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If the name looks totally ridiculous (short on vowels and full of j,k,q-without-u,x,y,z and apostrophes and random capitalization), I assign it the most ridiculous-sounding pronunciation possible based on the underlying phonetics. I figure it's the least I can do.
If it looks reasonable but unusual like a possible spelling variant of a real name, then if the author/in-story-culture seems to have influences from any real-world Earth culture, then I use the phonetics of that language if they seem to fit.
E.g., a fake French-medievalish fantasy world which calls its people Roleynd and Yssulte and so forth would get fake French pronunciation rules attached.
But mostly I tend to skim over anything which isn't immediately "obvious" anyway.
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