Huh?

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

How do you prounonce the boy's name "Ciaran"?

Seer-an? Keer-an? See-ar-an? Something else?

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[laminy.livejournal.com]

See-air-in. I have no idea how it's actually pronounced, but that's how I would say it.

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

That makes sense to me, since Ciara (see-ar-ah/see-air-ah) is the female version. Who knows if that's tru fax though. :(

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

Ciara is actually pronounced KEER-a. Ciaran is pronounced KEER-an. IF you're pronouncing them correctly.

[mandidoll.livejournal.com]

i have no idea, but if i saw it and had to guess i would say
See-air-an

[haughtymelodic.livejournal.com]

I would pronounce with the Key sound so Kee-aran

[amyames.livejournal.com]

I know someone with this name. It's Ker-enn

[amyames.livejournal.com]

sorry that should say Keer-enn

[jenufa.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, my husband uses a variant of this online, as cieran. We say seer-an, because we're stupid apparently. :P

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

It's 'KEER-un'. Everyone I've ever heard of with the name has pronounced it like that.

(Edited to clarify pronunciation)

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I know a Ciaran, and he says it KEER-ann. I have always hated the name, both the spelling and how it sounds.

[essmtee.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how this name was originally meant to be pronounced and for that reason I don't like it. Too much confusion when the substitute teachers are taking attendance. I happen to kind of like the name Siobhan but would be very reluctant to use it as a first name because how many people REALLY know how to say it? Before I knew how to pronounce it I wanted to say see-OH-ben.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i've only heard it pronounced keer-an.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

It's pronounced Keer-in.
My cousin is named Keiran....but I prefer the spelling Ciaran.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

Definitely Keer-in.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

KEER-in.

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

I always first want to say see-ar-an when I see it, even though I know it's keer-an. I just prefer the K spellings I guess.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

KEE-ran.

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

keer-an.

[nearlyalegume.livejournal.com]

It's KEER-an. It's Celtic, which is why the spelling-to-speech rules are different.