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siôn
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Simon
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6/21/2002, 3:34 AM
Anyone know the correct pronounciation for "Siôn" the welsh form of
John
.
Is it Shon or
SHaun
or...???
Thanks
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Rosey
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6/21/2002, 6:22 AM
I have heard it pronounced as
Shaun
in England, but whether this is the "correct" pronunciation I'm not sure!
Rosey
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Yan
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5/28/2004, 1:27 AM
Yes it IS pronounced as
Shaun
!
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Heather
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6/25/2002, 2:08 PM
I have heard it pronounced See-own, in a hebrew setting
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Merriment
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6/27/2002, 5:04 PM
And the Welsh pronounciation is...
a cross betwee shown and shon, a long o sound. It sounds like
Shaun
with a prolonged au sound to non-Welsh speakers.
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