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.

Adrienne - some pronounce it exactly the same as Adrian, some as Adri-EN

Sara - to rhyme with Zara, or said the same as Sarah

Mya/Mia/Maia/Maya - these names are all pronounced and spelled interchangably. As a teacher I find it incredibly irritating and now dislike all these names! To me Mya should be My-a, Mia is Me-a, Maia and Maya are May-a but I am apparently completely wrong. I never say them correctly!
I find the Es-mee pronunciation very weird but it seems to be the most common one now. I swear it used to be Ez-may.
Bernard is one that can be said differently. Some people say BER-nerd while others say Ber-NARD. Not that I'd name a baby that anyway!
Oh and I'm always confused by Anastasia. How are you supposed to say it? I'd always sad Anna-stay-zha but then heard Ana-star-zee-ya (like the make up brand) and I think there's another one too. It's a nice name if I knew how to say it
Also Anaïs - love the French pronunciation but it gets A-nay in England.

Marie.
I think most people say Ma-ree but it was my mums name and all her family said it like Marry

Nadia.

Nah-Dee-a
Nad-ee-a

I'm giggling at the strong E sounds at the start of names. My Nan has a tendency to stretch the EEE sounds. So she'll talk about MEEEEshell, EEEElaine and even EEEvonne. Luckily, not all at the same time 😬

One I remember from school was a girl called Marcia. We all pronounced it Mar-sea-ah. But it wasn't until I was much older that I heard the Marsha pronunciation.

Interesting thread, thanks OP

How are these pronounced differently?

www.howtopronounce.com

Ralf or Rafe
Clar-a or Claire-a
Layla or Lie-la