Help With Irish Name Pronunciation Please

[WELSHYORKIE]

One of my colleagues, who is Irish by birth, has just given birth to a baby boy and has called him Senan. Can any of our Irish contibutors tell me how this is pronounced, please?

[boxtops]

crumbs, I think you'll have to ask your colleague http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/3293292

[friedgreentomato]

sean?

[abstibus]

This is a new one for me and I live here. My Chinese students used to have a mild snigger at some of my pronunciation of their names until I asked them to pronounce Niamh, Siobhan and Caoimhe.

[WELSHYORKIE]

Unfortunately can't get hold of her at the moment - mobile off and no landline

[friedgreentomato]

Have you spelt it right yorkie?

[rockyracoon]

I think it's Shannon, although I only know girls called this.

[WELSHYORKIE]

I did google it but not very helpful hence my request to you good people of the Emerald Isle.

[RATTER15]

"Caoimhe" we have a Wolf Hound named Caoimhe, pronounced "Keeva" we now spell it as K.E.E.V.A. as people find it very confusing.

[rockyracoon]

Found this

http://www.formspring...in/264196684601366955

[WELSHYORKIE]

Yes,fgt, spelling is correct - details came via text message to one of her closest colleagues and he asked her the same question.

[gingejbee]

Isn't it a bit daft to lumber a child with a name that nobody else can pronounce?

[beejay1124]

http://www.catholic.o...aint.php?saint_id=318

[vulcan]

another version of Seanan
http://www.namenerds.com/irish/trad.html

[owdhamer]

Dont know about boys names,but one year we were touring the far west of Ireland when all the road signs turned to gaelic, talk about lost.

[HowardKennitby]

are you sure he's Irish?

http://hearnames.com/...ons/search/Senan.html

[Octavius]

I would have said Shay-nun, but as said, best to ask your colleague.

[bernedette]

It is pronounced, Sin-an,