How do you pronounce this last name? Gein?

Question

as in Ed Gein? is it like "gain" or geen"??

Answer 1

/ˈgiːn/ ("geen" - that is, like "green" without the r).



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein

Answer 2

it depends....could be gain, geen, jeen...most likelye gain though.



names that are spelt the same can be pronounced differantly...(example: Regan could be ree-gan or ray-gan, Cady could be Kay-dee or Kad-ee, etc.)

Answer 3

If it is pronounced like the original German, it would be pronounced like GINE.

Answer 4

It could also be like "tine".