View Message

Sian-pronounciation
how in the world is this name pronounced....i have a friend with a daughter named sian/siân alaysia but she pronounces it 'see-yon' because of the accent on the 'a'...but i've also heard of it pronounced a sharn...so how exactly is this name pronounced?
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

"shawn," just like Sean.8
vote up1
Shahn.
vote up1
Sh-arn
vote up1
all of these comments are really interesting - I think it of it as 'Sharn' - but the only two girls I know with the name - both pronounce it 'See-Ann'.
vote up1
Yes, genuine Welsh girls I know pronounce it Shahn
vote up1
It's definitely Shahn, long "ah" sound -
vote up1
Agreed
vote up1
I've only ever heard it pronounced Sharn.
S xx
vote up1
sh-ARN. I believe that is the proper way to pronounce it.
vote up1
I say it SHARN.
vote up1
I say it like Sean (or Shawn)
vote up1
According to this website (and some comments left by Welsh people) it's pronounced SHAHN - kind of like Sean is pronounced Shawn.
vote up1
I say sigh-an
vote up1