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How to pronounce Charmian?

Pronunciation of Charmian in U.S.A.

In U.S.A., Charmian is primarily classified as a female name. The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, U.S.A., is

K AH R - m ee - uh n
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • ah sounds like the 'a' in car
  • r sounds like the 'r' in rat
  • m sounds like the 'm' in me
  • ee sounds like the 'ee' in see
  • uh sounds like the 'u' in up
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no

"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."

Type of Name: Charmian
Gender: Female
Origin: ;Greek
Other spelling(s): Charmion
Meaning: A Little Joy

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Pronunciation of Charmian in U.S.A.

In U.S.A., Charmian is primarily classified as a female name. The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, U.S.A., is

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".

"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."

Type of Name: Charmian
Gender: Female
Origin: ;Greek
Other spelling(s): Charmion
Meaning: A Little Joy

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Pronunciation of Charmian

Here is how Charmian is pronounced

sh ah r m ee n
  • sh sounds like the 'sh' in ship
  • ah sounds like the 'a' in car
  • r sounds like the 'r' in rat
  • m sounds like the 'm' in me
  • ee sounds like the 'ee' in see
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no

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