Saoirse pronouncing

[BHillary]

How do you pronounce Saoirse?

Sur-sha or sear-sha?

I prefer the first but not if it isn't correct hmm.

Seer-sha or Sir-sha depending where you are from. But the r in the middle is pronounced fully.

I had a friend called that - we pronounced it ‘Saw-shar’

even irish people pronounce it differently to each other

We have regional variations in the Irish language and accent.

and they pronounce it as saw sha. So even irish people pronounce it differently to each other.

Is she saying that in an English accent or in an Irish one and you’re writing it in an english accent?

I had a friend called that - we pronounced it ‘Saw-shar

How did she feel about that?

The one I know pronounces it Sirr-sha (sort of)

It's somewhere in between seer-sha and seer-sha I think?

Oh bollocks I meant seer-sha and sir-sha.

How did she feel about that?

zibb they are irish and say it in an irish accent. I am not native english but thats how it sounds to my ears when they say sawsha.

What about sorcha as an alternative? We are Scottish and I know two both pronounced sor cha.

Seer-seah. I'm Irish too and know a few. Had thought of using name but faint republican connotations.

Are you sure the name isn’t Sasha martha? The “r” is very much pronounced in saoirse and sorcha.

No they write soirse on the christmas card. Maybe i just hear it differently with their accent but it always sounds like sawsha when i hear it

Seer-sha

*saorise sorry

Ser sha

Maybe their accent is just very strong and i dont hear the r in it

I would pronounce it Ser-sha, like the first syllable of Sarah.

But there is regional variation with some names - Caoimhe comes to mind.

I thought it was Seer-si

'aoi' in Irish is an 'ee' sound (well almost, with a bit of a twist). Like Aoife. So Seer-shuh

Depends if you're pronouncing it with say, a Dublin accent or a west coast accent.
I hadn't realised how problematic this is until a friend sat an Irish language oral exam and struggled to understand the Dublin accent on the recording. She's from the real Capital, obvs.🤣

I have only ever heard it pronounced "sear-sha" and I live in Ireland.

I'd guess it's a bit like saucy

I'd say "sah Reese"