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  1. February 8th, 2006, 09:59 AM #1
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    Siobhan

    How this name is pronounced?
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  2. February 8th, 2006, 04:40 PM #2
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    Re: Siobhan

    Quote Originally Posted by net surfer
    How this name is pronounced?
    Not as you might think !!!

    It's between Шибон and Шивон. I know this because my daughter has a friend with this name.
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  3. February 8th, 2006, 06:06 PM #3
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    SheeVAWN (so Mike: Шивон is most correct )


    The Irish are crazy with their spelling

    A couple of other names:

    Aine : AWnye or Onye
    Niamh : NEEav (another classic)
    Saoirse: SEERsha


    And my favourite:


    Uighbheann............ : Ian !




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  4. February 8th, 2006, 07:52 PM #4
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    One other really common one you may encounter is "Sean." It is not pronounced Сийн as you may expect, but actually "Шан." Weird, but true...
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  5. February 9th, 2006, 02:44 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barmaley
    One other really common one you may encounter is "Sean." It is not pronounced Сийн as you may expect, but actually "Шан." Weird, but true...
    Irish is even worse than English when it comes to spelling. There is some logic though. Remember these names come from a different language, with different pronunciation.

    I could say, Why is the French name Jean pronounced Жон, and not Джин? Because it's French!!
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  6. February 9th, 2006, 10:14 AM #6
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    Got it! Thank you guys.
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  7. February 11th, 2006, 11:26 PM #7
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    Practically, it's not Жон but Жан.
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  8. March 4th, 2006, 06:48 PM #8
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    I have a good friend by the name of Siobhan and it's pronounced Shi-von. The 'i' is short and not drawn out at all.
    Hope that helps, It's a tricky but wonderful name.
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