Ines-pronounced?

[Bababanana]

How would you pronounce Ines? Thanks.

I'd have gone for ee-nyess

Eye - nezz -- my great aunt.

The one I know (Spanish) pronounces it In-ez with the emphasis on the 'In'.

Inn-ez. Both stressed equally I think.

I'm from south Wales too and would pronounce Eira as eye-rah, but I would say Ines as Inn-ez.

I thought it had a "th" sound or a silent z.

So either Ineth or Iney

To me it is a Portuguese name and pronounced Eee-nesh

If French, it's an-ez, with a nasal sound in the first syllable (think his the French pronounce other words starting 'in' like 'interesant' and you'll get the idea)

The only one I know is french and pronounces it eenezz - beautiful name.

Eee-nez

The one I’ve met is Inn-ez

DS m has a friend pronounced inn nesh. But she's Portuguese, so I have no idea if her pronunciation is standard or the Portuguese pronunciation.

Inn-ess

I’d guess at Inn ez

@Tinysalmonswimminginastream

The one I know (Spanish) pronounces it In-ez with the emphasis on the 'In'.

In Spain it's pronounced eeNEZ because there's a tilde (accent) on the e: Inés.

@Bababanana

I really like it as eye-nes/nez but don’t want to use a name and then fundamentally say it wrong! I also have this problem with Eira-where I am from in South Wales we say eye-rah but all the posts telling me it’s Ay-rah and we say it wrong where we live has put me off.

Ay-rah isn't quite right. Is sounds just like Ira but the I is replaced by Ey.

If you wanted to say Eira as Ira, go ahead, if you are in S Wales. The name is strangely popular on here, probably due to the popularity of names like Ava, Eva, Isla, Ayla

Ida might be an alternative

@cheeseislife8

I'd have thought eee-nez personally

Same.

I thought it was Inn-ess.

In-ez

Inn ess

Inn-eth

I would pronounce it Ee-ness.

Eee-ness if french, In-nez if Spanish

I'd say In-es

Inn-ezz