About pronunciation and writing of Asiatic lion Singh in Hindi It is pronounced and written in Hindi as Sa with a small Ee ki Matra before it with a point on top suggesting half Na and then full Ha As in English you ca nt write the exact word after English came they wrote the word as Singh but Gujaratis in Gujarat write and pronounce it completely different its a different language They write it and pronounce it close to Sinnh their Sinh means Asiatic Lion too but is not spelled as or written the same as Hindi There is also a surname in Mair Rajputs which is Shinh that is Asiatic Lion too again it is different word but this is not a middle name it is the actual surname family name from Mair Rajputs Hope that helps