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in reply to a message by Eva
9 girls named Mira and 6 boys named Mir in Catalonia according to Idescat (at Barcelonès, basically. Go, Barcelona! :) ).
I like Mir a lot, too. But I always heard ['mir], never ['mi] (in the surname pronunciation, for example), old people included. And Mir is a surname quite usual (#226 in Catalonia). Then, I don't think that there is any problem with this -R.
Regarding Ter (i'm from Barcelona and living at Osona), I usually pronounce it with open e ['tèr], but sometimes with closed e ['tér]. This afternoon, at home, I will check with some people the opening of the E in Ter (I suspect that at Barcelona, it is an open E and at Osona, it is a closed E).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
I like Mir a lot, too. But I always heard ['mir], never ['mi] (in the surname pronunciation, for example), old people included. And Mir is a surname quite usual (#226 in Catalonia). Then, I don't think that there is any problem with this -R.
Regarding Ter (i'm from Barcelona and living at Osona), I usually pronounce it with open e ['tèr], but sometimes with closed e ['tér]. This afternoon, at home, I will check with some people the opening of the E in Ter (I suspect that at Barcelona, it is an open E and at Osona, it is a closed E).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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