Names (Last and First) that are not pronounced the way that they appear
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Anonymous
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What are some and how are they actually pronounced?
I am new to an industry where I am finding the need to ask the person how to pronounce their last name or first name. |
Anonymous
| Siobhan is an Irish girls name that I've actually been seeing/hearing more of lately. It's pronounced like "Shiv-awn" |
Anonymous
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Eilidh is a Scottish name pronounced like Ailey.
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Anonymous
| Well, Sean isn't "seen" |
Anonymous
| Ianthe is pronounced "Yantay" |
Anonymous
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Ciaran is KEERan
Cesare is cheZURay |
Anonymous
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Phoebe
Feebee |
Anonymous
| Krzyzewski is Sha-shef-ski |
Anonymous
| Eion is the Irish spelling for Owen and pronounced the same way. |
Anonymous
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A lot of times J is pronounce like a Y
Sonja is Sonya |
Anonymous
| Niamh, pronounced Neeve (also Irish). |
Anonymous
| How do you pronounce Nguyen? |
Anonymous
Gwen. |
Anonymous
| Saoirce (sorsha) |
Anonymous
| Joachim |