St Jude (patron saint of the impossible / lost causes) was a man, that's where it stems from I imagine.
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Quote: Tursiops @ January 3 2013, 10:36 AM GMTIt is a boy's name, albeit an obscure one.
Oh God... 
Quote: Shandonbelle @ January 2 2013, 11:01 PM GMTSean is a mans name for God's sake.
That's 'cos they've left out the accent on on of the letters.
The girls version is usually spelled Sian.
Quote: billwill @ January 3 2013, 11:39 AM GMTThat's 'cos they've left out the accent on on of the letters.
The girls version is usually spelled Sian.
I think that's more because they're American.
Quote: billwill @ January 3 2013, 11:39 AM GMTThat's 'cos they've left out the accent on on of the letters.
The girls version is usually spelled Sian.
Isn't Sian Welsh? Sean is Irish for John, where I come from anyway.
Quote: Shandonbelle @ January 3 2013, 11:42 AM GMTIsn't Sian Welsh?
Probably. 
My friend's daughter is named Sian and I can never pronounce it correctly.
Shan.
I knew a Sian. She pronounced it Sharn.
It depends whos pronouncing it 
True!
I've always had trouble pronouncing Penelope...I tend to want to say Penny lope.
Quote: Rob H @ July 16 2012, 6:26 PM BSTThere was a Viz top tip which went along the lines of :'Irish people: call your daughter Shiv-awn, but insist it's pronounced Siobhan.'
Quote: Shandonbelle @ January 3 2013, 11:50 AM GMTIt depends whos pronouncing it
And presumably on how drunk they are.
Sian should be pronounced Cyan, I reckon.
Sian, like most Welsh things, is very unsexy.