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Eben

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Fluffsnuts · 26/08/2016 18:43

How would you naturally pronounce Eben?

Eb- en (as in like it's short for Ebenezer)

Or Ee- Ben

Or Eeb- en

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Horseshoe1 · 30/08/2016 09:52

Like Evan but with a b!

I know one too.

SirNiallDementia · 29/08/2016 21:17

I have a friend called Eben, he pronounces it Eb-en like the start of ebenezer.

camelfinger · 29/08/2016 21:15

I'd probably skirt round the issue of pronunciation until I heard someone else say it out loud, and go with whatever they said.

EssentialHummus · 29/08/2016 21:12

The Hebrew for rock is e-ven (e like in ever), so I wouldn't make that link tbh.

TremoloGreen · 29/08/2016 20:58

Ee-ben. Hebrew, no? Means rock.

GinIsIn · 28/08/2016 07:04

I think I too would assume it was Eden with a typo... Blush

Spottyladybird · 28/08/2016 07:03

I teach one and he is Eh-Ben not a a long Ee sound.

Caldini22 · 28/08/2016 06:53

I would pronounce EE-Ben but like others would assume should be Eden

plimsolls · 28/08/2016 03:05

I know a couple of Ebens. They pronounce it EBben.

dailymaillazyjournos · 28/08/2016 02:58

Awwwwww that's the name of my very first boyfriend. His was said with a short e as in egg. He was West Indian. Lovely boy. Should have stuck with him and I might not have ended up with bastard exH.

DeltaSunrise · 27/08/2016 23:56

The one I know is South African. He pronounces it E-Ben.

RamonaTheGreat · 26/08/2016 20:07

I've known a couple - one had the first pronunciation and the other had the second. Both really lovely kids so I like the name!

MrsGsnow18 · 26/08/2016 20:06

I'd prob ask if I doubt, but would have first though eh-Ben

SoItGoesSophieTrout · 26/08/2016 19:38

I wouldn't, it does sound natural.

PotatoBread · 26/08/2016 19:36

I'd pronounce it ee-Ben and would also assume it was a typo ofEden! Haven't heard of the King and it does seem a bit awkward and clunky.

Lund · 26/08/2016 19:22

I know one - pronounced eh-ben. Fantastic name, it really suits him.

ForeverEyesOfBlue · 26/08/2016 19:16

I'd say Ay-ben too. I've never heard the name before, but I quite like it.

villainousbroodmare · 26/08/2016 19:14

EEyuh-ben. It's an Afrikaans name.

whywonthedgehogssharethehedge · 26/08/2016 19:12

I would say ee Ben as I also saw it as a misspelling of Eden. I've never heard of it.

everdene · 26/08/2016 19:11

I'd say Eb-ben.

My favourite university lecturer had a son named Eben who he sometimes talked about, who later invented the Raspberry Pi computer. It makes me think of him!

CotswoldStrife · 26/08/2016 19:08

Eb-ben.

EssentialHummus · 26/08/2016 19:05

I'd say Eeben, and I'd assume he was Arabic and that this was some odd misspelling of Ibn ("son of").

imsorryiasked · 26/08/2016 19:04

I know one and it is pronounced as in Ebenezer, (but is a Hebrew name in its own right, not a shortening of it).

Figgygal · 26/08/2016 19:00

I wouldn't pronounce it any way I'd think it was a spelling mistake as it's neither a recognisable word or a name

mumhum · 26/08/2016 18:59

Ay-ben. As it means flat/level/even in German.

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