Swaeny

S-W-AE-N-Y /ʒwæni:/

derived from little swan 🦢

ʒ ( S ) – as in treasure, division or azure

w ( W ) – as in with, wrong, water

a: ( A ) – open sound
and/or
æ ( A ) – long as in cat, laugh, plaid, family
or
ae ( AE ) – as in maestro, pronounced solely with a ‘long i’

n ( N ) – as in Nina, name, never

i: ( Y ) – as in lady, ski, quay, me

Nina

N-I-N-A /ni:nə/

n ( N ) – as in Nina, name, never

i: ( I ) – as in Nina, be, me

n ( N ) – as in Nina, name, never

ə ( A ) – as in again, another

Kersaan

K-E-R-S-AA-N /kerseɪn/

freely translated from Dutch to English as ‘cherry on’ 🍒

k ( K ) – as in cash, sock

e ( E ) – as in send, letter

r ( R ) – as in race, romance, road, rose

s (S) – as in sand, salt, see

eɪ ( AA ) – ah ah, as in lava

n ( N ) – as in Nina, name, never