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My daughter's name is Máire, it is Mary in Irish, in Donegal it's pronounced My-uh, I love the name!
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I really like this name. My grandmother was called Mary, so it would be a nice name to honour her.
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The r is dropped only in Donegal Irish. Otherwise, it's pronounced as a "slender" r, which sounds like something between a d and a z.
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Pronunciation: http://forvo.com/search/Maire/ga/
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Maire (without the acute accent, pronounced as MIE-re) is a Finnish female name. It is derived from the word "mairea", which means "flattering", "gushing" and "affected". [noted -ed]
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I wish I understood Gaelic better so I would understand why you pronounce the I harder than the A even though the A's the letter with the accent. I would have pronounced this name "Merra", which I think sounds really pretty.
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I believe the 'R' is actually silent and it is pronounced "MOY-uh".
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That's my name, and that's its exact spelling. My mother named me the equivilant of Mary in Irish. She loves the spelling and so do I.
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www.babynamesofireland.com lists the pronunciation as "MY-ra".
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I think this would be a lovely name to give to a daughter as Máire and Mary are quite rare amongst little girls now so it would be quite traditional and slightly unusual at the same time!
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MÁIRE is a lovely name, I think. I have an Irish godmother with that name.
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One of my teachers is named Maire, but she pronounses it "MAY-re". I've noticed that a lot of people have problems pronouncing it right (I've heard many call her "MAR-je"). I think it's very exotic and pretty, though.
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I think this name is pretty but sad, because I know it means 'bitter'. The spelling seems a bit prettier than the pronunciation (I'm American and only hear MOY-ra) to me.
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This is my little sister's middle name and my mother pronounces it 'MY-ree', although it doesn't have the accent over the 'a'. She may be wrong.
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Máire Brennan (sometimes she spells it Moya) is an Irish folk music singer, often singing in Irish Gaelic. She's the sister of Enya.
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Indeed, Máire Ní Bhraonain is Enya's sister. Máire is the voice of Clannad, an Irish band. She recently changed her name from Máire to Moya, because that names is more easy to pronounce.
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Actually, the pronunciation depends on the dialect: "MOI-ra", "MOI-a", and "MAW-rya" are all acceptable.
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I think it's more like "MAW-rya" than "MOI-ra", actually.
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Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1ire
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_%C3%93_Grianna