Governor Kasich's name seems to rhyme with colleague-ch. (And not peach.)
The end syllable (rhyming with care-ze) in Spanish names like Chavez, Hernandez, etc. is not standard in either Spanish or English.
Funny how some pronunciations are invented out of nowhere, but catch on.
gingham uniquely contains the consonant NG (that starts the 2nd syllable).
Or is that really unique?
I always assumed that, for proper names, pronunciation was up to the owner. You can try to follow the rules for pronunciation, but that's often in conflict with how the owners say it. Many American immigrants changed their names when they arrived, usually for easier pronunciation and spelling ... they wanted to be anglicized.
RobertB said
gingham uniquely contains the consonant NG (that starts the 2nd syllable).Or is that really unique?
A quick check with three different dictionary sites confirms what I have believed; NG ends the first syllable. It doesn't start the second syllable. That really is not unique. (one of a kind)
You can say the same of words like mango, finger. But they do have the consonant G to start the 2nd syllable.
Gingham is different in that that consonant is NG instead. Here's but one place that plays that sound:
(It is not the same as the G in mango, finger)