I won't mention my pronunciation just now.
2007-03-01 08:16:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
No one in Scotland would pronounce this name as anythin but Macbain
2007-03-01 12:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by Duplicate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the individual. Just as a lot of people whose names end in -stein don't pronounce it the German way (like shtine), not everyone called McBean pronounces their name the Gaelic way. In Gaelic, if that's what you're interested in, it's more like MacBain that MacBeen.
2007-03-01 19:33:46 · answer #2 · answered by garik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's pronounced MacBain - why ? Because the photographer Angus MacBean always pronounced it thus, and he's the only MacBean I've heard of
2007-03-01 16:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Macbain sounds like the right way when you say it out loud, when you say macbeen it just sounds like macbeen
2007-03-01 16:21:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
McBean is the anglicised version of McBain but pronounced either way.
2007-03-01 19:32:02 · answer #5 · answered by Why When How 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I've only heard of Macbain...
2007-03-01 19:50:08 · answer #6 · answered by ;) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's McBean isnit, wee lassie... McBean see. McBean. Just pronounce it McBean.
2007-03-01 16:24:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its the first one
2007-03-01 16:20:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Mcbeen" or "Macbain" it depends on the family.
2007-03-01 16:20:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
McBain sounds right to me.
2007-03-01 16:32:52 · answer #10 · answered by Jolly Jo Jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋