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Re: Eira
by Pie
8/15/2011, 9:51 AM
in reply to a message by CN
I say ay-ra, but it depends which part of Wales you're from; southerners would probably say eye-ra. I just noticed it's a Swedish name too - how is it pronounced in Sweden?
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- CN (CSwe)   +3
8/15/2011, 10:35 AM
The Scandinavian Eira is pronounced ay-ra so I just assumed that the Welsh Eira would be pronounced the same. I prefer that to eye-ra so I'm glad you can say it both ways.
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- Ninor (Frozten)   +2
8/15/2011, 1:31 PM
I've always been saying it more like eye-ra than ay-ra. But that might just be me... (something like Ejra for you Swedish speakers...)
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- Malin (nilamalin)
8/15/2011, 1:55 PM
Now I'm confused, wouldn't ay-ra be Ejra and eye-ra Ajra? :S
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- CN (CSwe)
8/15/2011, 1:55 PM
But Ejra is pretty much how I say it. Eye-ra would be more like Ajra.
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- Llewella (penguiny7)
8/15/2011, 10:33 AM
I thought it was the other way around... so ay- is the Northern pronunciation and eye- is the Southern one? Got to remember to keep that straight!I've also always been curious about the Swedish pronunciation.
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