How would you pronounce Anneliese?

[hannahfroodoo]

So I need some help... I think we have decided on Anneliese for a girl but I want to know how you would pronounce it.
I have always pronounced it ann-uh-lees but some people have said they would pronounce it ah-nuh-lees with the different sound on the first syllable.
I actually like both but if we are going to have an Anneliese, I want to know what the general consensus is on pronunciation...

Thankyou!

[littlelara]

I'm with you, and the hard A

[feeb]

I am with you Ann

[Traveller]

I would pronounce it Aah-neh-leese

[mrslancer]

I have a friend with that name and she has always pronounced it as Ann-uh-lees

[Floweryfields]

I have had an Anneleise in my class - and it was pronounced Ann - e - leese.

[kristi14]

I pronounce it ANNA-LEASE.

Gorgeous name, its one of my DD's middle names

[Junglemum]

I think English people and perhaps people from SA would say Ah instead of Ann. Same people that say Cah-stle instead of cas-tle.

[Minque]

The double 'N' makes me think it should be pronounced Anna not Ahna if that makes sense. If it was spelled Aana... or Ana... I would think it was an Ah sound.

Gorgeous name either way though

[hannahfroodoo]

Thanks very much all!!
- looks like most people would say the An sound rather than the ah.

[Pandora]

Anna-leese where leese rhymes with Reece

ETA: which is how they used to say it in Neighbours

[Neoma]

I agree with Pandora