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How do you say Seren?

36 replies

museumum · 13/08/2015 19:43

Is it SERen or SerEN?

Thanks!

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PrimalLass · 18/08/2015 09:19

I knew a Seren (Welsh) growing up. Her name was pronounced SE-ren. Lovely name.

Notso · 18/08/2015 09:11

I hear lots of people pronounce it Se-run but the second e is more like in wren.

Moreshabbythanchic · 18/08/2015 08:53

My dgd is called Seren, we pronounce it like seven but with R instead of V, just like a pp said. It was very unusual when she was named but getting more popular now, it is welsh for star. I love her name.

BestIsWest · 17/08/2015 22:34

Yes to rolling the R. I do.

honeysucklejasmine · 17/08/2015 20:37

I am finding myself almost half-rolling the r. Not sure why. I think because I knew a little girl called Saran who had a rolled r in her name. She was welsh.

Hobbitwife001 · 17/08/2015 20:35

SE-ren, lovely name, means 'star' in Welsh.

littlejohnnydory · 17/08/2015 20:28

Nothing like "seven" with an r, as suggested upthread! As others have said, emphasis on first syllable SE-ren. Both e's are a short e as in egg. So se-ren not se-run.

Christelle2207 · 16/08/2015 16:48

The 2nd E def needs to be pronounced- someone said both E's are like a in any which is correct. Also like the ai sound in air.
Many english might pronounce it seh-run (like the pron of Helen which tends to be He-lun) - definitely wrong!

barbecue · 16/08/2015 15:58

SER-en

dotdotdotmustdash · 15/08/2015 23:34

Pretty name, not one I have ever considered but very nice indeed.

Elfina · 15/08/2015 23:16

SAIR-ren

sleeplessinderbyshire · 15/08/2015 23:14

Sair-en or SER-en (my dd2 is seren) definitely not Ser-EN and not serene or serena!

jorahmormont · 15/08/2015 23:10

Seh-ren. Emphasis on the 'Seh'.

BestIsWest · 15/08/2015 08:55

Lots ai mean.

BestIsWest · 15/08/2015 08:55

I meant Welsh people pronounce the R. Not sure where that some came from.

WallyBantersJunkBox · 15/08/2015 08:30

Exactly what Vpillow said.

But if you have Serena the emphasis changes to SehREEna.

HuftysTrain · 15/08/2015 08:28

I would say SE-ren unless told otherwise.

vpillow · 14/08/2015 23:00

But Rhi-ANN-wen

vpillow · 14/08/2015 22:59

Accent is always on the penultimate syllable in Welsh. So:
SER-en
RHI-an (not rhi-AN)
GER-aint

FithColumnist · 14/08/2015 22:55

It's a Welsh name. The r is supposed to be pronounced :/

BestIsWest · 14/08/2015 21:19

It would be ok to pronounce the R, lots of Welsh people do.

FithColumnist · 14/08/2015 19:02

badtime, yes, it's the same stress pattern but both the vowels sound the same in Seren, it's not like the second vowel of Helen, which is kind of swallowed so it sounds like HELL-un. Both the vowels in Seren sound like the a in any.

Leviticus · 14/08/2015 14:52

Watch Abadas on CBeebies. The bat is called Seren and they pronounce it SEren.

badtime · 14/08/2015 14:47

Is it the same sort of stress as Helen?

Jedi1 · 14/08/2015 09:00

The Seren I work with is SEren.

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