How would you pronounce this name?

strawberrytree · March 2014

I know results will probably be skewed on this board because name nerds are more likely to be familiar with this name than Average Joe, but whatever.

Would you know how to correctly pronounce the name Ewan? Would your guess change if it was spelled Euan?

Both are legit spellings...Euan is actually ranked higher in Scotland, where the name is from. I'll put the correct pronunciation in the comments.

strawberrytree · March 2014

Correct pronunciation is like Yoo-in.

WashingtonQueen · March 2014

I've always heard it as You-in.

CTbride79 · March 2014

Like PP said...You-in like Ewan McGregor. I LOVE the name Ewan! I do not like the look of the 'Euan' spelling though.

catahoulatte · March 2014

I've only heard it as You-in. I like the Ewan spelling more than Euan, but maybe that's because I'm more familiar with it. Would people be more likely to mispronounce one over the other, you think?

lauralew · March 2014

Because of Ewan McGregor, I think if it's spelled Ewan people will pronounce it correctly.

strawberrytree · March 2014

lauralew said:

Because of Ewan McGregor, I think if it's spelled Ewan people will pronounce it correctly.

That's what I had been thinking...but when I mentioned the name and spelling, a few people have said "Oh, I always thought it was Ew-in McGregor!" Not sure if this is a common thought or if I have just spoken to the wrong people.

brooksidebride · March 2014

CTbride79 said:
Like PP said...You-in like Ewan McGregor. I LOVE the name Ewan! I do not like the look of the 'Euan' spelling though.

Same for me. I think many people will know how to say this name actually bc of the actor.

BethPSU · March 2014

I like the Ewan spelling better, bit the only baby I know with this name IRL spells it Euan so I am familiar with both.

Irishcurls · March 2014

I much prefer Ewan over Euan.

nittanyllama · March 2014

I much prefer Ewan and I think it will be more recognizable to people in the States, mainly because of the actor mentioned above. I still think there is a good chance of it being butchered sometimes, but easily corrected. I'd use it anyways, I love Ewan!

blu-eyedwife · March 2014

strawberrytree said:

lauralew said:

Because of Ewan McGregor, I think if it's spelled Ewan people will pronounce it correctly.

That's what I had been thinking...but when I mentioned the name and spelling, a few people have said "Oh, I always thought it was Ew-in McGregor!" Not sure if this is a common thought or if I have just spoken to the wrong people.

Do those people think female sheep are called Ews?

queenbone · March 2014

I would stick with Ewan, which is simple and common enough.

I'm not sure where in Canada you are, but Euan to me looks more like a misspelling/creative spelling of the Vietnamese Yeun or Chinese Yuan. Yeun is fairly common girl's name around here.

strawberrytree · March 2014

queenbone said:
I'm not sure where in Canada you are, but Euan to me looks more like a misspelling/creative spelling of the Vietnamese Yeun or Chinese Yuan. Yeun is fairly common girl's name around here.

Oh, I didn't think of that! I'm on the east coast of Canada where just about everyone has Irish/Scottish heritage...the Mcs and the Macs get their own section of the phonebook here, apart from the Ms

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