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Help[Facts] How to pronounce the name "Vera"
Hello:
I want to know how to pronounce the name "Vera" in English?
Is it pronounced like /'vee-ra/ ("ee" like bee)?
Or is it like /'via-ra/( "ia" like ear)?
Or something else?
Can anybody tell me the correct answer? Thanks:)
I want to know how to pronounce the name "Vera" in English?
Is it pronounced like /'vee-ra/ ("ee" like bee)?
Or is it like /'via-ra/( "ia" like ear)?
Or something else?
Can anybody tell me the correct answer? Thanks:)
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I've always said "Vaira." Recently, I've started composing music for the timpani under my pen name Vera Timpanist. Vaira is how I pronounce my pen name when I'm composing.
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In England its pronounced VEER-ah with the emphasis on the first part. The VEER rhymes with steer or dear or beer, and the 'ah' is a short vowel sound like in 'at'.
hope this was helpful :)
hope this was helpful :)
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In the Netherlands the E is like in EA in ear, the R is rolling, the A is AH, so it's like VI-rhah
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In the US midwest I have only heard the pronunciation VEER-ah (VEER rhymes with "ear").
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I think in the UK it is pronounced "VEER ah" but here in the US it is "VER ah" (like "very"). "VER ah" is closer to the Russian pronunciation.
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VEER-uh
veer rhymes with beer
veer rhymes with beer
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no...
The other two replies are correct.
The other two replies are correct.
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Yes. It is at least the British pronunciation (read more)
VEER-ah (rhynimg with beer or ear) is the only way I've ever heard the name pronounced, and I've come across it a fair few times, namely Vera Lynn and elderly family members. Please see this video:
Dame Vera Lynn performs at 1990 Royal Variety Performance - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Dwf93z7w8]
Go to 1 minute in.
VEER-ah (rhynimg with beer or ear) is the only way I've ever heard the name pronounced, and I've come across it a fair few times, namely Vera Lynn and elderly family members. Please see this video:
Dame Vera Lynn performs at 1990 Royal Variety Performance - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Dwf93z7w8]
Go to 1 minute in.
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Not in the US.
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Take it close to "very" as in "very much".
The final -a sounds as in other names ending in -ra.
The final -a sounds as in other names ending in -ra.
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Vera rhymes with Sarah.
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That depends entirely on how you pronounce Sarah! I say the Sar- to rhyme with hair, and then an a on the end. And Ver- to rhyme with beer, ear, etc.
How do you pronounce Sarah?
How do you pronounce Sarah?
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The same way you do. I'm sure it depends on where you're from. I've never heard Vera pronounced VEER-a before though.
This message was edited 7/25/2007, 6:04 AM
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