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Søren and Sören
by Elinor (Elly747)
1/3/2006, 7:51 AM
How are these pronounced in different Scandinavian languages? And are there any other variants not listed on BtN?(Hyperlink - Soren)_____________________________________________________________________♥Elinor♥"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
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- Dahlis
1/5/2006, 12:01 PM
I live in Sweden, and Sören is the swedish form, and Soren (with line over the "o") is danish/norwegian.
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- Elphi
1/4/2006, 1:20 AM
In Swedish the ö is pronounced like the i in bird, sir etc, so yes, like SIR-en.
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- Caprice   +2
1/3/2006, 10:07 AM
It's hard to explain, since the "ö" isn't found in English. But it's almost like if you were saying "Sir Wren" (SUHR-en)Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the lights
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- Satu (_satu_)   +1
1/3/2006, 10:30 AM
In Danish, Søren is pronounced with only one syllable: Sirn (English 'Sir' + 'n') / Satuhttp://www.nordicnames.de/
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- Charlie Blue
1/3/2006, 12:21 PM
Yes but...it's more sir-ren, but also pronounced in one syllable as you said: Sirn.
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