Iris: Eye-ris or Ear-is??

[mamablondie]

Settle a debate please! Just when I thought I had settled on a name choice, MN threw me a curve ball.

I love Iris but only the Eye-ris pronunciation. Is this the default? Will she be forever correcting people? I have genuinely never heard Ear-is until now ... thanks guys!

I've never heard it any other way than I-ris.

Eye ris unless you French perhaps

I-ris (I think? - Ear-ris is more of a European pronunciation).

Eer is

Ear is for me.

Like iridescent or iridium.

Eye-ris.

I know one who's known as EER-is. She's German

It's "ai-ruhs"

Most people would say eye-ris (which is correct)

Anyone else, needs to look at how it's meant to be said.

However, as I'm frequently correcting people on how to say Isla....good luck.

Iris is eye-ris. I have never heard anything different. No, she won’t be correcting people except on mumsnet

It's "ai-ruhs"

Where does the U come from?!

Eye ris.

Eye-ris. I’ve never heard it the other way!

I much prefer Eer-is.

Eye ris of course. It's a flower!

Eye- Riss.
I can't believe anyone would pronounce it any other way (assuming English is their first language). It's a flower and the coloured part of the eye and both those are pronounced that way.

Eye-ris

Eye-ris is the standard British English pronunciation. Other dialects and languages may pronounce it differently.

You are over thinking.

She won't be correcting people as it is not an unusual name in the UK, Europe - popular in Slovenia apparently - or the world so how the name is pronounced will depend on someone's accent and place of origin.

Incidentally we delibrately gave our DD such a name so that people around the world would have no difficulty pronouncing it and none of the pronunciations would be "incorrect".

I've never heard anyone say Ear-is

Eye-ris is the only pronounciation I've heard in the UK. I have heard Ear-ris but only in France. It's a lovely name, good choice OP :)

I've heard both pronunciations but prefer Ear is.

It's Ee ris in German and Ee riss in French

Wouldn't it be ear-is in Welsh?

I've only ever heard Eye-ris

Eye-ris, only ever heard it this way

Eye-ris. Never heard any other way in the UK.