How to pronounce Charmian?

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Pronunciation of Charmian in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, U.S.A.

Charmian is pronounced as

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'


Charmian is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ K AH R - m ee - uh n ]

K AH R - m ee - 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.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Charmian

Charmian is pronounced as

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'


Charmian is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ sh ah r m ee n ]

sh ah r m ee n
ship car rat me see no

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