How would you pronounce Eirlys?

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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 :)

Does this sound right, then?

www.forvo.com/word/eirlys/

That's how I've always said it, but recently have heard it more like wireless without the "w" although hard to describe.

(In case you haven't guessed, I'm not a Welsh-speaker)

Interesting. There's one at nursery with DD and I've never been sure I've pronounced it right, especially as she's always playing with a girl called Alice too so it's quite a mouthful when said together!

Yup, v hard to describe unless iyou speak Welsh, the phonetic sound doesn't really exist in English. I'm from North Wales and air-liss sounds wrong to me. Ey -rrr-liss is the nearest I can get!

I had a second cousin with this name. She pronounced it something like Ayer-liss.

Ay-r-liss in North Wales. Means snowdrop. Pretty name-a lot of ladies in their 60s and 70s are called Eirlys in North Wales

I've never heard of it, but I'd pronounce it Ire - Liss.

Ayr-liss

my aunty was called eirlys and it was pronounced 'ire-liss' .

I went to school with a girl named eirlys and it was pronounced air-lease (this is the only way I could think to type it!) I think it's a beautiful name!

*lease as in pronounced like a tenancy agreement!

Air Liss

Yes, that recording is how I'd pronounce it, but with perhaps more of an 'ee' than an 'i' sound in the 'lys' - but only slightly. (S Wales)

I'm afraid i wouldn't attempt it without asking first!

I agree with spider (West Wales).

My sil is from Wales, and it's her middle name.

It's pronounced E-ri-lees in her name.

Means Snowdrop I thing. It's pretty.

I've never heard of it before, but if I saw it written down I would pronounce it Air-liss.

By reading this - it is totally incorrect! However, someone I know who has this name pronounces it A-lish

My Mum's middle name.

Ire-liss with a very welsh 'rrr' in the middle. I loved it but my Mum always hated it so didn't use it for dd.....

it's never pronounced e-ri-lees by anyone who's welsh......

Dewi is a lovely name.

Air-liss

Never heard/seen it before btw.

Never seen it before but reading it I'd say Air-liss.

ir-lee-s.
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