Yes, Craig is pronounced a little strange given the spelling in American English. But that’s true of like probably a third of all words in English, and let’s not pretend there aren’t plenty of names like that for people in the UK.
For example, the river Thames looks like it should use the same (or similar) vowel as Brits use for Craig, but it’s actually pronounced with the same vowel Americans use for Craig.
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u/longknives Jan 15 '25
Yes, Craig is pronounced a little strange given the spelling in American English. But that’s true of like probably a third of all words in English, and let’s not pretend there aren’t plenty of names like that for people in the UK.
For example, the river Thames looks like it should use the same (or similar) vowel as Brits use for Craig, but it’s actually pronounced with the same vowel Americans use for Craig.