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How would you pronounce Auri?

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ItchyFoot · 16/08/2016 12:24

Just that really. How would you pronounce it?

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LottieDoubtie · 16/08/2016 12:55

I teach one pronounced "Ow-Ree' but that may not be definitive!

JC23 · 16/08/2016 12:54

That's how I remember the pronunciation from the audiobook

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ItchyFoot · 16/08/2016 12:54

Female. Hadn't considered that JC

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MrsJoeyMaynard · 16/08/2016 12:54

Aw-ree

JC23 · 16/08/2016 12:53

No more like eye-err-ee

JC23 · 16/08/2016 12:53

I know the book Grin
Ay-urr-ee

EmpressOfTheSevenOceans · 16/08/2016 12:51

Is it male or female?

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ItchyFoot · 16/08/2016 12:41

It's from a book. I can't decide between Or-ree or Ow-ree

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ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 16/08/2016 12:28

aw ree /or ree

Does it have a meaning?

augustusdecimus · 16/08/2016 12:28

Rhymes with story.

OohMavis · 16/08/2016 12:28

Or-ri

Perhaps Ow-ri?

timelytess · 16/08/2016 12:26

or-ri
Or rhymes with tor, for etc
ri as in rip.

cbigs · 16/08/2016 12:26

Id pronounce it like ow-ree which is also pretty. ( but haven't seen the name before)

Doinmummy · 16/08/2016 12:25

Or ree . It's pretty .

EmpressOfTheSevenOceans · 16/08/2016 12:25

To rhyme with story.