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Avoid this spelling in English-speaking countries, or you'll curse your kid to be relentlessly mocked and picked on, for life. If you want it to be pronounced Semyon, write it that way.
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In England if you named your child this they will get bullied all the time.
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If you live in an English speaking country, I'm begging you don't use this for a child. If you live in a non-English speaking country, and it's pronounced different, I love it, do it for sure!
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Usages: Finnish
Meaning: Karelian variant of Simon.
http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Semen
http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3
(Information from name #238435 originally submitted by user cutenose)
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Meaning: Karelian variant of Simon.
http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Semen
http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3
(Information from name #238435 originally submitted by user cutenose)
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It isn’t usable in Spanish-speaking countries too.
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In fact, this name is quite uncommon; it's not like it sounds entirely archaic and unfamiliar for a modern Ukrainian ear, but it's not even among top 50 male names (according to 2013 database study by Privatbank). From my experience I would say that most of Semens are 40+ and I don't know anyone bearing this name personally.
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Fun fact: a famous modern Ukrainian military commander, whose real name is Konstantyn Hryshyn, is far better known under the pseudonym Semen Semenchenko.
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The correct pronunciation is actually "seh-MEN" [noted -ed]
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Soooooo unfortunate. ;/
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Don't name your kid this if you live in an English-speaking country...
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This isn't a baby name website, stop whining. Names that sound different in other languages exist.
It's notable that the way this is written in Russian is "Семён" which is pronounced "Sem-yon". I think this would at least be counted as a variant spelling.
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It's notable that the way this is written in Russian is "Семён" which is pronounced "Sem-yon". I think this would at least be counted as a variant spelling.
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No, don't name your kid this. Please.
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Please don't use this name if you live in an English speaking country, unless you want your kid to be tormented for the rest of his life.
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I am one eighth Ukrainian and even I don't like this name. It's definitely something to avoid if you don't live in Ukraine.
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Oh, God... why...
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If your name is Семён, don't transcribe it like this! Use Semyon, Semion or Semjon.
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For hopefully obvious reasons, I would NOT recommend using this as a name for your son if you live in the English-speaking world! I'm sure it sounds perfectly lovely in Ukrainian, but if you live in the Anglosphere, you should really consider other names to honor your Ukrainian heritage.
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In Ukranian, it's actually pronounced "SEH-Men", not "SEE-min" like the English word. I think the correct Ukrainian pronunciation sounds quite nice. But, as the previous user said, It's completely unusable in Anglophone countries.
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