The name of the protagonist of Bradley P. Beaulieu's The Song of the Shattered Sands series is Çeda.
What is the correct pronunciation of this name and which language inspired it?
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Sign up to join this communityThe name of the protagonist of Bradley P. Beaulieu's The Song of the Shattered Sands series is Çeda.
What is the correct pronunciation of this name and which language inspired it?
From this Goodreads discussion:
Sana It's pronounced as 'Chayda.'
Jayden Actually the answer is rather early in the book itself :) That endeared the author a lot to me. It's hidden in a conversation between her and her mother, or in her thoughts to it.
As per fez's comment, this was also answered by the author in a Reddit AMA:
bradbeaulieuAMA Author Bradley P. Beaulieu [S] 3 points 2 years ago
I'm glad you liked Irindai! The reception to that story has really been great. Çeda is pronounced CHAY-da, similar to Aveda, or mesa.
The wiki notes that it's short for "Çedamihn Ahyanesh'ala or Child of Ahyanesh".
As for likely etymology, Turkish and Turkmen both pronounce the C cedilla with a "ch" sound. That fits with the general feel of the setting I got from reading the sample chapters, rug sellers and carpets and stone buildings.