How to pronounce Bebhinn?

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Pronunciation of Bebhinn

The pronunciation of Bebhinn, also commonly spelled Beibhinn or Bébhinn, varies depending on the dialect of Irish. 'Be' should be pronounced 'beh' (as in 'bed'), while 'Bei' or 'Bé' should be pronounced 'bey' (rhyming with 'hay' or 'play'). In all forms of Irish, 'bh' sounds like a 'v'. In 'inn' sound at the end can be pronounced as either 'in' (rhyming with kin) or 'een' (rhyming with queen). In summation, Bebhinn and its variants might be pronounced beh-vin, beh-veen, bey-vin, or bey-veen.


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Pronunciation of Bebhinn

Bebhinn is pronounced as

b eh - v ih n

b sounds like the 'b' in 'bat'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
v sounds like the 'v' in 'very'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'


Bebhinn is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ b eh - v ih n ]

b eh - v ih n
bat pet   very it no

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Pronunciation of Bebhinn

be-vin
be - pronounced as 'be' in BET
vin - rhymes with PIN, SIN

Origin: Irish
Gender: Female
Means: Fair Lady


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Pronunciation of Bebhinn

Bebhinn is pronounced as

bebhimm


Bebhinn is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ bebhimm ]

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Pronunciation of Bebhinn

BEV - een


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Pronunciation of Bebhinn

be v inn


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Pronunciation of Bebhinn

Bev-een
'Bev' as in 'Beverly', 'een' as in 'seen'

From the Old Irish words for woman, 'bean', and musically sweet, 'binn' (commonly altered to create the soft consonant sound of a v in 'bhinn').

Variant forms include Bebinn (the combination between 'bean' and 'binn' unaltered, pronounced beh-bin), Befionn ('bean' and 'fionn', meaning white, pronounced beh-fin), and Beibhinn ('bean' and 'binn', pronounced bey-veen).


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Similar sounding names


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