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Pronunciation of Charmian in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, U.S.A.
k | is pronounced as | k | in key | |
ah | is pronounced as | a | in car | |
r | is pronounced as | r | in rat | |
m | is pronounced as | m | in me | |
ee | is pronounced as | ee | in see | |
uh | is pronounced as | u | in up | |
n | is pronounced as | n | in no |
Phonetic Spelling:[ K AH R - m ee - uh n ]
K
AH
R
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m
ee
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uh
n
key
car
rat
me
see
up
no
Type of Name:
Charmian
Language:
;Greek
Gender:
Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Charmion
Meaning:
A little joy
Additional Information:
The name appears is Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra". Charmian is Cleopatra's lady-in- waiting and confidant, the only person who has the nerve to tell the Queen to stop beating up an innocent messenger who brings bad news.
American actors tend to mispronounce the name, saying the initial ch as in "church" or "Chicago". It should be said like a k--as in "chemistry" or "charisma". British actors sometimes get it right.
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Pronunciation of Charmian in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, U.S.A.
KAR-mee-un. The name is Greek in origin. The ch is a transliteration of the Greek letter chi. It should be pronounced like the ch in "chemistry" or "charisma".
Type of Name:
Charmian
Language:
;Greek
Gender:
Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Charmion
Meaning:
A little joy
Additional Information:
The name appears is Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra". Charmian is Cleopatra's lady-in- waiting and confidant, the only person who has the nerve to tell the Queen to stop beating up an innocent messenger who brings bad news.
American actors tend to mispronounce the name, saying the initial ch as in "church" or "Chicago". It should be said like a k--as in "chemistry" or "charisma". British actors sometimes get it right.
Pronunciation of Charmian
sh | is pronounced as | sh | in ship | |
ah | is pronounced as | a | in car | |
r | is pronounced as | r | in rat | |
m | is pronounced as | m | in me | |
ee | is pronounced as | ee | in see | |
n | is pronounced as | n | in no |
Phonetic Spelling:[ sh ah r m ee n ]
sh
ah
r
m
ee
n
ship
car
rat
me
see
no
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