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How would you pronounce Ffion?

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Lemur12 · 29/05/2021 08:43

So, the name Ffion is really growing on me. However, we live in England and I'm wondering how easy it will be for people to pronounce and whether it's a name they'll be familiar with. It's a Welsh name, meaning 'foxglove'. Thanks.

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ILoveShula · 30/05/2021 13:32

@MariLwyd, Ffibi was mentioned recently on a similar thread. I don't think it's that bad.

I know full well that Ffion is spelt the way it is. I know several. There is one in my family.

The Fionn confusion would put me off, otherwise it's a pretty name.

YukoandHiro · 29/05/2021 18:34

Fee-on

itssquidstella · 29/05/2021 18:32

Oh wait, the one I know is actually a Fionn - different name!

itssquidstella · 29/05/2021 18:31

I'd pronounce it Fin, because I know a teenage male one and that's how he pronounces it.

He gets called Fee-on a lot, which I know he hates.

IVflytrap · 29/05/2021 18:05

Kiv-On?? I assume that's a typo!

I would definitely say Feeyon. There was a character in a Black Mirror episode with that name, which is where I think I first heard it.

If I saw it spelt with only one F, I might think it was a version of the Irish boy's name Fionn, which is pronounced differently, iirc.

GAW19 · 29/05/2021 17:48

My cousin's ex was welsh and his name was Ffion, pronounced Kiv-On

Sgtmajormummy · 29/05/2021 17:45

I’d immediately go for the Irish pronunciation of Fionn /fyunn/ .
But I did insult a Scottish Ossian the other day by calling him /usheen/.
The mythological figure is the same.
He made such a fuss, when I thought I was acknowledging the cultural reference, that I felt like giving him a Pirates of the Caribbean: “Same story, different vaaaarshion!” Grin

4PawsGood · 29/05/2021 17:32

@ILoveShula

Have you considered Ffibi? Or Feebee? Grin
@ILoveShula Do you think it’s usually spelt Pheon?! Grin It’s not. Ffion is the traditional spelling.
PattyPan · 29/05/2021 17:13

Fee-on. I’m English but knew about the f/ff distinction in Welsh because of the name of a friend’s village.

hopingtochangeeachtime · 29/05/2021 16:46

F i on

caringcarer · 29/05/2021 15:49

Fee on

KatherineJaneway · 29/05/2021 15:47

Fee On

Disfordarkchocolate · 29/05/2021 15:36

Fe on. Its a lovely name.

MariLwyd · 29/05/2021 15:35

@ILoveShula

Have you considered Ffibi? Or Feebee? Grin
But Ffion is actually a name and not a misspelling of another name. Or is this a reference to something that I’ve missed?
ZeroFuchsGiven · 29/05/2021 15:29

@Hohofortherobbers

I've been saying it wrong, fiff-fion. Good job I've never known one irl
I've never seen this name but honestly thought it might be pronounced Vivien 😅
Souther · 29/05/2021 15:21

Fee-on

ILoveShula · 29/05/2021 15:18

Have you considered Ffibi? Or Feebee? Grin

Northernsoullover · 29/05/2021 14:41

Don't drop an F like a pp suggested. I think that would encourage Fye-on and there is no need to bloody anglicise it Hmm

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Lemur12 · 29/05/2021 14:39

@StrongerOrWeaker

Well, defo don't pick it if you are going to live in a French-speaking country!
Yeah - it's spelt differently and sounds quite different in a French accent, so not something I'm going to worry about 😊
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ILoveShula · 29/05/2021 14:34

Fee-on

Ff is a letter in it's own right. As a pp said, you do not elongate the Ff sound. Dropping one f isn't an option as it doesn't have an f in it.

Fion would be mixed up with the boy's name Fionn.

DotsandCo · 29/05/2021 11:20

My granddaughter is Ffion...my son in law is Welsh. It's a beautiful name 🥰

Pronounced Fee-yon.

StrongerOrWeaker · 29/05/2021 11:19

Well, defo don't pick it if you are going to live in a French-speaking country!

CakesOfVersailles · 29/05/2021 11:17

I immediately though fee-yon but then second guessed myself thinking it might be fie-yon.

CoffeeCakey · 29/05/2021 10:16

Fee-on

dementedpixie · 29/05/2021 09:28

Fee-on without the 'y' sound