It would be appricated if non-Irish people answered this. My sister is thinkin about callin her child Mairéad but i don't think people will be able to pronounce her name. She lives in Australia so i just want to see how people would prononce it
2007-04-20 10:47:30 · 18 answers · asked by midget_in_yellow 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
depends what part of Ireland you're in. Where i'm from its
MAR (to rhyme with star)
ADE (to rhyme with laid)
and heres the important bit at the end theres a TH sound - like you were going to say THE but stopped short!
MAR ADE TH
Its a complex language!
2007-04-20 11:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by koikoiboi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd pronounce it Ma (as sounds in mat) ree (as sounds in reed) then add maree-add but I'm Cumbrian English, you dont say where you are from but that is Gaelic and Scots in origin. I checked to make sure. an Irish or Welsh speaker would be closer to me in the correct pronunciation and My Scottish roots are all busy so I can't hear how they would pronounce it? You said your daughter lived in Australia you didn't say she was born there did you? you also don't say where you are from or even where you live. I can't guess, just because you write in English. You don't actually give us your pronounciation?
2007-04-20 13:08:45 · answer #2 · answered by willowGSD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, I would pronounce them: Reine - Ray-ne (like rain) Saoirse - Say-or-ss Eowyn - oh-wen (like the boys name owen - I know I am probably wrong but cant think how else it would be pronounced) Xavier - zay-vee-er ( I think this name is common enough for most people to be able to pronounce it.) I like the other names as well, especially Miles and Tennessee
2016-05-19 23:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by kaley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ma red?
I think who ever is around her alot will just learn to pronounce it the way your sister wants it pronounced. Or it will get shortened to a nickname.
My daughter was adamant that her first born would Only be called Dylan. Nothing else. Well now nearly 7 years later she is calling him Dyl and sometime Pickle.....
2007-04-20 10:53:50 · answer #4 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's also used in Scotland,where it's pronounced either Maared or Myred(with a soft 'R' and the 'D' like a soft 'TH' in English words like 'the' and 'that',depending on where you come from.
2007-04-20 13:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Irish for Margaret.I won't say how it's pronounced as you asked me not to.
2007-04-20 12:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by SUSIE 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mor-aid, there's about 5 Maireads in my family lol
2007-04-20 11:07:40 · answer #7 · answered by TotalShopaholic 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My parents are Irish and I spent a lot of time in Ireland while growing up and have no idea hpw to pronounce it
2007-04-20 10:50:59 · answer #8 · answered by fluffypurplelilac 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
May-ree-odd???
2007-04-20 10:50:31 · answer #9 · answered by Tania La Güera 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I would have to guess how to pronounce it with out anyone telling me, it would be: " my - riad "
2007-04-20 10:57:59 · answer #10 · answered by SurFcHIc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋