Correct pronunciation of Eoghan
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Correct pronunciation of Eoghan
| Mon, 05-21-2007 - 1:03am |
Correct pronunciation of Eoghan
- O-in (as Owen or Eoin)
- YO-in
- YOU-in (as Ewan)
- either O-in or YO-in
- either YO-in or YOU-in
- either O-in or YOU-in
- O-in, YO-in and YOU-in are all okay
- I've seen several pronunciations for this, but don't know which is standard.
- Which is correct and if several are correct, which is your favorite?
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Behind the name says either O-in or YO-in
KT
Technically it's "either O-in or YO-in," but they're not that different. It's basically a more stressed pronunciation of the Eo- beginning ... EEO-in (long E) said quickly sounds a bit more like YO-in than simply O-in, but they're nearly identical, if that makes sense.
Ewan is often taken as stemming from Eoghan, so that's why you might see YOU-in listed, but Ewan would be the altered form/pronunciation, so it doesn't completely follow that Eoghan would be said the same way. In other words, that
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