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Sian or Macy

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Surf4life · 16/12/2014 00:08

Hi,

Currently expecting a baby girl. Macy has been a favourite during this pregnancy but DH has just suggested Sian and we love both! I prefer Macy slightly more and DH prefers Sian. We have a DS called Lincoln btw. So it would either be:
Sian Abigail Louise
Macy Elle Louise

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Fuckmath · 24/12/2014 09:06

Abigail is the nicest name on the thread by far - you don't fancy going for that as the first name?

Alisvolatpropiis · 24/12/2014 00:02

Mr

In my accent Shawn and shorn both sound like well...shawn.

Don't get the fork and pork thing either though so can't help you there!

Kelko · 23/12/2014 14:18

I grew up in Wales and I don't know any Sians under 20. It's not a common name for babies/children at all. I'd say it is a little dated.

Macy is a bit of a trend name, and not my favourite but I'd choose it over Sian. :)

MrSheen · 23/12/2014 13:48

I also need an explanation of pork and fork Confused and Shawn and Shorn

KatieKaye · 22/12/2014 23:23

Sian is lovely.
Mach not so lovely and will probably date her. (I have a 70s name but was born in the 60s, so that actually works out well!).

Sian Louise is brilliant.

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Surf4life · 22/12/2014 23:01

Grin i can't tell the difference between Shawn and Shorn either!

Thanks guys! Still deciding on Sian, I love it but am worried about the confusion. Tbh I'm not mad keen on the Louise but its my mum's middle name so I'll keep it.

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Deerhound · 22/12/2014 22:10

I would be genuinely grateful if someone could explain that...

Deerhound · 22/12/2014 22:10

Fork and pork don't rhyme?! Hmm

FamiliesShareGerms · 22/12/2014 18:51

Another vote for Sian (and of course it's a classic name Hmm)

Showy · 22/12/2014 18:49

What about fork and pork? They shouldn't rhyme really but I can't manage anything but rhyming them. Shawn and Shorn are the same too.

Alisvolatpropiis · 22/12/2014 18:46

i can't hear the difference between Shawn and Shorn for Sean in my accent (or anybody I know for that matter), as I discovered recently on another thread. Unsure if it's a Welsh thing generally or just common where I live in Wales.

Showy · 22/12/2014 18:41

I'd guess the majority of MNers will pronounce Sharn and Shahn the same. I'm a hopeless non-rhotic speaker. If I try and pronounce the r I look and sound like I've realised my oyster is off just as I've swallowed. Grin

Alisvolatpropiis · 22/12/2014 18:26

It's more like Shahn than Sharn but in many accents the latter sounds like the former. So you're not wrong op.

Si-an is and always will be a hilariously incorrect way to pronounce the name.

Showy · 22/12/2014 10:41

You seem to have a real mix of names! From American (Lincoln, Macy), through classic 80s (Louise), to Welsh (Sian) and topped off by the slightly more timeless (Abigail). This is a good thing btw. So much easier than the 'I only like names from Vanuatu and they have to rhyme with fractal" threads.

I am not massively keen on Abigail but only because it nearly always gets shortened to Abi/Abby/Abs etc and it's not nearly as beautiful as the full name.

Indiana's good too though I prefer India.

I like Macy too btw. I suppose I think of Macy Gray if anything.

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Surf4life · 22/12/2014 10:24

Thank you for all your replies! We would probably pronounce Sian- Sharn the wrong way but we a thinking of ditching Sian as neither me or Dh are Welsh (I'm a kiwi!) and we may end up moving to NZ so that name wouldn't really work in NZ (currently live in UK)

Thinking of going back Macy with Sian as the middle name as both me and Dh have gone off Elle. Macy Louise Sian?

We quite like Indiana but that would sound ridiculous with Lincoln (and that we like American town/state names). Still like Abigail too..aargh!

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TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 22/12/2014 09:46

I ask because I know a Sian who pronounces it Si-an, I agree it's wrong. Although I'm welsh, I live in England and English people have funny ideas about how to pronounce Welsh name, I know as both my daughters have welsh names! I would go for Macy over an incorrectly pronounced Welsh name.

Theorientcalf · 21/12/2014 17:32

That's what I mean though, it's a welsh name, so either you pronounce it correctly or not!

Showy · 21/12/2014 17:04

There is no "Welsh way" is there? It's just Sian, pronounced Sharn. It is a Welsh name. You can pronounce it or you can mangle it. Grin

MrSheen · 21/12/2014 17:02

What's the Welsh way? I would say Sharn, but I'm not Welsh

afreshstartplease · 21/12/2014 16:59

Macy is lovely

Theorientcalf · 21/12/2014 16:58

You mean the welsh way or the wrong way?! Smile

TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 21/12/2014 13:49

Would you be pronouncing it the welsh way or Si-an?

AmysTiara · 20/12/2014 09:34

Sian is much nicer and is surely common enough that people will know how to pronounce it

WhirlyTwirlySnowflakes · 20/12/2014 09:28

Sian

MrSheen · 20/12/2014 09:28

I don't like Macy but Macy Elle is even worse. The ee at the end of Macy runs into the ee at the beginning of Elle, leading to either one long name, that people won't quite know what it is, or an awkward glottal stop. also vaguely like maisonette
With Macy being a shop, Macy Elle could easily be their 'Junior Miss' range.

It can also be shortened to mace, which has unpleasant connotations, and is likely to misheard as Maisy.

I quite like Sian. I've never even been to Wales but I know how to spell and pronounce it.