Message: "How would you pronounce this?"

How would you pronounce this?

by ecomama7 (guest)

3/25/2006, 7:42 PM

The name Sven.

I recently asked about the name Seven on here. Someone suggested spelling it Sven instead which I thought was interesting and I like. But would you pronounce Sven the same as Seven? Or would you kinda blend the s and v? I would only use this name for a mn so I guess it's not that big of a deal but I just wanted to see what others think. Thanks.

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- lasantine (guest)

3/28/2006, 12:12 AM

i know a guy named steven, who goes by sven. He pronounces it one syllable

- Anneza (guest)

3/26/2006, 11:53 PM

If I remember corectly, the author Roald Dahl gave one of his daughters the names Olivia Twenty Dahl. He and his wife just liked the sound of 'twenty'; it had no significance beyond that. So, if you go for Seven instead of Sven, there's some kind of precedent.

All the best

- Soph Cade (caramia31)

3/26/2006, 2:23 PM

Sven(blending the s and v) is way good. Seven kind of sounds.... odd i guess. but it's an awesome name.

It fits

- little_kit

3/26/2006, 1:58 PM

I always just, like you said, blend the s and the v. It's a way cool name though, I like it!

- Chrisell +1

3/25/2006, 7:50 PM

You blend the S and the V - pronounce it as if you were saying 'Seven' but skipping the first 'e'. In other words, Sven is pronounced exactly how it looks!

♦ Chrisell ♦

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

- Jae

3/25/2006, 7:54 PM

Chrisell described the pronunciation quite well. Sven is one syllable instead of two. If you plan on pronouncing the name like Seven, I would just use the spelling Seven. Sven and Seven are two different names.

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