Alexander pronunciation?

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Similar to the Frances thread. How would you pronounce Alexander? Alex-ARN-der or Alex-AN-der?

Does no-one else say Alex-sander?

Every Alexander I know is pronouced that way and has the nick name Sandy or Zander.

AlexARNder.

I'm a Londoner.

I have an urge to launch a catapult at people who pronounce it Alex-AN-der!

Alex - ARN - der Essex...

Short 'a' here as DH and I are both from the north. When our Alexander was born and we lived in London most people we knew said AlexAHNder which sounded rather pretentious to me. Just what you're used to I guess.

ARN - down south to

Alex-arn-der

Alex-ander

An.

I know it's accents but arn sounds try hard.

Trying hard to be what?

Erm. Ha.

It sounds pretentious. It just doesn't doubt right at all.

Arn in a quite big standard South London accent that doesn't (believe me) sound try hard. Or 'ard as it's correctly pronounced!

*bog

Alex-ANN-der.

Ann to rhyme with man.

This is the reason I didn't name DD Alexandra. I couldn't bloody stand the pronunciation Alex-ARN-dra, which I heard every now and then.

I'm in Australia.

AlexANder.

New Zealand accent. (Though I live in London).

Arn

Class - cl-ar-ss
Castle - c-ar-stle
Bath - b-ar-th

From Surrey. I can't bear the short a sound.

Just as long as you don't say Aleggsander, you can do what you want with the a.

@unikorn - that's a bit harsh! It's just an accent. Bit rude to say you don't like it when so many people on here have that accent.

unikorn I say all of those words the way you say then, yet don't pronounce Alexander with an arn sound.

@SuperBeagle - I'm guessing you still say 'aan' like the end of naan??? Instead of an Anne sound in the middle? Or do you say it Alex - anne - dah??? I think that's the different pronunciation they mean? I hear Alex - anne - dah up north and Alex - arn - dah or Alex - aan - dah down south.