Talk:Siobhán
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What is the pronunciation of Siobhan?--Gregalton 23:17, 31 January 2007 (UTC) Yes indeed i was wondering for very long how to pronounce that name. Maybe someone from Ireland would upload audio example of pronounciation of 'Siobhan'. --Doxent 18:14, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
- My understanding is that it is pronounced Shivon or Shivawn, but I'm not at all certain. Would be useful to have on the article page.--Gregalton 21:25, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Siobhán is pronounced Shi-vaun.
It's not Irish for Joan [as it says on the wiki page], it's Irish for Hannah. My mother's name is Hannah and she went to school in the 1930s when they only spoke Irish in school and she was always called Siobhán
Lobelia Overhill 13:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the clarification on pronunciation, much appreciated. While I don't know for certain, I think that Hannah is another variation on Joan (which is a variation on John, in the neutral sense that names that are now "gendered" often were used for both males and females). So the text may be accurate and still correspond to your mother's experience.--Gregalton 14:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
pronounced [ʃɪˈvɔːn] in English? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 219.173.119.57 (talk • contribs) 06:42, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
