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These pronunciations include people and places from The Melody and the Master and The Hand and the Heart.
Chrest- Crest
Gawain- Guh-wain
Moira- Moy-ruh
Rohan- Roe-inn
Siofra- Sea-off-ruh
Stiofen- Stee-oh-fen
Willem- Will-um
Pronounced as expected: Marina, Newcarrow, Stanhope, Steward, Stewardess, Thornheart
Aio- Eh-oh
Amaralotte/Lotte- Ah-marh-uh-lot/Lah-tee
Arenn- Air-enn
Arranden- Uh-ran-den
Atio- Uh-tee-oh
Desemir- Des-uh-meer
Elspeth- Ells-peth
Euric- Your-ick
Farren- Fair-enn
Gautier- Gaw-tee-eh
Gisela- Jiss-ella
Jocosta- Joe-coss-ta
Lieken- Like-en
Ludwik- Lewd-vik
Naos- Nay-oss
Pesha- Pesh-uh
Prentiss- Prenn-tiss
Trevanion- Truh-van-yun
Wintersin- Winter-sin
Wulfhelm- Wulf-helm
Pronounced as expected: Bennett, Cassius, Darkwood Run, Edmond Rolfe, Elaina, Felwood, Hughbert, Klaus, Lidia, Northerlands, Pearl, Shadowfen Hall, Weaver
Adir- Uh-deer
Aoife- Ee-fuh
Asgill- Az-gill
Cassair- Cass-air
Clahnn- Clan
Cosa- coe-suh
Datu- Daa-too
Elodie- Ell-oh-dee
Ensel- Enn-sell
Esta- Ess-tuh
Fanne- Fan
Fayda- Fae-duh
Fiachra- Fee-awk-ruh
Gellais- Jel-ace
Kaia- Kye-uh
Lian- Lee-inn
Mairead- Mare-ee-add
Mayke- Make
Medvedev- Med-veh-dev
Niallan- Nye-uh-lahn
Ruairi- Roo-aye-ree
Termonglen- Turr-mun-glen
Theta- Thay-tuh
Vaya- Vye-uh
Vjestik- Vyes-tick
Pronounced as expected- Hinterlands, Chieftainess