The spelling of "John Heming" might seem straightforward, but IPA phonetic transcription reveals a few subtleties. The first name is pronounced /dʒɒn/ with a voiced palato-alveolar affricate /dʒ/ and a short /ɒ/ vowel. The last name is pronounced /ˈhɛmɪŋ/, with a stress on the first syllable and a lenis /h/ (meaning it is pronounced like a voiced sound). The second syllable has a short /ɪ/ vowel and the final syllable has a syllabic nasal /ŋ/.