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Help[Opinions] Re: Irish names
in reply to a message by Bear
I love Clare, especially this spelling. I think it looks so much calmer and more elegant than Claire.
I like Saoirse but I think Saoirse Ronan is actually mispronouncing it. I mean I have no idea, but I read somewhere that she pronounces it SIR-sha and that the correct pronunciation is SEER-sha. I like both pronunciations and I think it's awesome that the name is usable because of her.
I like Saoirse but I think Saoirse Ronan is actually mispronouncing it. I mean I have no idea, but I read somewhere that she pronounces it SIR-sha and that the correct pronunciation is SEER-sha. I like both pronunciations and I think it's awesome that the name is usable because of her.
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I met a lady online several years ago from Ireland. Her name is Saoirse and she told me there are two common pronunciations in Ireland. One is SEER-sha. The other is SAYR-sha which is how this particular woman pronounces her name. When you think about it, SAYR-sha and Saoirse Ronan's pronunciation, SIR-sha are very similar so I wouldn't be surprised if the SAYR is what her parents were going for and it came out as SIR (sort of like mad-uh-LEN vs. mad-uh-LYN).
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Oh. I hadn't heard that. I've only ever heard her name as "SEER-shuh." Perhaps I'm not paying close enough attention.
I'm glad you like the Clare spelling. Sometimes I think I'm the only one. I fear most people think of it as a misspelling, when really it's the English way. The French Claire looks prissy to me. I pronounce them the same way so there's no logic to it. It's just my weird take, influenced no doubt by my sister and niece.
I'm glad you like the Clare spelling. Sometimes I think I'm the only one. I fear most people think of it as a misspelling, when really it's the English way. The French Claire looks prissy to me. I pronounce them the same way so there's no logic to it. It's just my weird take, influenced no doubt by my sister and niece.
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I read an interview where Saoirse Ronan says she pronounces her name to rhyme with "inertia" (so, sir-shah, probably) but she knows it's not the correct pronunciation.
I'm a little irritated at her... before Atonement came out one of my favorite sibsets was Saoirse, Orla, and Ronan, and now I can't use it.
I'm a little irritated at her... before Atonement came out one of my favorite sibsets was Saoirse, Orla, and Ronan, and now I can't use it.
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