I'm just ignorant, I guess.
How is the name "Iain" pronounced? I bet everyone knows this, huh?
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Same as Ian.
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not 100% sure but i'm guessing it's kind of like "kain", which rhymes with "cane"edit: i see you meant capital i, not l.....so forget everything i said, sorry

This message was edited 10/11/2005, 11:58 PM

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I've heard it pronounced a couple of ways. Firstly, some people say it just the same as Ian (EE-an). The other way I've heard is ee-AYN, although EE-ayn would make more sense!Anyone else?
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Yes, me! I've only ever encountered it on real, ethnic Scots, and the way they say it, it's identical with the less elaborate Ian. EE-an, in fact. Your ee-AYN/ EE-ayn idea sounds more Welsh than Scottish ... how do you spell the wonderful y-eye-yan ... there was an international rugby player a few years ago ... and I'm having a geriatric moment!
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