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Graeme vs. Graham
What spelling of Graham / Graeme do you prefer? Also, how do you pronounce it: GRAM or GRAY-um?

This message was edited 10/9/2010, 1:10 PM

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GRAY-um for both. My cousin is Graham so that's what I'm used to. The South African cricket captain is Graeme, named almost after his dad, Graham. That strikes me as odd; but I do associate Graeme with outdoor sport!
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I like the spelling Graham better.I pronounce it like GRAM.
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Graham I pronounce Gram and Graeme I pronounce Grayum. I like Graham better.
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I really like the look of Graeme. I pronounce it GRAY-um.
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I prefer Graham and I pronounce it GRAM. Actually my mother and I were having a little bit of a debate about this name awhile ago because she pronounces it GRAY-um haha.
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Graham is what I prefer. And it depends on spelling. Graham- GRAM. Graeme- GRAY-um.
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I prefer Graham and pronounce it "GRAM."
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I prefer Graham; Graeme just looks bizarre to me. And I pronounce both GRAM.
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I like both, and to me they're not the same thing. I pronounce Graham as GRAM, and have never heard it any other way (but through this site have learned that elsewhere in the world it is said with 2 syllables). Graeme I pronounce GRAYM, which I really like.
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I prefer Graham. It just makes more sense to me. Graeme just doesn't look right--to me. I pronounce it GRAY-um. GRAM would be spelled, well, gram.
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I prefer Graham and I basically pronounce it GRAM. (It's more like a fast one and a half syllables than just one syllable. It's definitely with a short 'a'.)
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As far as the sound, I've always preferred Graham. But sometimes that might lead to an association with the Graham Cracker.I prefer Graeme pronounced Gray-um, two syllables.
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I prefer Graham. I admit, Graeme looks cool. Yet, it reminds me of grime just a bit too much.GRAM
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