English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Name Pronunciation
Name is pronounced NAYM, IPA /ˈneɪm/.
NAYM
US /ˈneɪm/ · UK /ˈneɪm/
Syllables: NAYM (1 syllable)
noun and verb: The word or words that a person, place, or thing is known by.
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Name in a Sentence
- Could you spell your name for me?
- They named the boat after her grandmother.
- I know the face but the name has gone.
Common Mispronunciations of Name
Not NEM
The vowel is not a short e. It is a long ay that slides towards ee, the same sound as in day and rain.
Not NAY-muh
Speakers of languages that rarely end a word in a consonant often add a small vowel after the m. English stops dead on the m.
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