Shane --> greek

daydreamer0311 · 07-20-2006, 04:32 PM

My brother wants a tatto, so could anyone translate the name "shane" for me? thank you!!! <3

Lina · 07-21-2006, 07:04 AM

There's no [sh] sound in Greek, especially there's no "h" except at the beginning of a word, so it can't be really translated.

A literal translation would be Σανε, but this is "Sane" and not "Shane".

Maybe Χανε would be better. With a Latin alphabet it is "Chane", but it would be closer, for Χ ( χ ) can either be pronounced [k] or like a Spanish "j", which quite resembles the English sound.

Sorry for not helping you better...

daydreamer0311 · 07-21-2006, 01:19 PM

it's okay! thank you for answering at least

nickel · 07-24-2006, 01:05 AM

As Lina says, there is no [sh] sound in Greek. English "sh" is usually transcribed as a simple "s", so Shane, from the days of the Alan Ladd movie, has been Σέιν.
See this link:
Σέιν Λαντ Shane - Google Search

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daydreamer0311 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United States Posts: 48 daydreamer0311 is an unknown character at this point	Shane --> greek My brother wants a tatto, so could anyone translate the name "shane" for me? thank you!!! <3 __________________ Danielle
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Lina Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: France Posts: 2,250 Blog Entries: 15 Lina is a glorious beacon of light Lina is a glorious beacon of light	There's no [sh] sound in Greek, especially there's no "h" except at the beginning of a word, so it can't be really translated. A literal translation would be Σανε, but this is "Sane" and not "Shane". Maybe Χανε would be better. With a Latin alphabet it is "Chane", but it would be closer, for Χ ( χ ) can either be pronounced [k] or like a Spanish "j", which quite resembles the English sound. Sorry for not helping you better...
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daydreamer0311 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United States Posts: 48 daydreamer0311 is an unknown character at this point	it's okay! thank you for answering at least __________________ Danielle
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nickel Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 63 nickel came out of the blue	As Lina says, there is no [sh] sound in Greek. English "sh" is usually transcribed as a simple "s", so Shane, from the days of the Alan Ladd movie, has been Σέιν. See this link: Σέιν Λαντ Shane - Google Search
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