How do you pronounce this name?

[hospitaller]

I listen to Original FM (a radio in Aberdeen) daily via the Internet, and they make daily reference to several Siobhan.

The consensus, among 5 different broadcasters, both male and female is something like "SHeO-BAHN"

[MrShoe]

I listen to Original FM (a radio in Aberdeen) daily via the Internet, and they make daily reference to several Siobhan.

The consensus, among 5 different broadcasters, both male and female is something like "SHeO-BAHN"

Not to be critical. I did a lot of research before selecting all of my daughters middle name. All are Gaelic Siobhán, Rosian and Caoimhe
But in Gaelic the pronunciation guidelines, as I know, them are as follows.
"S" in this case is a Slender Consonant and is pronounced with a "sh"

"io" is a short diphthong, a combination of two short vowel sounds. For most short diphthongs you simply say the two vowels rather quickly one after the other. Additionally, in Ulster Irish the accent always occurs on the first syllable. Pronounced as in "miss"

bh is considered a single letter and is either a Broad Consonant w or Slender Consonant v. Since the S is Slender the bh must follow as Slender as well.

"á" is a Long Vowel as in "Pa" or "a" a Short Vowel as is "ago"

"n" is a Simple Consonant and pronounced an "n" weather it be Slender or Broad.

sh- i - v -aw - n or Shiv-awn