Name spelling/pronunciation

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Registered: 04-23-2007
Name spelling/pronunciation
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Mon, 04-23-2007 - 4:48pm

Hi all,

Input on a name we're strongly considering for our first child, a boy, is much appreciated. The name is a special one to us, as my husband's background is Persian, I am part Irish, and the name is both Persian and Irish (it also has Hawaiian and African-American roots). The pronunciation we would go with is the Persian pronunciation: the first syllable rhymes with the word "tea", and the second syllable rhymes with the boy's name "John". The *second* syllable is stressed, not the first.

These are my questions:

1. Which spelling makes it easiest to pronounce the name?

2. Which spelling makes it easiest to stress the second syllable?

3. Knowing the pronunciation, how would you spell the name?

4. How might you mispronounce the name spelled in these ways if you didn't already know the pronunciation?

a. Kyan
b. Keon
c. Kian
d. Kiyan
e. Keyon
f. Keyan
g. other?

Thank you SO much. Your feedback is much appreciated!
Amy :)

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Registered: 04-23-2007
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:30am
Yes, I agree -- coming up with a new spelling serves to help in pronunciation but takes away from the specialness of the name. In Irish, the name is Cian or Kian, and in Persian, it is Kian or Kiyan, so we'd originally planned to go with Kian until we realized it could be difficult to pronounce.
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Registered: 04-23-2007
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:31am

Thank you for the feedback, KT.

Amy

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Registered: 04-23-2007
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:32am

Thanks for replying!

Amy

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Registered: 04-23-2007
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:34am
Thank you, thank you!!
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Registered: 03-01-2006
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:35am

I would definitly go with Kian in this case. I would still pronounce this name Key-on.

KT

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Tue, 04-24-2007 - 11:40am
I edited my post as you

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Registered: 04-23-2007
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 12:04pm

Thank you . . .

Amy

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Registered: 04-23-2007
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 1:17pm
Any opinions on Kiaan for correct pronunciation/second syllable stress?

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