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Kynaston - pronunciation?
I saw the name Kynaston on the site, and I really like the way it looks, though I'm a bit at a loss as to how to pronounce it.
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KINE-ah-stin, would be my guess.
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My guess is that it's pronounced KIN-ə-stən.
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When I was in high school, one of my best friends had an older sister named Kyna, pronounced KEE-na. Because of her, I'd pronounce Kynaston as KEEN-as-tən. It's a guess based upon my experience, though. No clue how close or far I am from the true pronunciation.
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Woah, I didn't know that was in the database! Or even could be a first name. That's the surname of the saxophone professor at my university, and I've never seen or heard of it anywhere else. He pronounces it KIN-ə-stən. (So basically same as Ampheliese said.)

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I went to school with a girl whose surname was Kynaston. She pronounced it KIN-as-tǝn.
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