It's too complicated to pronounce. Trust me. I'm reading '
Antony and
Cleopatra' in English at the moment, and we've had a large 'SHAR-mee-an vs.
Charmaine' debate, which resolved in agreeing to disagree. KAR-mee-an wasn't even ventured into!
It sounds prettiest to me pronounced SHAR-mee-an, KAR-mee-an sounds like a weird pronounciation of car-man, like someone who works as a valet.