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in reply to a message by faerielights
Alun is pronounced pretty much the same as Alan. It's AL-in. The u makes the same sound that a 'y' in English would make. Imagine it spelt Alyn.
Siwan is pronounced See-oo-an according to http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/colinandcumberland/south/littleblackbook/wordbank/introducing_yourself.shtml (listen to the pronunciation).
However SHOO-an could also be possible because sometime si makes a 'sh' sound i.e. Sion, Sian. The w makes an 'oo' sound so it could be SH-OO-an.
The first pronunciation is from South Wales so perhaps their is a difference between North and South.
Siwan is pronounced See-oo-an according to http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/colinandcumberland/south/littleblackbook/wordbank/introducing_yourself.shtml (listen to the pronunciation).
However SHOO-an could also be possible because sometime si makes a 'sh' sound i.e. Sion, Sian. The w makes an 'oo' sound so it could be SH-OO-an.
The first pronunciation is from South Wales so perhaps their is a difference between North and South.
This message was edited 2/28/2007, 2:57 AM
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