Hercules

An Ancient Roman proper name derived from an Ancient Greek proper name Heracles, which is likely where we get our clues for modern pronunciation.

molecules

Thats a French word they built from a Latin base. Take it up with them on that one.

We here don’t give a fuck a say “Nike” like Mike.

The single syllable "Nike" pronunciation was introducing in the late 1980s or early 1990s with the advertising campaign for "Nike Air" shoes. Sometimes pop culture name shortening sticks. Another example of this would be the brand Porsche has two syllables, but has been shortened by most to a single syllable name.