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    How do you pronounce this name?

    Siobhan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
    Siobhan.
    I think it would be pronounced pretty close to "chiffon."
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    This is the pronunciation I'm familiar with
    shi-VAWN
    http://www.behindthename.com/name/siobhan

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    Shuh-vahn

    Show-vahn
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    Quote Originally Posted by wvpiper View Post
    This is the pronunciation I'm familiar with
    shi-VAWN
    http://www.behindthename.com/name/siobhan
    that's the pronunciation i hear round this neck of the woods

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    Are you by any chance reading "The curious tale of the dog in the nighttime?" as Shiobhan is the main character in it.

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    Thanks! That's not really what I was thinking it sounded like, so I'm glad I asked.

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    That is my daughters middle name. It means "God is gracious" The English is Joan.
    It’s pronounced “shiv-awn”, like Chevonne, but with more of an “ive” sound.

    It can be heard HERE

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    I figured someone had been watching American Idol with that really pretty girl named Siobhan who got cut a couple weeks back.

    My wife had asked me how to pronounce her name, but I hadn't seen the show until then. She was as pretty as her name, and I had to give a short lesson in Gaelic pronunciation which my wife was uninterested in!
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    Quote Originally Posted by wvpiper View Post
    This is the pronunciation I'm familiar with
    shi-VAWN
    http://www.behindthename.com/name/siobhan
    There's a fiery lass at my office with the name, and she pronounces it as wvpiper suggests.
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