English pronunciation
How to pronounce “names”
Phonetic spelling
NAYMZ
IPA /ˈneɪmz/
How do you spell “names”?
n a m e s
“names” is spelled N-A-M-E-S. It is pronounced NAYMZ, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I wrote down the names of everyone I met.
Do you remember their names?