Sine?

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Husband is half Scottish/ half Irish so we're looking for a traditional Gaelic name. Thoughts on Sine? How would you pronounce it?

We have a 4 syllable surname so want a one-two syllable first name.

Middle name will be a traditional Welsh name (my side), we're thinking Ffion, Alys or Elin.

I'm Scottish but wouldn't know how to pronounce it. Sheena?

I'm all for Irish and Scottish names but this one just makes me think of cos and tan.

Is it pronounced Shee-na, possibly?

Without knowing how it is meant to be pronounced I would say sign.

I did think boy until I saw your middle names!

No idea how to pronounce it. Are you living in Scotland or Ireland?

And yes to the secondary school lifetime of maths puns!

I read it the same way you would pronounce “sign” though that’s obviously down to my ignorance! Even though I’m a Celt!

It made me think of Maths. Trigonometry.
Sine. Cosine etc.

I know an adult one who changed her name when living out of Ireland as being called sine (as in maths) got too much.
It's lovely, but I wouldn't use it.

Sheena is the best English pronunciation. It doesn't sound quite like that in Gaelic but close enough.

I’m guessing sinny or Sheena but I immediately think sign when I read it

I'd pronounce it See-nuh/nah. I think it's a nice name, first time I've heard it.

I'm one of the nationalities you mention and I would say it as Sheena.
i suspect it would cause a lifetime of corrections.

It means the same as Siân, which might be easier to live with, or Siwan, which is pretty.

I believe it's pronounced "see-nah".

I personally wouldn't choose a name that needs explanation how to spell/pronounce as it's such a pain every time you meet someone new, but that's just my opinion.

I read sign, and immediately had the same trigonometry thoughts as others.

If I saw it written down I'd pronounce it Shin-ae.

I immediately thought of maths as well

I know a danish Sine..... she pronounces it Seena

I am surprised you are considering a name that you do not know how to pronounce!!

I don't either, and neither would anyone else.

A rethink required.

I thought it was Sìne? Which I think is pronounced like Sheena.

Without makes me think of sine nomine/loco or sine curves, which would then be si-nay or sign.

My friend has a Síne - pronounced Sheena.

"Sine! Give us a wave!"

I can't get past trigonometry either! I've never come across it in scotland or ireland so have no idea how to pronounce it other than how it's spelt.

I wouldn't go for one name that would cause too much confusion on spelling pronunciation, never mind two.

I obly know how to pronounce it as had a friend called Sine.

Sheena.

@Kitkat151

I know a danish Sine..... she pronounces it Seena

She says people in the UK mispronounce it all the time.