How to pronounce Leonhardt

How do you actually pronounce Leonhardt?

There may or may not be a standard way of pronouncing it - they only way I know is the way I do it. Please mail me if you agree or have a different pronounciation yourself. I'd like to know How many variations there are!

The British Pronounciation

As all the Leonhardts in the U.K. (bar three) are relatives of mine, and we all pronounce our name the same way, I feel justified in calling this the British pronounciation:

Lee-on-hart (wave file, 9K long)

Charlie L. (from the USA) pronounces it as Len-heart, as have all his family since his great grandfather emigrated in 1890.

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