| Letter | Name | Name pronunciation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern English | Latin |
Modern English |
Latin | Old French | Middle English |
|
| A | a | ā | /ˈeɪ/, /ˈæ/[nb 2] | /aː/ | /aː/ | /aː/ |
| B | bee | bē | /ˈbiː/ | /beː/ | /beː/ | /beː/ |
| C | cee | cē | /ˈsiː/ | /keː/ | /tʃeː/ > /tseː/ > /seː/ | /seː/ |
| D | dee | dē | /ˈdiː/ | /deː/ | /deː/ | /deː/ |
| E | e | ē | /ˈiː/ | /eː/ | /eː/ | /eː/ |
| F | ef | ef | /ˈɛf/ | /ɛf/ | /ɛf/ | /ɛf/ |
| eff as a verb | ||||||
| G | gee | gē | /ˈdʒiː/ | /ɡeː/ | /dʒeː/ | /dʒeː/ |
| H | aitch | hā | /ˈeɪtʃ/ | /haː/ > /ˈaha/ > /ˈakːa/ | /ˈaːtʃə/ | /aːtʃ/ |
| haitch[nb 3] | /ˈheɪtʃ/ | |||||
| I | i | ī | /ˈaɪ/ | /iː/ | /iː/ | /iː/ |
| J | jay | – | /ˈdʒeɪ/ | – | – | [nb 4] |
| jy[nb 5] | /ˈdʒaɪ/ | |||||
| K | kay | kā | /ˈkeɪ/ | /kaː/ | /kaː/ | /kaː/ |
| L | el | el | /ˈɛl/ | /ɛl/ | /ɛl/ | /ɛl/ |
| ell as a verb | ||||||
| M | em | em | /ˈɛm/ | /ɛm/ | /ɛm/ | /ɛm/ |
| N | en | en | /ˈɛn/ | /ɛn/ | /ɛn/ | /ɛn/ |
| O | o | ō | /ˈoʊ/ | /oː/ | /oː/ | /oː/ |
| P | pee | pē | /ˈpiː/ | /peː/ | /peː/ | /peː/ |
| Q | cue[nb 6] | qū | /ˈkjuː/ | /kuː/ | /kyː/ | /kiw/ |
| R | ar | er | /ˈɑːr/ | /ɛr/ | /ɛr/ | /ɛr/ > /ar/ |
| or[nb 7] | /ˈɔːr/ | |||||
| S | ess | es | /ˈɛs/ | /ɛs/ | /ɛs/ | /ɛs/ |
| es- in compounds[nb 8] | ||||||
| T | tee | tē | /ˈtiː/ | /teː/ | /teː/ | /teː/ |
| U | u | ū | /ˈjuː/ | /uː/ | /yː/ | /iw/ |
| V | vee | – | /ˈviː/ | – | – | – |
| W | double-u | – | /ˈdʌbəl.juː/[nb 9] | – | – | – |
| X | ex | ex | /ˈɛks/ | /ɛks/ | /iks/ | /ɛks/ |
| ix | /ɪks/ | |||||
| Y | wye | hȳ | /ˈwaɪ/ | /hyː/ | ui, gui ? | /wiː/ ? |
| /iː/ | ||||||
| ī graeca | /iː ˈɡraɪka/ | /iː ɡrɛːk/ | ||||
| Z | zed[nb 10] | zēta | /ˈzɛd/ | /ˈzeːta/ | /ˈzɛːdə/ | /zɛd/ |
| zee[nb 11] | /ˈziː/ | |||||
