I've always pronounced it with a short "o"
well if its a boy name it hobbes pronounced hobbs.
It is pronounced B O B
Snopes is pronounced as "snohps." The "o" in Snopes is pronounced like the "o" in "no."
The word "ceremony" has a short "o" sound, pronounced as /ˈsɛr.ɪ.mə.ni/. The "o" in the second syllable is not pronounced as a long "o" sound.
Rognvald is pronounced as ROG-nvald (the "o" is pronounced like the "o" in "dog" and the "v" as a hard "v" sound).
Boese is pronounced like "boo-suh." The "o" is pronounced as a long "o" sound and the "e" is pronounced as an "uh" sound.
Sloth the animal: o pronounced like ah, Slah-th Sloth the cardinal sin: o pronounced like ohh, slowth
Pottu is pronounced as "po-too." The 'o' is pronounced like the 'o' in the word 'hot' and the 'u' sound is like in the word 'too.' The 'tt' is pronounced as a double 't' sound.
No, a long one. (the 'o' in long is short, by the way)
Yes. The O has a long O sound as in bowl and boat.
The name "Stiofan" is pronounced as "STEE-van." The "Sti" is pronounced like "stee" and the "o" is pronounced like a long "o" sound, as in "toe." The "fan" is pronounced like "van."
In German it is called an "umlaut", and it affects the way the vowel is pronounced. For example, an "O" with an umlaut over it is pronounced like double "O" in English. Thus: Flote (with an umlaut over the "o") is pronounced "Flute" in English.