Soren?

pearlsonthebeach

My husband is a big Kirkegaard fan. He likes the name Soren, and I think I do too, but I'm concerned about pronunciation.

What are your thoughts? How would you pronounce it? How would you spell it- Soren, S?ren (German), or S?ren (Norwegian)?

 

cndmexbaby

I would also say sore-in. I am on the fence with this name. It isn't bad but I can't say I love it.

jallascalla

I love this name, my mind immediately goes to "smart" when I hear it. I knew a Soren in college, he was such an smart/interesting guy. And of course who doesn't love Kirkegaard? 

GrayGhost13

This is our first choice name if we ever have another son. It's an old family name on my husband's side, and his family was Danish.

From what I understand from living family members, the name was spelled Soren and pronounced Soh-ren. I understand

Learntoswim18

I love the name & would consider it for our son if our last name didn't already start with s and end with en

i pronounce it like Loren (so-ren), and I would spell it Soren  to make things easier. 

gutsymama

Sore-in. I really dislike it, Kirkegaard or no. 

JayJay1212

One of my philosophy profs in college had a son named Soren. I like it and I find it easy to pronounce. I would leave off accents, personally.

brooksidebride

I like this name a lot!  I would pronounce it kind of like Lauren.  Sore-in.

I'd spell it Soren, without any special characters, just to make life easier and avoid the extra "nuisance" that sometimes accent marks and special characters

capulet

It's my BIL's name.  He pronounces it as PPs described and spells it without any diacritical marks (I think he used the little slash thing on Facebook for a while to be cute, but I'm not sure if you can even use them on identity documents in America)

bsinno

I like it actually but i think of another Soren from a saucy book series who is [inanutshell] a sadistic catholic priest. still, a pretty good guy all things considered. 

CeCe8579

I really like Soren. I think it is a nice, underused and refreshing name. I would leave the diacritics out unless you are in Sweden, Germany, Norway or Denmark. They may become confusing. I pronounce it Soar.ehn.

msmerymac

II know a Soren. I definitely think of Kierkegaard. I would also assume people will ask him if he's Scandinavian. 

I've always pronounced it SORE-in. 

I think male names ending in -n are all the rage these says, but Soren is still

starshineamator

Your husband is awesome. 

This is totally a gp name for me. I don't think pronunciation would be that much of an issue, actually... it is pretty straightforward. As for spelling though, I would

Mitzi Bishi

In Germany, it's said more like "sir-rin". I like it and know several Germans with the name.