I know the Russian pronunciation of Alexei, but I was wondering what the most acceptable Anglicized pronunciation would be.
Ah-lex-eh(hard 'a' sound), perhaps?
Or Ah-lex-ee-eh(hard 'a' sound)?
The most normal pronunciation is Alex+ay. Ah-lex-ey and Ah-lex-ee-ay sound too affected to me.
Came on here to ask this after finishing watching
World War II: Behind Closed Doors. Two people were saying Alexei (talking about different individuals, but same spelling.) One said Ah-LEX-ee-ay and the other Ah-LEX-ee, both with the emphasis on the second syllable. Is different pronunciations of the same name correct? (For instance, Colin could be with a long or short o depending on the individual.) Which way would Alexei Romanov's name be pronounced? By the way, I never knew the Russian pronunciation of Anastasia until I saw the
Unsolved Mysteries segment in which a Russian, a relative of one of the executioners, said it. Did Anna Anderson pronounce Anastasia correctly?