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Old 07-29-2011, 04:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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It's Shuh-vawn actually. Irish names are always mispronounced, the worst I've come across is either Iarfhlaith or Concabhuir.

I'm Ieuan, btw.
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Old 07-30-2011, 04:45 AM   #2 (permalink)
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It's Shuh-vawn actually. Irish names are always mispronounced, the worst I've come across is either Iarfhlaith or Concabhuir.

I'm Ieuan, btw.
I think we're actually saying the same thing here, we've just used different ways of writing out its phonetic sound.
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Old 07-30-2011, 11:05 AM   #3 (permalink)
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the worst I've come across is either Iarfhlaith or Concabhuir.
I think you just named my children.
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Old 07-30-2011, 02:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I'm Ieuan, btw.
...No way. Ieuan's my middle name, and I've never in my life encountered anyone outside my family who's even heard of the name before, let alone anyone who can spell/pronounce it properly.
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