How to pronounce Essagian?

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Pronunciation of Essagian in Canada

Essagian is pronounced as

EH s Ai j EE uh n

eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
j sounds like the 'j' in 'jug'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'


Essagian is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ EH s Ai j EE uh n ]

EH s Ai j EE uh n
pet so pain jug see up no

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Armenian

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Essayian, Yessayian, yessayan

Additional Information:

Derived from Original Armenian Last name of Yessayian or Essayian The lower case letter 'Y' was interpreted and pronounced as 'G' (ghamma but lowered 'gh') in Greece.
When family emigrated to Canada the 'G' softened to a 'JEE' .


Comments:

Pronunciation of Essagian in Canada

'EssAy' - 'JEE' - 'un' - rhymes with 'hun', 'bun'

OR

S-A-G-N (said fast)


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Armenian

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Essayian, Yessayian, yessayan

Additional Information:

Derived from Original Armenian Last name of Yessayian or Essayian The lower case letter 'Y' was interpreted and pronounced as 'G' (ghamma but lowered 'gh') in Greece.
When family emigrated to Canada the 'G' softened to a 'JEE' .


Comments: