Name that can be said two ways

[RuthW]

Just for fun as I'm never going to be naming another baby.

Some names I would avoid as I like them said one way but others say another way.

Aaron
Evelyn
Megan
Esme
Michelle
Clementine
Naomi
Rene

There are loads more, but can't think of any more at the moment.

I can only think of one pronunciation of
Megan
Jamie
Cassandra
Sebastian

Helena (Hell-en-a or Hel-ay-na)
Louis (Lou-ee or Lew-is)
Elisha (E-lie-sha or E-lee-sha)

Megan can be pronounced MEE-gan (not very often though). Megan Follows who played Anne in the classic Anne of Green Gables programme pronounces her name this way.

A family friend growing up had a cousin who pronounced it like that so yes, although uncommon I think.

I have never known 2 ways to say any of these names in the original post - I don’t understand 🤯 where in the world do you stay? @RuthW

I love the name Andrea pronounced Arn-dray-a, but in England it's pronounced And-ree-a.

Aaron - think it's ah-un vs air-un
Evelyn - eve-lyn vs ever-lyn
Megan - Meg-an vs me-gan
Esme - es-me vs es-may
No idea on the rest

Always been ez-mee until the last ten years or so when it's turned into ez-may

Never heard of an ez-mee. I grew up around a few older ladies with the name and they were always ez-may.

All French speakers.

Does anyone actually say Mee-shell or was that just a once off to fit with the song?

I've met people who do pronounce it that way.

Ralph
clara
leila

Clementine could be Clemen-tyne or Clemen-teen

Most of these are accent variations, or names from different languages vs English pronunciation.

Carmel (CAR-muhl / car-MEL)
Juliet (JU-lee-uht / julie-ET)
Sara (SAR- uh/ SAIR-uh)

Sophia

I’d never heard it pronounced Es-mee until I came on MN.

To me, it’s like pronouncing Renée as Rennie 😬😬

Georgiana
either Jaw-gee-arna or Jaw-Jayne-ah
Thea
Thee-ah or Th-AY-ah

Jamie=
Jay-mee
Jay-may

Karen

Ralph
Caitlin
Noah
Ayesha
Eleanor

Andrea

What are the two ways of saying Noah please?

When Americans say Kerry it sounds like Carrie to my ear.

Jada Jay-da or Ja-da
Theresa Ter-ee-sa Tree-sa
Jeanne Jean or Jean-ie
Ruari/Ruairidh Rory or Roo-ry
Mariah Maria or Mar-eye-a
Margot Margo or mar-got
David day- vid da- vid
Sophia sophie-a Soph-eye-a
Lucia Loo-sha Loo-chee-a

I've never heard a Meegan or a Jaymay.

If American pronunciations are included then Graham and Craig seem to be pronounced very differently there.

One of my best friends is a Meagan, first syllable to rhyme with ‘sea’.