/ˈkwɪn.si/
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Ramona

ruh-MOH-nuh

name
/rəˈmoʊ.nə/
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Solomon

SOL-uh-mun

name
/ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
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Thaddeus

THAD-ee-us

name
/ˈθæd.i.əs/
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Ursula

UR-suh-luh

name
/ˈɜːr.sjə.lə/
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Vincenzo

vin-CHENT-soh

name
/vɪnˈtʃɛnt.soʊ/
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Wilhelmina

wil-hel-MEE-nah

name
/ˌwɪl.hɛlˈmiː.nə/
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Xóchitl

SO-chee-tl

name
/ˈsoʊ.tʃiːtl/
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Yannis

YAH-nis

name
/ˈjɑː.nɪs/
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Zephyrine

ZEF-uh-reen

name
/ˈzɛf.ə.riːn/
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Alessandro

ah-les-SAHN-droh

name
/ˌɑː.lɛsˈsɑːn.droʊ/
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Bronwyn

BRON-win

name
/ˈbrɒn.wɪn/
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DaShawn

duh-SHAWN

name
/dəˈʃɔːn/
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Evangeline

ee-VAN-juh-leen

name
/iːˈvæn.dʒə.liːn/
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