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Siobhan vs. Yes vs. No

I am mostly Irish and I wanted to pretty irish girl’s name. I have heard this name used for you irish girl’s. Thoughts, I could also be spelled as Chevonne but Siobhan is the traditional irish spelling thanks

The Top Baby Name is...

Siobhan

0%

Yes

50%

No

50%

Poll created: Jul 27, 2008
Total Votes: 8
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i don’t like it...
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
I think it’s a beautiful name but it will ALWAYS be mispronounced and misspelled. Trust me, i know, my parents named me Caoilfhinn (pro Cay-lyn) and everyone always would say it like Cal-Finn, even though its pro. differently. Use Chevonne or use the traditional spelling as the middle name.
posted by Caoilfhinn :: 15 years ago | report
I like the name and think you should spell it the traditional way - I’m not a fan at all of Americanizing names like this. Yes, you will have to explain how to pronounce her name and will have to spell it, but these days with so many spellings you have to spell out practically everything, even what used to be the most common names.
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
I think it is pretty but without the intro I couldn’t pronounce it. This will result in hardship when you read the name. pro (see-o-bahn)
posted by Antelope :: 15 years ago | report
Siobhan is not unheard of, most people will know how to pronounce it...
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
I like it ok but PLEASE do not spell it differently! That takes the Irish out!! (I’m sure you can tell what my heritage is)...more good Irish names:
Saoirse
Mairead
Hanorah
posted by Em :: 15 years ago | report
I agree with the earlier suggestion that you should keep the Irish spelling but use it as a middle rather than a first name.
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
I would use Chevonne/Shevaun/Shavon. My ancestors came over from Ireland and I see nothing wrong with using the version people would understand here. Nobody will be able to pronounce Siobhan, sorry. Sinead is the Irish form of Jane and we use Jane don’t we?

http://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-n-z.html
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
How about Niamh (pronounced Neev) or Aislinn (pronounced Azlyn) instead?
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
i love the name Siobhan
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
Sinead is a variant of Jane, Siobhan is a variant of Joan. So call her Joan then -- not Chevonne.. I mean seriously! It’s like phonetically spelling out a name and it looks silly.
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report

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