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Pronouncing Names

Aidan — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:04:20 +0000

Pronouncing Western names can be difficult because many English letters have multiple pronunciations.

When Japanese people see my name: Aidan, they often think it is pronounced　アイダン。

But it’s pronounced　エイデン。

Sometimes there is no way to know how to pronounce a name other than asking.

HearNames.com is a web site that lets you listen to the pronunciation of many foreign (including Japanese) names.

For example, here is the entry on Aidan (which is an Irish name meaning fire).

Aidan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:54:49 +0000

Pronouncing Western names can be difficult because many English letters have multiple pronunciations.

When Japanese people see my name: Aidan, they often think it is pronounced　アイダン。

But it’s pronounced　エイデン。

Sometimes there is no way to know how to pronounce a name other than asking.

HearNames.com is a web site that lets you listen to the pronunciation of many foreign (including Japanese) names.

For example, here is the entry on Aidan (which is an Irish name meaning fire).