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in reply to a message by gaelcelt
Máire is pro. as MOY-ra and Máirín as MOR-een. The only exception to this is Donegal where they drop or slur the "r" and say Máire as MOY-a.
The anglicised spellings Maura and Maureen are more common in Ireland except for areas where Irish is the first Language(Gaeltachts)
The anglicised spellings Maura and Maureen are more common in Ireland except for areas where Irish is the first Language(Gaeltachts)
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Oh! Is that where the feminine name Moya comes from, then, do you think?
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This message was edited 5/13/2005, 10:09 PM
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I thought that they would have pronounced it as "MAH-rya", or something close to that. I guess not.
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