I caught the preceding link from Yahoo.com, and it got me to recollecting my HS girlfriend, whose last name was Graham. When I was in HS, some friend of mine asked me who the babe was that I had been speaking to moments earlier. I saic “XXX Gra-ham.” (Gray-yum). Not so totally distinctive, but, it was 2 syllables. My friend said "You mean “Gram”. I said, “FU, her name is Gray-yum”. Later, I asked her. She, being under my love spell, said “It doesn’t matter. However you want.” Thanks, slut. Didn’t help a bit.
So, how do you pronounce the name “Graham”? How have you heard it pronounced?
I can think of Billy Graham, and I think he uses the 2 syllable method, but, other than my gf and him, I can’t recall knowing anybody with that last name.
I have a brother by that name, and he tends to prefer the GRAYhm, nearly two syllable pronunciation. IIRC that preference originated with his desire to avoid being called Graham Cracker, the bane of his early childhood existence.
Crackers aside (and I, an American, say “Gray-em crackers”), my observation is that in general, Americans tend to say “Gray-em” and Brits “Gram.” I know a Kiwi named “Graham,” and he definitely says the latter.
