How would YOU pronounce R-H-I-A-N?

philosoraptor

My instinct is to say REE-un. DH says it's the "feminine spelling" of Ryan and should be pronounced RYE-un. I call BS. Thoughts? TIA!

Manderlin923

Ree-an

joanithegreat

REE-un I think!

knighec

Ree-ann for sure.

krissyh21

Rhianna without the na, so Ree-an

philosoraptor

knighec:

Ree-ann for sure.

I didn't even think about REE-ann ... that makes it even worse in my eyes, lol!

Emily&Chad

I was thinking Ryan

moegunn

yup...cal BS!

kcl22

ree-ann

 

mellp9

bananabelle:

I read it rye-uhn.

This.

lovemytwoboys

knighec:

Ree-ann for sure.

This is how I pronounced it as well, although I am really not familiar with this name.

rwunderlich13

REE-ANN for sure!

Like it's been said by others...it's just like Rhianna without the last UH to it

julisat

I though Ryen was the feminine spelling of Ryan? 

NinjaNic

kcl22:

ree-ann

 

Yep. This. Like Rhianna the singer

renafaith

I'd say Ryan.

I also know several girls named Ryan.

sweet1600s

mj.reilly:

I new a sh*t ton of Rhians and Rhiannes when I lived in Wales, and EVERY.SINGLE.ONE pronounced it REE-en / REE-un.

I would pronounce it REE-un.

RYE-un = big thumbs down

Exactly this. Except I've never lived in Wales, hehe. But every Rhiann I've ever met or heard of pronounces it Rhiann. Also, based on pronunciation rules in the Welsh language, it's the only pronunciation that makes sense. 

funnibaby

I'm with you, Ree-ann

LovesPie

philosoraptor:

My instinct is to say REE-un. DH says it's the "feminine spelling" of Ryan and should be pronounced RYE-un. I call BS. Thoughts? TIA!

I would pronounce it as FAIL. 

Just spell in a way that makes sense. 

caeliesmom

It is a welsh name pronoucned Ree an- but I think here in the us everyone would say Ryan.  If you want a girl named Ryan just make it easy on her and go with the traditional spelling.  Getting creative with the spelling doesn't make it sound any more feminine.

kiyote72

Emily&Chad:

I was thinking Ryan

 

this 

lilygirl

Ryan but I'd think the parents were trying to be unique and failed.

MrsMeMo

Ryan.

philosoraptor

Thanks for the replies ladies! His reasoning is that Rian is the actual Gaelic spelling of 'Ryan' and adding the H made it feminine. But Rian/Ryan is actually an unisex Gaelic name, so I don't get the big damn deal. I personally want Rhiannon, which should satisfy him, lol.

Pumpkin&Roo

Rye-anne.

rhian007

my name is rhian and i pronounce it REE-ARN, people always comment how pretty it is but i constantly get called REE-UN (which I hate), REE-ANNE (which i hate even more!), Rhiannon, rhianna, and worst of them all is RYAN