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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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Mumma4262 · 05/01/2020 06:44

Vera, pronounced like nearer.

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Bellabinti · 05/01/2020 00:00

My name is Vera, having been named after Vera Lynn.
My English father called me Vee ra, and my Italian mother called me Vee ra, V-air-a or Verucci (little Vera)Smile

SemperIdem · 03/06/2019 22:54

I’d say Vee-ra.

I imagine in most European countries it would be Vey-ra.

It’s infinitely prettier the second way.

lavenderblues · 03/06/2019 22:38

Vera sounds so much nicer than Veera.

TheFallenMadonna · 03/06/2019 19:21

V-ear-a for older people.
V-air-a for younger people, especially if they/their parents' first language isn't English.

lavenderblues · 03/06/2019 19:14

In Germany it's Vera like Veronika.

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 03/06/2019 18:43

V-ear-a

Tillygetsit · 02/06/2019 22:54

I predict a comeback too I've said it over and over,and like it more each time I've said it!

Sophronia · 01/06/2019 18:59

Veer-a. I like it! I think it will make a comeback.

morallybankruptme · 01/06/2019 09:16

It's v ear a
There are no airs and graces with Vera 😂😂😂

V air a will get lots of sniggering and nobody will pronounce it as you like. Remind me of 'mrs bucket v mrs buckét' a la hyacinth.

Malyshek · 01/06/2019 08:58

In France it'd be Vehra
In Russia Vyera (means "Faith")

JaneGlorianaVillanueva · 31/05/2019 21:10

I've only ever heard it pronounced to rhyme with ear. Or like if you veer off the road and then put an a on the end.

EdithWeston · 31/05/2019 18:18

Vera to rhyme with clearer

As in Duckworth - I think the Corrie character has cornered the market in how the name is said and regarded - she was one of the greats, from the days when it had string characters

Headboardbanging · 31/05/2019 18:10

I’ve only ever heard it -ear
Vera in Russian and other Eastern European countries is pronounced like Vyera

tiramisu1 · 31/05/2019 18:00

The European ver-ah is a much nicer sound

There's no reason Vera can't be pronounced Ver-a in the UK. It would be consistent with very, verity, veritable etc.

DramaAlpaca · 31/05/2019 17:48

I agree with Kanga83 on pronunciation.

In the UK it's usually vee-ra, which is hideous.

The European ver-ah is a much nicer sound.

BedraggledBlitz · 31/05/2019 17:43

Rhymes with She-ra (princess of power/Alan's surname)

tiramisu1 · 31/05/2019 17:39

It's Ver-a in Germany. (Not Vee-ar)

flowery · 31/05/2019 17:35

”But you don't say Veary for Very?!

Or Vearity for Verity?!”

Indeed, that’s because English pronunciation is frequently inconsistent.

goldensugar2 · 31/05/2019 17:31

But you don't say Veary for Very?!

Or Vearity for Verity?!

I've only heard Vera pronounced Ver-a.

Kanga83 · 31/05/2019 17:19

Vee-Ra western , Veh-Ra east Europe.

Disfordarkchocolate · 31/05/2019 17:11

Ve-ra, some of this leave me baffled. I can't even imagine how the sound!

SenecaFalls · 31/05/2019 17:07

The v-air-a pronunciation might be how Americans say it.

I'm American and I say v-ear-a, as do most Americans. If you think you hear Americans saying it differently, it's likely because they say all similar sounds with a slightly different accent. For example, in some American accents there is not a lot of differentiation between "ear" and "air."

Icklepup · 31/05/2019 16:27

Vear-ra

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