The French names (from which the English names got derived) preserve the qualities of the English vowels before the Great Vowel Shift.
ðə fɹˈɛntʃ nˈeɪmz fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ nˈeɪmz ɡɑːt dᵻɹˈaɪvd pɹɪzˈɜːv ðə kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ vˈaʊəlz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt vˈaʊəl ʃˈɪft.