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Suin (Irish Name)

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Mollydoggerson · 30/07/2012 11:40

This is for a friend,

Suin is an uncommon Irish name.

For those that have come across it, can you confirm how it is pronounced. If you know the meaning that would be great.

Thanks

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babyblabber · 30/07/2012 12:55

It's spelt siun and pronounced shoon.

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24HourPARDyPerson · 30/07/2012 12:56

Shoon.

It's unusual even in Ireland though

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AreYouAbleMabel · 30/07/2012 13:02

There is a newsreader on rte 1 which is an Irish station called Siun Nic Ghearalt and yes it is pronounced Shoon! It's a beautiful name but not at all commonover here...even to the extent that a lot of Irish people probably have never heard of it! If you like Irish names here are a few more.....presume it's just for a girl!!

Niamh
Aoife
Roisin
Aisling
Aine
Caoimhe
Saoirse
Saidbh
Bronagh
Dearbhla
Grainne
Blathnaid

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squoosh · 30/07/2012 13:48

Must be really rare, I've never heard of it before.

It's nice though.

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Mollydoggerson · 30/07/2012 14:07

Thank you so much this is great info.

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AreYouAbleMabel · 30/07/2012 14:12

Oh I also think there is a fada on the i! You should double check this though as I'm not certain! A fada is a little line over the i instead of the dot!

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squoosh · 30/07/2012 14:13

If it's pronounced Shoon then the fada will be over the u.

Siún.

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elliephant · 30/07/2012 14:23

Yes, fada over the u, lovely name

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BigBandwitch · 30/07/2012 23:49

Siún. Love it. Is there a weather girl called siún? Know somebody who has a Fraoch and a Siún. There are two gaelscoil(eanna) near me so I hear them all!!

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ludog · 31/07/2012 22:00

The pronunciation is more Shoe-in than Shoon. It is a Donegal Irish version of Siobhán which is the Irish for Joan.

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babyblabber · 01/08/2012 06:34

Well the one I know is defo shoon, not shoe-in.

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squoosh · 01/08/2012 10:32

It's like the Niamh thing, the second syllable would be quite gentle.

NEE-uv
SHOO-un

The Irish language will never knowingly try and limit the amount of possible syllables in a word Grin

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dillnameddog · 01/08/2012 12:34

Gorgeous name - so long as you have an Irish connection

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GetDownNesbitt · 01/08/2012 21:17

How do you say Saidbh?

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threeleftfeet · 01/08/2012 23:25

Saidbh is "sive" to rhyme with five, I think?

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NapaCab · 01/08/2012 23:32

Siun is a form of Siobhan, as far as I'm aware, and has a fada on the u, an accent mark. Rhymes with ciuin which means 'quiet' so could be a very good for a new baby Grin

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NapaCab · 01/08/2012 23:32

choice for a new baby

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mathanxiety · 01/08/2012 23:53

The fada is on the U -- Siún. (SHOO-un) The second syllable is a schwa.

Saidbh is actually Sadhbh, pronounced Sive (to rhyme with five)

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Peevish · 02/08/2012 09:29

These were both in my top three for my baby, if he'd been a girl. I still tell him to 'Bí ciúin' the odd time, and he roars laughing and then roars.

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mamalovesmojitos · 02/08/2012 09:31

Siún is a lovely name.

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mamasin · 02/08/2012 09:38

Siún -it's lovely . My dd2 has an unusual(ish) Irish name, I'm amazed how many Irish people say "Huh? What does that mean?" btw my own Irish is not spectacular by any means (B3 in Leaving Cert!)

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squoosh · 02/08/2012 10:45

There are some pretty obscure Irish names though so it's not surprising that people have never come across some of them before. I quite like the fact there are tonnes of untapped names.

It's only really been since the early 70's that Irish people have given their children old Irish names. I'd imagine that Saoirses and Fiachras were pretty rare up until then.

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MidWeekSlump · 02/08/2012 11:52

I've only ever met one person with the name, which is lovely by the way, and they were called Shoe - in rather than Shoon.

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SummerRain · 02/08/2012 11:59

I'd pronounce it 'sue-un'

I learned Irish in cork

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mathanxiety · 02/08/2012 17:38

It's a slender S so it should be SH even in Cork.

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