pronunciation of proper names

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Dear teachers,How do you pronounce the name of Shakespeare's wife "Anne HATHAWAY" and his best friend's "John DAVENANT", please?I hope that it will be possible to use phonetic symbols on this page.Many thanks,Hela

Zerox · Accepted Answer

They are pronounced as /'hæ?.we?/ and /'dæv.(?)n.?nt/

Hela · Answer

unfortunately I can't read the symbols <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' alt='Emotion: sad'/>

Anonymous · Answer

Hi! Please how do pronounc" jonathan Dykes" ?

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