The name "Hernley" is spelled with six letters and can be transcribed phonetically as /hɜːrnli/. The first sound, represented by the letter "h", is a voiceless glottal fricative. The next sound, represented by the letter "e", is pronounced as a short vowel sound, /ɜː/. The letters "rn" represent a consonant cluster, with both letters pronounced separately. The final sound, represented by the letters "ley", is pronounced as a diphthong, with the first sound being /iː/ and the second sound being /ɪ/.