A friend of Irish ancestry, with an Irish last name, Tobin, has just become a father for the first time. They (mom & dad) decided to name their daughter "Ceana", a purportedly Gaelic name that they found on the internet. However, their Irish roots are not recent enough or deep enough to know how to pronounce the name..............
In honor of the occasion, I will compose a Jig, to be titled "Ceana's Jig".
What is the correct pronunciation of "Ceana"? Phonetic spelling would be helpful. Thank you.
I kinda expect some good natured slagging here over picking out a name with unknown pronunciation....(I had a chuckle over this myself).......I promise to pass it on to the dad.......
That's the thing about having sproglets, people think that because they're clever enough to be able to make their own human being, they can do what they want to it, even give the poor bairn a name nobody can pronounce, so it has to go through life being asked time and time again, "how do you pronounce that?" or people trying and getting it wildly wrong. You've gotta feel sorry for all concerned, especially the parents for being so lacking in common sense and foresight.
I quite like having a name that nobody (outside Ireland) can get. Makes for some great conversations. My sister, Ríona, on the other hand, gets a little irritated by it, especially given that even Irish people get it wrong.
yan is pronounced like `an` and the `ah` is like a long phonetic aah, if you get my gist.
Is your alphabet pronounced differently from our`s?
Taking into account your accent, lets say that it is spoken like this: k-yah-nah.
Is that any better cecilguitar?
Sorry did`nt realize you were american.
If you think along the lines of a german name than the yan is spoken like their version of Jan with the first consonant ( the j )
sounding like a y.
And I saw a version on the internet that pronounced it Keh-nah. . . and I thought that 'celtic' was only pronounced with an 's' when referring to the Boston basketball team . . .
oops, sorry . . . that is one of my pet peeves though . . . I hate the Boston Celtics because of how they pronounce their name. . . so I was trying to find out if people actually pronounce Celtic/s with an s . . . oh well, I believe I was hooked . . . I'll make it up to you fidkid.
Hate to break it to you lads, but after working through the medium of Irish now for nearly 10 years, I am pretty certain that there is no precedence for pronouncing a c as an s.
The phonetics of the alphabet in ngaeilge does not allow it.
Emphasis any part of it you want, but it still starts with a k sound.
Round Manchester back in the seventies, the great collector's work was univerversally referred to as Key'ole Rinse, by Brendan Breathsnatch.
And Glasgow has of course always been "Seltic". I tend to use the soft-s word to refer to the floaty middle-of-the-road stuff that you get on mood-music CDs.
PARENTS, DOW, SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE SURNAME THEY ARE STICKING THEIR KIDS WITH AS WELL! How selfish to have sex w/someone knowing a kid could result and be tortured especially when working in the media and their name is used millions of time over a lifetime as 'sh*t' weis sh*t '. The name is WEISS HEIGHT!!!! As far as 'people clever enough' DOW, PEOPLE DON'T MAKE A CHILD, THE CREATOR DOES! Biggest misnomer out here, and quite disgustingly pretentious of people to think. PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. SEX ACTS OCCUR WITH NO CHILD RESULTING.
Irish who made names purposely to be difficult to pronounce is neither cute nor funny. Only childish and irritating.
Pronunciation of that name will vary widely depending on the language of the person trying to pronounce it. To begin with just one issue, the combination 'ea' in English is commonly pronounced 'ee' as in 'dean' for example - maybe it wasn't historically, but it is now, much to the frustration of speakers of European, and many other languages. So many English speakers could even tend to pronounce that name something like Seena or Keena.
Wendy, I think you will have a difficult job trying to convince people of your views if you predicate your argument on something that a good proportion of people don't accept anyway - rightly or wrongly. Your view is a fundamentalist one (rightly or wrongly), which perhaps even moderately religious people who might also hold evolutionised views may not agree with.
Irish names, or English names for that matter, would not be that difficult for Irish speakers to pronounce I would have thought, although the converse might not necessarily be the case.
...the next pronunciation issue will be what syllable to put the stress on, correct me if I am wrong, some languages will put it on the first, others on the second, still others perhaps on the third, so it could be anywhere in the range: KEE/na; KEE/schwa/na; SEE/na; SEE/schwa/na; KeeAHna, SeeAHna, KeeANNa, SeeANNa, to name a few.
Oh, then there's the spelling.
phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
A friend of Irish ancestry, with an Irish last name, Tobin, has just become a father for the first time. They (mom & dad) decided to name their daughter "Ceana", a purportedly Gaelic name that they found on the internet. However, their Irish roots are not recent enough or deep enough to know how to pronounce the name..............
In honor of the occasion, I will compose a Jig, to be titled "Ceana's Jig".
What is the correct pronunciation of "Ceana"? Phonetic spelling would be helpful. Thank you.
I kinda expect some good natured slagging here over picking out a name with unknown pronunciation....(I had a chuckle over this myself).......I promise to pass it on to the dad.......
Best always,
Tom
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by ceciltguitar
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
k-yan-ah.
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by blas
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Thank you, Blas!
Is the "yan" pronounced like "an" or like "on"?
I presume the ah is pronounced "uh". Correct?
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by ceciltguitar
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That's the thing about having sproglets, people think that because they're clever enough to be able to make their own human being, they can do what they want to it, even give the poor bairn a name nobody can pronounce, so it has to go through life being asked time and time again, "how do you pronounce that?" or people trying and getting it wildly wrong. You've gotta feel sorry for all concerned, especially the parents for being so lacking in common sense and foresight.
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by Dr. Dow
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Thanks doo!
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by Conán McDonnell
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'doo?'
Here in München we pronounce Dow 'Dov'
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by Ottery
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I quite like having a name that nobody (outside Ireland) can get. Makes for some great conversations. My sister, Ríona, on the other hand, gets a little irritated by it, especially given that even Irish people get it wrong.
Niamh
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by tumeltyni
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
yan is pronounced like `an` and the `ah` is like a long phonetic aah, if you get my gist.
Is your alphabet pronounced differently from our`s?
Taking into account your accent, lets say that it is spoken like this: k-yah-nah.
Is that any better cecilguitar?
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by blas
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
Sorry did`nt realize you were american.
If you think along the lines of a german name than the yan is spoken like their version of Jan with the first consonant ( the j )
sounding like a y.
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by blas
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No no no. It’s pronounced see ANN uh. The “c” is pronounced like an “s” - like in “celtic”.
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by fidkid
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In my neck of the woods its pronounced see- anna without any major emphasis on any part of the name.
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by galway-fiddle
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And I saw a version on the internet that pronounced it Keh-nah. . . and I thought that 'celtic' was only pronounced with an 's' when referring to the Boston basketball team . . .
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by musicfan
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I b'leeve that was tongue in cheek, musicfan.
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by Bob himself
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Jerk the string, set the hook. Gotcha, musicfan. Hee hee.
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by fidkid
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oops, sorry . . . that is one of my pet peeves though . . . I hate the Boston Celtics because of how they pronounce their name. . . so I was trying to find out if people actually pronounce Celtic/s with an s . . . oh well, I believe I was hooked . . . I'll make it up to you fidkid.
# Posted on January 31st 2006 by musicfan
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
Hate to break it to you lads, but after working through the medium of Irish now for nearly 10 years, I am pretty certain that there is no precedence for pronouncing a c as an s.
The phonetics of the alphabet in ngaeilge does not allow it.
Emphasis any part of it you want, but it still starts with a k sound.
# Posted on January 31st 2006 by blas
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
(except in Glasgow)
# Posted on January 31st 2006 by ...
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
Round Manchester back in the seventies, the great collector's work was univerversally referred to as Key'ole Rinse, by Brendan Breathsnatch.
And Glasgow has of course always been "Seltic". I tend to use the soft-s word to refer to the floaty middle-of-the-road stuff that you get on mood-music CDs.
# Posted on January 31st 2006 by LastToFinish
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Yip. Works for me.
# Posted on January 31st 2006 by blas
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Thank you, all, for your responses.
# Posted on January 31st 2006 by ceciltguitar
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PARENTS, DOW, SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE SURNAME THEY ARE STICKING THEIR KIDS WITH AS WELL! How selfish to have sex w/someone knowing a kid could result and be tortured especially when working in the media and their name is used millions of time over a lifetime as 'sh*t' weis sh*t '. The name is WEISS HEIGHT!!!! As far as 'people clever enough' DOW, PEOPLE DON'T MAKE A CHILD, THE CREATOR DOES! Biggest misnomer out here, and quite disgustingly pretentious of people to think. PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. SEX ACTS OCCUR WITH NO CHILD RESULTING.
Irish who made names purposely to be difficult to pronounce is neither cute nor funny. Only childish and irritating.
# Posted on May 14th 2009 by wendyw
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Pronunciation of that name will vary widely depending on the language of the person trying to pronounce it. To begin with just one issue, the combination 'ea' in English is commonly pronounced 'ee' as in 'dean' for example - maybe it wasn't historically, but it is now, much to the frustration of speakers of European, and many other languages. So many English speakers could even tend to pronounce that name something like Seena or Keena.
Wendy, I think you will have a difficult job trying to convince people of your views if you predicate your argument on something that a good proportion of people don't accept anyway - rightly or wrongly. Your view is a fundamentalist one (rightly or wrongly), which perhaps even moderately religious people who might also hold evolutionised views may not agree with.
Irish names, or English names for that matter, would not be that difficult for Irish speakers to pronounce I would have thought, although the converse might not necessarily be the case.
# Posted on May 14th 2009 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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...the next pronunciation issue will be what syllable to put the stress on, correct me if I am wrong, some languages will put it on the first, others on the second, still others perhaps on the third, so it could be anywhere in the range: KEE/na; KEE/schwa/na; SEE/na; SEE/schwa/na; KeeAHna, SeeAHna, KeeANNa, SeeANNa, to name a few.
Oh, then there's the spelling.
# Posted on May 14th 2009 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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I wouldn't normally comment on a thread this old but, seeing as it has revived a bit, according to my neice, Orla, who knows a bit about this stuff:
The meaning of the name Ceana is God Is Gracious
The origin of the name Ceana is American
Alternate spealling of SEANA.
Also a contraction of OCEANA, meaning ocean.
Also a Scottish Gaelic name (pronounced kenna) meaning 'fair'.
# Posted on May 14th 2009 by greg sheils
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My niece is called Ceana and we pronounce it C-anna
# Posted on September 11th 2009 by Jellybean22