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Is there a rhyme or reason to pronouncing the surname "Davies"? (startrek.website)
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I've heard it pronounced both "Dave-Iss" and "Davey's". I don't hear the names often but I see them regularly and never know how to pronounce them. The only one I'm sure about is Alan Davies (Dave-Iss) because of QI.

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[–] miss_demeanour@piefed.ca 1 points 17 hours ago

Same for pronouncing "Irvine".