In that case, Learned.
What do we call this exception? It’s really an adjective.
Nick
Buzz
Buck
Spot (do animal names count?)
Will
Carol
Arch
Pat
Spike
Marshall
May
Chuck
Sally
Well…it is a past tense of the verb learn. “We learned the lesson.”
Granted it is not the same pronunciation that Judge Hand used for his first name but the usual pronunciation of that spelling is a verb.
Bea
Biff (He biffed it into the back of his pickup)
Will (As God wills it…)
Cord (Corded rope)
Grace (Will you be gracing us with your presence?)
Ward (ward off danger)
Nick (nicked himself shaving)
Ally (okay, so the verb ins ornounced differently than the name…)
Carry
Candy (candied dates)
Nonny