the wrong syllable in the
pronunciation of names, it requires but little thought to avoid making
this mistake, a popular error being that of placing the accent upon the
last syllable of a name; whereas, in a name of two syllables, the accent
should invariably be placed upon the first, and the second syllable
should be as it were slightly abbreviated or slightly altered.

In names of three syllables the error usually consists in placing the
accent upon the last syllable, whereas the accent should be placed upon
the second syllable. There are occasional exceptions to this rule, and
the few names given in this chapter, both as regards their pronunciation
and accentuation, will serve as a useful guide in the pronunciation of
uncommon names.

|SPELT. |PRONOUNCED. |REMARKS. |
|---------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
|Abergavenny. |Abergen'ny. |_Av_ not sounded. |
|Arbuthnot. |Arbuth'not. | |
|Arundel. |Arrandel. | |
| | | |
|Beaconsfield. |Beckonsfield. | |
|Beauchamp. |Bea'cham. | |
|Beauclerk or } |Bo'clair. |Accent on first syllable. |
|Beauclerc. } | | |
|Belvoir. |Be'ver. | |
|Berkely. |Bark'ley. | |
|Bethune. |Bee'ton. | |
|Bicester. |Bis'ter. |Accent on first syllable. |
|Blount. |Blunt. | |
|Blyth. |Bly. |_Th_ not sounded. |
|Bourke. |Burk. | |
|Bourne. |Burn. | |
|Bowles. |Boles. | |
|Breadalbane. |Breaddal'bane. |Accent on second syllable. |
|Brougham. |Broum. | |
|Buchan. |Buck'an. |Accent on first syllable. |
|Burdett. |Burdett'. |Accent on last syllable. |
|Burnett.