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[Facts] Pronunciation of YANN
How to pronounce "YANN"?? I know it's a French name, but I don't know French at all. I always pronounce it as [ia:n]. Am I correct??
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Hi I am French, Yann is a Breton name, quite common in Brittany for people born in the 70s.
It is prononced Ya ( like a strange Yes, or the german ja;
and nnn like a long n)
Hope that's help.
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It's a Breton form of Jean and is pr. YUHN.
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