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[Opinions] Re: How do you pronounce Ian, EYE-en or EE-en? nt
So there are people who actually pronounce it EYE-an? I was wondering because Ian is a common name and I've never ever heard it said that way.
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Ian ZieringThe guys who played Steve Sanders on "Beverly Hills, 90210" pronounced his name as "EYE-en"That's the only reference I've ever had for that pronunciation
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YesI never met one for the first 14 years of my life or so and then met several who pronounced it EE-en so I thought that was the correct pr. Today I met my second EYE-en in a week so I got confused and decided to ask.

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I'm not sure. I don't think there are any who say EYE-an... but if I met one pronounced that way, I'd assume they were from somewhere with a different accent.
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The Iain "EYE-an" I knew was American. Living in the Southern US, but did't have a Southern accent. Now that I think of it, maybe he wasn't American, because I think, but I'm not sure, that he told me he was from Canada originally.
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