Comments (Pronunciation Only)
He-may-nuh.
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I know a girl with this name, pronounced "sih-meena."
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The Portuguese pronunciation is [shee-MEN-uh]
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A dear friend of mine goes by this name, she tells me it is pronounced ZEE-mena.
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Maybe that's how she pronounces it, but that is definitely not the pronunciation in Spanish.
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It would nowadays be spelt "Jimena." In the Cid's day, it would have been pronounced "Shee-MEN-ah." It would now be pronounced "Khee-MEN-ah or "Hee-MEN-ah."
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