Re: Ask Ivayla: still about the name "Irina"
in reply to a message by SYP
Ivayla the Great is your most reliable source by far, but if you think about the way people pronounce the more usual name Irene, then presumably they'd use that initial sound (i as in bite) for Irina as well. I would be amazed at Ayrina as in cane, doesn't make phonetic sense, but I've been amazed before.