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.
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
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
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 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
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
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
Re: phonetic pronunciation of Ceana?
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 llig leahcim
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