How many syllables in James?

[NickNacks]

Sorry if this is blindingly obvious or I am in the wrong place for this Q but doing DS's homework and he needs to know this.

I'm not sure because I'm thick because I can make it one or two.

Many thanks!

[nigglewiggle]

One

[MaryMotherOfCheeses]

One.

[TheCowardlyLion]

one

[NickNacks]

WOW you're good and fast! Thank you!

[BarbaraBar]

One clap so one syllable according to ds2

[nickelbabysnatcher]

one.
"jaymz"

you could try 2 - "jam-es" but that's only a silly!

(we had a friend called Jamesand we pronounced it Jam-es)

[MaryMotherOfCheeses]

[nickelbabysnatcher]

or at a push "jay-ems"
but noone would exaggerate it like that.

[NickNacks]

The clap as you say it thing is a good one to remember actually.

If I say it slowly, I end up with Jame-sah, but you're right that's silly!

[Panzee]

Really Euphemia? That actually sounds like something I would be interesting in reading . My grammar nerdishness seems to have grown as I've aged...

[MrTom]

A syllable is the sound of a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) that is created when pronouncing the letters A, E, I, O, U, or Y.

That makes James one syllable.

www.howmanysyllables.com/words/james

[WMittens]

Holy thread resurrection!

Anyway, I'm surprised no one recognised a diphthong.

[ohmymimi]

Made me think of this.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=huSP7PtctC4