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How would you pronounce Eirlys?

59 replies

soundsystem · 22/06/2014 20:53

I'd only ever heard this pronounced one way, but recently have heard it pronounced differently (in a way that actually sounds nicer, but I think isn't correct!)

If you're familiar with this name, I'd be interested in your thoughts on correct pronunciation, and whether there's more than one "correct" way (regional differences, maybe?)

If you've never come across Eirlys before, I'd love your thoughts on how you'd intuitively say it.

Thanks :)

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Showy · 22/06/2014 21:05

Friend is an Eirlys. Is, um, eyr-liss. Sort of.

turdfairynomore · 22/06/2014 21:05

I know a 40 year old eirlys. She pronounces it like "wireless"-but without the "w"! So "ire-liss". No idea if it's "correct" pronunciation in MN terms-but it's correct as far as she's concerned!

lavender20 · 22/06/2014 21:05

Er-leese?

BestIsWest · 22/06/2014 21:04

Ok, I'm in South Wales and I would say Eye-r-liss. Further north/ west you'd be more likely to hear it pronounced Aye-r-liss. Sometimes you won't hear the 'r' sound at all.

McGriffo · 22/06/2014 21:04

Ay (like hay missing the h) - rrrrr (rolled r) - liss. Welsh for snowdrop.

mejon · 22/06/2014 21:03

Eyr-liss with the 'eyr' bit pronounced as in 'A' in A,B,C or 'hay'. Very difficult to describe phonetically. Welsh speaker btw.

GertrudeBell · 22/06/2014 21:02

Ire-liss?

STOPwiththehahaheheloling · 22/06/2014 20:59

Never heard of this name. My interpretation would be how you would pronounce careless. But i'll bet it's not said that way.

SueDNim · 22/06/2014 20:57

Err-lis, like Alice, but with err instead of a. Never heard of it though.