Why is H pronounced aitch?

Related questions

1. What word has all 26 letters of the alphabet?
2. How is the letter H pronounced?
3. Who created numbers?
4. What word has every letter of the alphabet?
5. Which is correct aitch or Haitch?
6. What is the shortest sentence that uses all 26 letters?
7. What's the shortest sentence?
8. Are there any English words without vowels?
9. Was ampersand part of the alphabet?
10. What is the shortest word?

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1. #spelling
2. #english
3. #adding
4. #pronunciation
5. #aitch
6. #associated
7. #pronounced
8. #england
9. #eitch
10. #haitch
11. #often
12. #considered
13. #letter
14. #spelled
15. #speakers
16. #nonstandard
17. #occasionally