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[Facts] It's one of my Prof.'s first names.......
I heard her say it... she says "Ree-anne-an"
She's Welsh since there is a tint of an accent.
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Thanks!
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Listen more closely...If she's a Welsh speaker (not just someone who grew up in Wales) you'll be able to hear the h-breathing just before the r (bit like a French rolled r), the stress on the second syllable - most three syllable Welsh words and names are stressed on the second syllable, and the final vowel will not quite be a schwa sound....
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