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[Opinions] Re: Gendered names with the same pronunciation but different spelling

by jonesilove

3/26/2023, 11:27 AM

Just so you know, there is a big difference between Iván and Ivan.

- ari. +6

3/26/2023, 11:36 AM

And Iván isn't pronounced anything like Yvonne either.

- jonesilove +5

3/26/2023, 7:41 PM

Maybe not in your dialect.

- ari. +4

3/26/2023, 11:14 PM

How do you pronounce them?

- jonesilove +3

3/27/2023, 7:28 AM

I have no doubt they could be pronounced otherwise, but I have always heard ee-VAHN and ee-VAHN.

- ari. +2

3/27/2023, 7:38 AM

What's the ah sound? The a in car? The o in pot?

- jonesilove +1

3/27/2023, 8:35 AM

Like car in both, yes

- ari.

3/27/2023, 10:16 AM

Interesting. Never heard Yvonne pronounced that way!

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