Eira

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What are your thoughts on Eira for DD?

No Welsh connection if that matters

How would you pronounce it?

My initial thought would be no if there's no Welsh connection. And no again if she's going to born before the winter.

I'd say No.
Pronunciation issues, it just means snow, and it's a bit dated in welsh speaking communities.
It's popular on here, possibly due to the popularity of names like Ada, Eva, Ava, Isla etc.
I'd say it as something between Ayra and Eera.
It will get said as Ira.

Gorgeous!

Not a fan, sorry. It's a granny-ish name in my mind. What about Isla? Ara? or Aria?

Hmm seems the thinking is 'no' then . Thanks for the youtube link, I thought it was pronounced Ear-ra, not A-ra, am I wrong?

It's pronounced I-ra. And Wyn Eira is welsh for Snow White.

Pronounced ‘eye-rah’

It isn't pronounced I-ra, although I do know an Eira who says it as Ira.
It would be written Aira to get the Ira pronunciation.
Welsh is phonetic.
Snow White is Eira Wen or Gweneira.

I think it's lovely. And I don't get the attitude that you can't use it if you're not welsh.

I think it's lovely, pronounced properly. Pronounced Ira, i think it sounds ugly. Snow is pretty.
I'd think of another name.

Our three year old is called Eira. We live in SE England with Welsh connections on husband's side. His family are north wales where it's pronounced ay-ra. Get nothing but compliments and we love her name. She was born in February and it snowed within a few days of her arrival.

It is pronounced eye-ra in South Wales, I much prefer ay-ra, pronunciation in North Wales

Sod that. I'm from N. Wales where David is said as Dev-eed and Hayden as Hed-un, but that isn't how they are pronounced is it.

That’s the way it’s supposed to be pronounced, so why would you pronounce it any other way?

I love it. It was on our list for DC1 as they were due in the winter, but, we had a boy.

I love it, love Welsh names!

Is that aimed at me LucyEmma? Eira is the welsh word for snow. It's pronounced like how welsh people say snow.
They wouldn't say "mae'n bwrw aira", they'd say "mae'n bwrw eira".

It's a bit like calling a baby Snow but saying it to rhyme with Now instead of No.

I love it. I know one Eira and she is 94. ( mid Wales).

Why are people so angry about other people's names and the pronunciation? We have an Eira in the family- it's a lush name and we love it

Totally confused now as to how to pronounce this name!

Eye-ra
Ear-ra
Ay-ra

???

It's Ey-ra. In North Wales, that is. South Wales might be slightly more ay-ra but e in Welsh is a flat e, like in bed or led.
It's not a middle-aged name at all here in Wales- I know loads of toddler Eiras.

Why? Because some really beautiful names that are mispronounced become fairly popular, then the original pronunciation gets almost lost.

Names like Sophia and Maria are unlikely to be pronounced Sof-eye-a and Mar-eye-a now, but those were the original English pronunciation.