Non-English Names Pronunciation

It means,"To go to my house."

Note: "aller à chez moi" is very awkward because of the two prepositions. It would be much more natural to say "aller chez moi".

When referring to the Celtic people, their languages and culture, modern scholars tend to pronounce the word with a K-sound, recalling the original form of the word, which the Greek pronounced "Keltoi").

When referring to sports teams that call themselves Celtics or Celts (bearing in mind that sports figures do not generally represent the most careful speakers), we use the S-sound.

The Irish say Keltic and Kelts. Americans say Seltics and Selts. Both are technically correct. It just depends on whether you want to pronounce it the American way or the Irish way.

There was at one point, and maybe still is, some preference depending on your region. Either can be said without being wrong, however:

Celtic goes back through the French Celtique where the s-sound was acquired, coming from the Latin Celticus prior to that (where it was pronounced with a k). seltic would be the correct pronunciation currently, in keeping with modern English. There is authority for saying keltic from its origins, but no reason to do so anymore.

Another Opinion:

If it's the basketball team, it's "seltics".

Otherwise, it sounds like "Keltiks".

"Seltic" for the Scottish soccer club, "Keltic" for all things to do with the Keltoi, or as we call them today, the Celts.

Though a lot of people in the US say "sel-tic", the correct way is "kel-tic." Reputable American and British dictionaries list both pronunciations but show one as preferred. Neither is unquestionably correct. The current trend in American dictionaries is away from maintaining the prior alignment with other American ce-- words (like century and ceramic) to the British influenced Keltic, which aligns with British use of Keramic for pottery. For thoughts on why we won't end up saying Keramic mugs, see the discussion item.

Many cultures customarily put the family name (surname) first, and the personal name, often given at birth, is put at the end.

e.g. Here is a typical Chinese conversation:

# -What's your (sur)name?

- My (sur)name is Zhang.

- What are you called?

- I am called Zhang Jingsheng. (Jingsheng is a Chinese 'personal' name. In the USA and the UK, someone's 'personal' name is called their 'first name')

Notice, in the above example of a conversation, that the surname (family name) is given first, followed by the personal name.

Chin is a very common Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) family name. It is also a common Japanese family name.

Tseun is also a fairly common family name. Of course, in pictographic languages such as Chinese, the English alphabet spelling of the name might differ according to the translator's choice of the 'nearest' English spelling equivalent. So spellings will differ. Tseun could be Chun, Chuen, Chin, Chan, Chen, Ching, Jin etc. depending on dialect.

Sometimes two family names are joined together with a hyphen. Even in English surnames this is done sometimes, e.g. the 'Bowes-Lyon' family.

This practice of joining two family names together is common in many countries.

Chin-Chuen/Chin-Chun/ is a fairly common Chinese surname. And sometimes people are just known by their surname e.g. Shakespeare, Obama, Einstein etc.

However, 'Chin Chuen' is also listed as a given (Christian) name. e.g. CHING (family name) CHIN CHUEN (given names), as shown in the crew list of the ship 'CHANGSHA' of London, which sailed from Hong Kong to Sydney, New South Wales, on 23 October 1889.

---- A family name can be the same as the personal name. Consider the name 'James' for example.

It can be a personal name e.g. James Watt. Or it can be a family name. e.g. Henry James.

There is even a James James! (Joint composer of the Welsh National anthem!) ---- So, whether Chin-Chuen is a particular person's family name, or whether it is actually their personal name might best be determined by asking them personally!