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Well, I'm American, not British or Australian. I have an aunt-by-marriage named Irene and it's pronounced with two syllables. But this you would know, as we're American. I never knew that anyone anywhere pronounced it with three syllables, ashamed as I am to admit my ignorance, but I think this would be true of many Americans. When I was younger, my aunt's name just seemed like a typical "old lady" name to me, but lately the two-syllable version has grown on me. I have to say I think it sounds ridiculous pronounced with three syllables.