How would you pronounce Caiyan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: What race would you assume?

Honestly, my first assumption would be white American parents trying to be "yoonique." Wouldn't be surprised to find out it was a foreign language/ethnic name, though.

Me too, with the pretension. I would pronounce it Kyan, like Ryan with a K (thinking of Kyan from Queer Eye).

[Anonymous]

Id assume African American for both the girl and boy version. And I dislike both.

[Anonymous]

The same way I pronounce the name of someone I know, Kyan. KYY- Ann.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd pronounce it "pretentious parents"

How about "non-Caucasian/American" parents. Is that OK with you, that some people are from different cultures?

Yes. But still pretentious as hell. Cai is a family name--is it yours? Why run the two together like that? So people won't know you're naming your kid Janedoe or Susanjohnson?

Are you going to pronounce it Ts'aiyen?

Wow. So much nastiness here. I knew a Chinese woman named Caiyan. She did pronounce is Tsaiyen. I don't assume her parents were pretentious. I assume they are Chinese and gave their daughter a Chinese name/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um...

Kai-yan

I wouldn't think boy or girl so mucy as cayenne pepper, but if I had to take a guess...um, girl?

+1

[Anonymous]

I would pronounce it like Cayenne, the sporty and luxurious mid sized SUV

[Anonymous]

Tsi yen

[Anonymous]

I would pronounce Kia YAN as well, and have no idea about gender.

[Anonymous]

Asian American, pronounced GEEN, for a boy, but surely I’m wrong, as I’m white.

[Anonymous]

When I see it, my brain immediately thinks of three possible pronunciations, so not knowing which is right, if I'm in a hurry I'd say, Hey Kiddo?

[Anonymous]

Cayenne. Like the pepper. Hope the kid grows up to be extremely attractive or at the very least comfortable with the hot and spicy association.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like Ryan with a K. I don't know which gender I would assume. Looks feminine to be, but sounds masculine if pronounced the way I said. A friend just named her son Kaien, which is pronounced "Kyan," but her husband is Japanese.

Agree with this pronunciation and I would guess male--either an ethnic name or down-market Caucasian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tsi yen

How do you pronounce that?

[Anonymous]

Cayenne pepper

[Anonymous]

Stuuu iddd