In Elvish names, the vowel combination ae is usually pronounced as a diphthong, essentially as the English word 'eye'. On that basis, Annael would be pronounced as something like 'a'nnile'. However, since the name is clearly composed of two distinct elements anna 'gift' and el (probably) 'Elf', it is plausible that the normal rules of pronunciation may not apply here, and the etymology of the name would lead to pronunciation more like 'a'nna-el' in this specific case.
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