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[Opinions] Eira
What do you think of Eira? I love the meaning of 'snow'. I also like Snezana. How do you pronounce Eira and what do you think of it? And do you like Snezana?
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I like Eira. (although, I just realized I don't actually know if the first syllable rhymes with air or ire...)I don't like Snezana because it reminds me of "sneeze".
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I love Eira. I'd consider using it (if it wasn't too matchy with my daughter's name). I say EYE-rah. Which is just the Dutch pronunciation for this letter combination. I like that it isn't common but not overly weird or anything :)Snezana makes me want to say 'bless you' ;)
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I like Eira pronounced as AY-rah. I prefer it as a short form of Gwyneira. Snezana is okay. I went to school with one. She was in my brother's Russian class and coasting as it was her first language.My favorite snow name is Lumi.

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I would pronounce Eira like Ay-rah (with a rolling R). It's cute, a bit simple for my taste. Snezana is not my cup of tea either, though I like the meaning of both names.
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I LOVE Eira! I pronounce it like ay-ra. I don't like the eye-ra pronunciation at all. Snezana is a common name in Serbia and I've worked with a Snezana nn Nena. The way the Z (Ž) is pronounced is a sound that doesn't exist in English.
I don't like the sound of it.
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I really like Eira both the Welsh name and the Scandinavian name.If the name is Welsh I pronounce it Eye-Rə and if it's Scandinavian I pronounce it Air-ə.I don't care for Snezana, as other have pointed out, it just too close to the word sneeze in english, however in its native language I'm sure is lovely.
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I think it's cute. It's also a Nordic name meaning "mercy", apparently. Eir was the goddess of medicine.
I pronounce it AYR-uh.
I'm not too fond of Snezana, although I love snow names. Snezana is too close to "sneeze", I think.

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I really like it. It's on my list but often overlooked. I prefer the AY-ruh pronunciation; much prettier imo. It's unusual, and has some beautiful imagery as a result of the meaning. I've never heard of Snezana before. I like the -zana ending, but I don't find the Snez very appealing.
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