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Elian

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Brokencrayonsstillcolour · 14/11/2017 08:45

How would you pronounce Elian? TIA

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MaroonPencil · 14/11/2017 08:49

I don't know the name so when I first saw it I would pronounce it El Ee Ann.

EssentialHummus · 14/11/2017 08:49

Not heard of it, would go for Elly-Ann.

Zeelove · 14/11/2017 08:53

Elian. Like Alien only with an eh sound

pipilangstrumpf · 14/11/2017 09:08

Like it's written: Eh-lian.

pipilangstrumpf · 14/11/2017 09:08

Like Elias but with an n

Brokencrayonsstillcolour · 14/11/2017 10:43

Thanks, I would say 'El-lee-an/un' but it seems some would pronounce it El-liun (like lion) which I don't like as much

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Shouldileavethedogs · 14/11/2017 10:45

Love this name. The little Cuban boy who was rescued

dowotmakesuhappy · 14/11/2017 11:43

Ell-ee-un or Ell-eye-un,

RatRolyPoly · 14/11/2017 12:53

Yeah, like Alien but with and "eh" at the beginning.

Dixiestampsagain · 14/11/2017 13:24

I would say it like you; I love the name.

Mamabear4180 · 15/11/2017 19:21

Elly-arn

If you add an A it's Eliana which IMO is much nicer but I'm biased.

Is it a girls name?

DiegoMadonna · 15/11/2017 20:47

I knew one once. It was pronounced like the names Elle and Ian said one after the other (like the "alien but starting with an E" description given above).

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