We are torn between the names [name_m]Soren[/name_m] and [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]. Which do you prefer?
My main fear with [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] is that he would constantly have to deal with mispronounciation. [name_m]How[/name_m] would you pronouce it if you saw it? Does anyone in the U.S. know an [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]? Does it bother him? If you have a hard-to-pronounce name, does it bother you?
Thanks for your help!!!
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m] isn’t any harder to pronounce than [name_m]Sean[/name_m], and Americans have caught on to that one quite well. I prefer [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] over [name_m]Soren[/name_m]. All I see and hear of [name_m]Soren[/name_m] is the “sore” part.
I prefer [name_m]Soren[/name_m]. I think any difficulties pronouncing [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] will be minor if any.
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]! I pronounce it ay-mun – it’s one of my favorite names. Whereas [name_m]Soren[/name_m] has various pronunciations by country, [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] has one widely accepted pronunciation. So even though you might get the occasional “ee-mun,” I think it’s worth the risk.
I like both, but I prefer [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] (Probably because I’m Irish and [name_m]Soren[/name_m] reminds me of Kierkegaard). I pronounce [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] AY-mon, which I think is correct. There’s a kind of famous singer by that name, so I don’t know if that would make it any easier in terms of recognition/pronunciation. But I do not personally know anyone named [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]. (I don’t know any Sorens either).
I like both, but I prefer [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]!
I like [name_m]Soren[/name_m]! I’m not sure about pronunciation issues for [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]–I always forget that it’s ay-mon! Easily corrected though.
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m] is one of my favorites, it definitely gets my vote! There’s an Australian Olympian swimmer named [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] so the name is not unknown here, for what its worth 
I say EE-mon, and prefer this to [name_m]Soren[/name_m].
I know how to say [name_m]Eamon[/name_m], but I’m from the UK (and know who [name_m]Eamonn[/name_m] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m] is) so I can’t help much there. Either way I vastly prefer [name_m]Soren[/name_m] (said as So-ruhn, with a short O like the start of sock). I think [name_m]Soren[/name_m]'s a lot more energetic, fun loving, and happy sounding, and is a really sweet name for a little boy, that ages well for an adult. I love [name_m]Soren[/name_m]!
I think [name_m]Soren[/name_m] is beautiful, but I wouldn’t be at all sure how to pronounce [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]! It’s my favourite name and has been for about 5 years now. I’m from Australia and I’ve never had anyone except my sister (who says it ee-mun, it’s ay-mun) not know how to say it, though I am from the same state as [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] an olympic swimmer who was very popular for a while (he still isn’t unknown here)
I like [name_m]Soren[/name_m]! Very different.
I’d say ee-mun. You say it’s ay-mun, but this isn’t helping!
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you mean aye-mun (I-MUN?) or A-mun???
So I’d go with [name_m]Soren[/name_m] because I hear Soar not sore.
My son (10 years old now) is named [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] and I am glad that we chose it. We live in the U.S. and there are a lot of people who haven’t heard of the name, so sometimes we have to remind people it’s Ay-mon not Ee-mon, but that’s usually just once. We’re of Irish heritage so when people are curious about the spelling, we just tell them it’s an Irish name, which people generally know can have unusual spellings. I like that the name is a classic (the Irish form of [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]) and uncommon in [name_u]America[/name_u]. We haven’t met anyone his age with the name. [name_m]Soren[/name_m]'s nice too but it does remind me of “Sore.”
I prefer [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]. I know a little [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] and not a single person has had an issue pronouncing his name n
I would pick the name you love more and not worry about pronunciation. People will either say it right or you’ll correct them and they’ll eventually learn.
I love both. I don’t think [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] would run into too much trouble. There’s really only one way i can think of that people would mispronounce it (ee-mon), and it’s a quick enough fix. And easy to remember since it rhymes with [name_m]Damon[/name_m].
I don’t know any Sorens or Eamons. I say go for [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]!
I prefer [name_m]Eamon[/name_m].
I love [name_m]Soren[/name_m]! [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] isn’t bad…but I just hey a Jamaican voice saying “Ay…man…” and nodding his head when I hear it. [name_m]Soren[/name_m] is fantastic and adorable though!