Hey! We may have a winner. Dictionary.com does say that “nevyoo” is a British pronunciation of “nephew”!
Well, that’s one word at least.
Hm. Well, it all depends on what you mean by French… in Quebec, for example, Stéphane is much more common than Étienne.
For what it’s worth, I have found that proper nouns often behave even more irregularly than common nouns. It seems that, because, in some sense, you own your name, you are free to make your own rules for pronouncing it. The “steven” pronunciation of Stephen is probably the result of a spelling from one culture being subjected to social pressure from another.
By George, I think he’s got it!!!
Main Entry: neph·ew
Pronunciation: 'ne-(")fyü, chiefly British -(")vyü
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English nevew, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew; akin to Old English nefa grandson, nephew, Sanskrit napAt grandson
Date: 14th century
1 a : a son of one’s brother or sister or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law b : an illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic
2 : obsolete : a lineal descendant; especially : GRANDSON