How do you pronounce Guisachan?

That含羞草研究社檚 a question one couple posed to a in hopes of ending a long standing debate.

Kelowna has Guisachan Road and Guisachan Place, and the well-known Guisachan House, a heritage home in South Pandosy. The house was built by Lord Aberdeen and named by his wife. Guisachan is Gaelic meaning 含羞草研究社榩lace of the fir含羞草研究社�.

This question sparked dozens of comments in the subreddit, with many suggesting varied pronunciations such as 含羞草研究社淕ucci gang含羞草研究社� and 含羞草研究社済oo-sha-gin含羞草研究社� while others made fun of the various ways they含羞草研究社檝e heard it said.

One user wrote, 含羞草研究社淢y GPS pronounces it guy-sa-khan which is not even close to right.含羞草研究社�

While another stated, 含羞草研究社淢y friend said gwee-sah-chan one time as a joke and now I can含羞草研究社檛 stop pronouncing it like that.含羞草研究社�

含羞草研究社淢y wife and I just call it Gustavo,含羞草研究社� commented a clever couple.

Other commenters took the question a little more seriously.

含羞草研究社淕ui is pronounced 含羞草研究社榞oo含羞草研究社�. The 含羞草研究社榮含羞草研究社� is pronounced 含羞草研究社榮h含羞草研究社�. And the ch is pronounced like 含羞草研究社榞含羞草研究社�. But 含羞草研究社榞含羞草研究社� like 含羞草研究社榞ap含羞草研究社� not 含羞草研究社榞含羞草研究社� like 含羞草研究社榞iraffe含羞草研究社�.含羞草研究社�

含羞草研究社淕uisachan is the Gaelic word for pine forest. Yoush- a Gan,含羞草研究社� was the most factual response by one user.

The debate rages on both on the internet, in the car and at home, it appears.

Let us know how you pronounce Kelowna含羞草研究社檚 historic area of Guisachan which dates back to the 1800s.

Write to us at newstips@kelownacapnews.com.

READ MORE: The things you find on the internet: Crocheted hippy, big booty Jesus in Okanagan