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How do you pronounce Vera?

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lucymegan · 31/05/2019 11:03

Love the this name, it was my great grandmothers name but ive heard it pronounced a couple of different ways.

V-ear-a
V-air-a

How do you pronounce it?

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IvinghoeBeacon · 05/01/2020 14:07

No Poppydaisys, I’m sure people don’t. I’m sure you can manage all the variations in pronunciation of the combination of letters “ough” can’t you?

IvinghoeBeacon · 05/01/2020 14:06

“ How does Ver become Veer?”

How does the “Sar” part of “Sarah” come to rhyme with “air” and not “a” as in apple? Because English pronunciation is varied. Surely you must be used to that?

Poppydaisys · 05/01/2020 14:05

Those saying Vee ra, do you also pronounce Veronica and Verity as Vee ronica and Vee rity? And Very as Vee ry Grin

SoupDragon · 05/01/2020 14:03

Good lord, this is from May and I've already commented back then!!

SoupDragon · 05/01/2020 14:02

Like dear, it's vear.

Yes, to rhyme with dear-a is the only way I've ever heard it pronounced. (Which is the same as veer-a in my accent)

SoupDragon · 05/01/2020 14:00

I'm in the UK and have only ever heard it pronounced as Ver-a. Never Veer-a

Equally, I'm in the U.K. and have only ever heard it pronounced Veer-a 😂

Katfood · 05/01/2020 13:57

How does Ver become Veer?

Katfood · 05/01/2020 13:57

I'm in the UK and have only ever heard it pronounced as Ver-a. Never Veer-a Confused

Drabarni · 05/01/2020 13:56

Like dear, it's vear.

Vera. Vaira is a bit up yourself and wrong.

Pippilangstrumpfi · 05/01/2020 13:54

In which accent is Ver pronounced anything else than Ver/Vair?!

iklboo · 05/01/2020 13:54

Bit of a resurrection?

Pippilangstrumpfi · 05/01/2020 13:53

Vera is pronounced as it's written Ver-a.

Very, Verity, Veronica, Vera.

Abracad · 05/01/2020 13:53

L-aur-a Fantacci pronounces it V-air-a

TSSDNCOP · 05/01/2020 13:52

Veer ah

Mamabear88 · 05/01/2020 13:52

Ear. Never heard the air pronunciation...

HeronLanyon · 05/01/2020 13:51

Wow! Nor have I ever known it to be anything other than a name in its own right - have never known it as short for Veronica. This is an eye opening thread !

HeronLanyon · 05/01/2020 13:50

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Vera as in verity katfood. Now trying a variety of accents where that might be right. Are you in Australia ? Think this is the closest I can get?

Lavenderblues · 05/01/2020 13:49

I've only ever heard it pronounced Ver-a

Often a nickname for Veronica. And that's pronounced Ver onica and not Veer onica Grin

MikeUniformMike · 05/01/2020 13:47

Vee-ra

Katfood · 05/01/2020 12:41

Vera is pronounced Ver-a like Ver-y or Ver-ity or Ver-onica.

There is no ea in Vera. It's simple Ver ah!

PlantPotting · 05/01/2020 11:59

Rhymes with Ear

HeronLanyon · 05/01/2020 10:53

Oh it is a bit more complex than I first thought. Even the ‘ear’ can produce eg veer- ah (as in to veer) or vee-er-ah (kind of three syllables) or vir-ah (as in revere - kind of softer/shorter veer-ah). I’m vir-ah although the word has lost all meaning as I’ve said it typing this !!

CustomerCervixDepartment · 05/01/2020 10:39

Do the people writing ‘vee-ra’ mean that? They think it rhymes with ‘bee-ra’? Or do they mean ‘veer-ah’?
I’ve only ever heard it said ‘veer-ah’ incl. that character on coronation st.

mathanxiety · 05/01/2020 07:44

To rhyme with ear.

That American woman wasn't saying 'Vaira'. That was a definite ear sound in a southern US accent.

I haven't heard any Americans saying Vaira on purpose as if this was the standard pronunciation. It's Vera with the ear sound, whatever that may be across the country.

HeronLanyon · 05/01/2020 06:59

Ear here
Would air be Northern Ireland pronunciation possibly. Don’t think I have ever heard ‘air’ version other than non English veras.

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