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Re: I don't know how you guys are pronouncing that...
Yeah, I've only heard it said AL-oh VAIR-a (in the US). And I've only heard Vera said as VAIR-a too... I think. Or maybe I've never heard it said and that's just how my brain says it. :PI don't find Olivera hard to pronounce, it just sounds so dang close to aloe vera. For an Olivia alternative I'd go with Olive or Olivet(tte).

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I always thought Vera should be VAIR-ah as a kid because of the plant, but Vera Wang's name is pronounced VEER-ah. I've also heard the name pronounced in a Western or some movie I've seen on TV as VEER-ah. But whenever I hear Aloe Vera it is AL-oh VAIR-ah. I've met a hand full of Vera's before, some were VEER-ah and some were VAIR-ah.
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