How do YOU pronounce Cassian?

My oldest son’s name is [name]Cassian[/name]. We pronounce it [name]Cash[/name]-en, and his nn is [name]Cash[/name].

I’ve seen it pronounced on baby name sites both [name]Cash[/name]-en and [name]Cass[/name]-ee-in and am just wondering how you would pronounce it or how you prefer it pronounced?

I usually say [name]Cash[/name]-en.

I would say [name]Cass[/name]-ee-in but I think it differs depending on where you live :slight_smile:

I’d say cass-ee-in

[name]Cass[/name]-ee-uhn

I’ve only ever known [name]Cassius[/name] to be pronounced with the cash sound.

I would pronounce it [name]Cash[/name]-en. In the U.S. I believe that [name]Cash[/name]-en would be the correct pronunciation. [name]Just[/name] looking at it (at a glance) it would be [name]Cash[/name]-en from the way I was taught in school.

I can see it as being either [name]Cash[/name]-en or [name]Cass[/name]-ee-in. A friend of mine has a little girl whose middle name is [name]Cassia[/name], which she pronounces [name]Cash[/name]-uh, so I’d probably pronounce [name]Cassian[/name] as [name]Cash[/name]-en.

[name]Both[/name], a bit like [name]Cassius[/name] (cash-us/cass-ee-us)

I pronounce it like [name]Cassie[/name]-an, because it’s similar to [name]Cassius[/name] and an aquaintance has a brother called [name]Cassius[/name] pronounced [name]Cassie[/name]-us, though if someone told me their name was pronounced [name]Cash[/name]-an I would use that version when addressing or talking about them.

I pronounce [name]Cassian[/name] cass-ee-in. No offense to your son, I personally don’t think the sound of cash-en is very appealing.

I generally pronounce the -ian in most names as ee-in ([name]Caspian[/name], [name]Cassian[/name], etc)

I would pronounce it [name]Cassie[/name]-an, I pronounce [name]Cassius[/name] as [name]Cassie[/name]-us out of preference and nearly took it off my list when I found out about the [name]Cash[/name]-us annunciation, I just don’t find it as appealing.

i pronounce it KAS-ee-uhn. I know one, and that’s how he (and everyone else) says it.

[name]Cass[/name]-see-en is how I would say it and I prefer that to your son’s pronunciation myself, no offense. Your pronunciation makes sense though, seeing as [name]Cassius[/name] is [name]Cash[/name]-us. I love the nn [name]Cash[/name] or [name]Cass[/name].

I would pronounce it /[name]CAS[/name]-ee-uhn/, in Latin class we never used the “sh” sound so I don’t think it’s an authentic pronunciation.