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[Opinions] Pronunciation question
How do you pronounce these names:Evan
Ewan
Ivan
IwanOh, and could you mention if you use different pronunciations depending on languages. Thanks!

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EH-vən
YOO-wən / YOO-wan
AI-vən
EE-van
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Evan "EV-un"
Ewan "YOU-un"
Ivan "EYE-vun"
Iwan "EE-vun"

This message was edited 2/20/2010, 10:35 AM

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Evan - ev-un
Ewan - yew-un
Ivan - eye-van
Iwan - yew-un
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I have an Australian accent so with that in mind, this is how I pronounce these names: Evan - Ehv-an
Ewan - You-an
Ivan - Eye-van
Iwan - Not sure, but I would guess that it would be pronounced the same as Ivan
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Evan evv-in
Ewan I don't really know. It looks like eww-in
Ivan I-vin letter I then vin.
Iwan I-wan an like in answer
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Evan - EV-ən
Ewan - YOO-ən
Ivan - IE-vən (first syllable is the long I sound). I might say ee-VAHN if I knew the person was from Russia, but it sounds just like Yvonne so I have a hard time saying it that way.
Iwan - no idea
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Evan - EHV-in
Ewan - YOO-in
Ivan - IE-vin
Iwan - At first glance I figured it was Polish, which I know little about, so I'd say EEV-an? But that's not right. But it says it's also Welsh, so that way I'd say YOO-an.
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ev-in
oo-win
eye-vin
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Evan: EV-ən
Ewan: YOO-ən
Ivan: EE-vahn or ee-VAHN
Iwan: EE-vahn or ee-VAHNTo me Ivan & Iwan are just alternative spellings of the same name while I consider Evan & Ewan different names. However that may just be my personal impression.

This message was edited 2/19/2010, 2:23 PM

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I speak American English with a Midwestern accent.Evan - Eh-van
Ewan - You-uhn
Ivan - Eye-van
Iwan - I've never seen/heard this before. I cheated and looked at the BtN pronunciation, which makes sense. If I was reading it, I might assume it would be Eye-wan, although if there were other indicators to pronounce "w" with a "v" sound, I might not.
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Eh-ven.
E-wan
I-van.
I-wan
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Evan- /EV en/
Ewan- /YOU en/
Ivan- /EYE vahn/ (English) or /ee VAHN/ (Russian)

This message was edited 2/19/2010, 4:18 PM

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EV-in
YOU-in
ee-VAHN (I'm not Russian, I just pronounce it this way.)
ee-VAHN (I pronounce Ivan and Iwan the same way...)

This message was edited 2/19/2010, 2:02 PM

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Evv-an
You-an
Eye-van
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