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Both are listed in the name entry but there is significant disagreement in the comments section. Curious as to what the 'legitimate' pronunciations are
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In Afrikaans, the G in Agata (usually the Agatha spelling) is best described as "like the ch in Scottish 'loch'". The middle syllable is stressed and lengthened: ah-XAAH-tah.
A friend of mine took a detective novel into the maternity ward with her for light relief and was startled when a nurse commented "I see you're reading ah-XAAH-tah Christie."
A friend of mine took a detective novel into the maternity ward with her for light relief and was startled when a nurse commented "I see you're reading ah-XAAH-tah Christie."
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Agata is changed based on the language...
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Yes... but two different Polish pronunciations are listed. We have a wide range of people so I knew I would get a response if pronunciations.
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Sorcha is Sur-i-ka or Sor-kah depending on what part of Ireland you are from and what dialect you know. Not Surra or Sorra or any of the other offerings in the comments. I knew one person who say Sorsha - I think this is influenced by Saoirse.
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Sorcha is pr. SORE-kah or SOR-uh-kah in Irish Gaelic.
About Agata, I think it differs between different languages, but in Swedish and Norwegian it's pronounced ah-GAH-tuh.
About Agata, I think it differs between different languages, but in Swedish and Norwegian it's pronounced ah-GAH-tuh.
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