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[Opinions] Re: Sianoa
by Miranda
5/14/2010, 6:27 PM
in reply to a message by Lily
Funny - I posted a few days ago saying I liked Shauna and was surprised it's not more popular. I've never seen this, though, and wouldn't have known it was prounounced the same way (less the "o"). I like it, but I think I'd have to go with Shauna here in the US because most (like me) wouldn't get the pronounciation.

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- Lily (Destry)   +5
5/14/2010, 6:30 PM
It's not pronounced like Shauna, it's sha-NO-a. Well, more like shaah-NO-ah, because Sian is SHAAHN. Sounds way different, if you ask me. I don't like Shauna at all, sorry.

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- Miranda   +4
5/14/2010, 7:21 PM
I'm not saying you're wrong, but don't think I am either!I don't know...As I said, I don't know how to pronounce it exactly, but looking at the pronounciation key for Sian, it's SHAH:N... http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.phpNote the astrisks on AH and AW and the ":" --- add an "a" at the end (like Shauna) and how do you not get a possible pronounciation that is the exact same as Shauna?
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- Lily (Destry)   +3
5/15/2010, 6:53 AM
No, the accent means that it's a long and open aah sound, not an aw sound. There's a huge difference.And the -noa part comes from Noa, Noah so it's NO-a.It's Sian + Noah, not Sian + Na.
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- brydz (guest)
5/15/2010, 7:46 PM
Sianoa -i've only ever heard it pronounced SHAH-Noah.Shauna -is pronounced SHAW-Nuh.2 totally different names.
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- brydz (guest)
5/15/2010, 7:45 PM
Sianoa -i've only ever heard it pronounced SHAH-Noah.Shauna -is pronounced SHAW-Nuh.2 totally different names.
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- Chanel
5/15/2010, 3:23 PM
In my accent, aah and aw sound exactly the same
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