How do you pronounce Mairead?

[fiercebadrabbit]

My friend has just sent out an email saying this is the name of her dd

I don't want to get it wrong when I call to congratulate - is it mare-aid?

Thank you

[Chickenshavenolips]

Ma-raid

[TheDevilEatsBabies]

ooh!

i first thought "may-reed" then i thought "marry-ad" then i thought "may-ree-ad"

maybe you should say that's a pretty name how do you say it?

[MerryWifeOfWindsor]

Mah - raid

[Chickenshavenolips]

MerryWife has got it better than me, mine depends on accent

[LynetteScavo]

M'raid.

[bigstripeytiger]

I know someone with this name. Hers is pronounced My-red.

[mathanxiety]

Like Parade, but with an M.

[salvadory]

I'd say ma-rayth (the one i know is from Co Kerry so it could be a Kerry thing?)

[fizzpops]

Muh-raid.

I was told the rhyming with parade thing as well.

[ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween]

I suspect that however you pronounce it will be wrong

[Ronaldinhio]

ma raid

but i'm norn irish

[ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween]

I now have a cartoon brummie voice saying "married" in my head.

[mummyofevilprincesses]

Rhymes with Sinead (O'Connor).

[janx]

I have a cousin called Mairead - it is pronounced - my-raid

[Vivia]

It's My-rid and it's beautiful

[stickylittlefingers]

mair (but quite short) ai-eed (blended quite quickly).

In Dublin

You'll never be right all over the country - 4 different Irish dialects which are quite different from each other. One can only hope for the best and hope that the owner says the name early on so you can copy! (Or parent of owner in this case). In this context it's legitimate to ask, I think.

[Stigaloid]

I used to work with a Mairead and it was pronounced Moor-reed.

[donttrythisathome]

From the South of Ireland

Moir-ade. Emphasis on the second syllable.

[fiercebadrabbit]

Thank you all very much

Have to say I'm still a little bit confused . I left a message saying Muh-raid. No reply as yet. Will let you know what I'm told

[zazen]

I go with
Maar aade - it's the Irish for Margaret / Pearl.

It has a fáda (an accent) so is actually spelt Maireád, which lengthens the last vowel.

In Scots Gallic it's spelt Maighread, where you can more clearly see it's Margaret.

[PlumBumMum]

Mah raid, or I would pronouce Myrrh raid because I'm a posher Norn irish than Ronaldinhio

[Vivia]

I meant to add, when I said My-rid that this is in the northern most point of mainland Scotland. It's delicious.

[PuppyMonkey]

I'd say it muh-raid too. Nice name

[Jujubean77]

mer raid gorgeous name

[Tidey]

Only ever known one person called it, and it was pronounced like Myra with a d sound at the end. IYSWIM. My-rud, I suppose. For ages I thought she was called Myra.