How do you pronounce Ceire?

[justasoul]

Please I have to ring someone (for work) with this lovely name but I’m not sure how to pronounce it properly I’m thinking like Keira but don’t want to offend the person on the other side. Thank you

Google says kee-ra

Just ask them ?

Like “Hi, it’s just from xx company - how do I pronounce your name?” Just thought it would be a bit rude.

My guess would be to pronounce it ‘keera’. Is their any way you can initially use their title and surname before checking the pronunciation? (‘Hi Dr. Smith, this is justasoul calling from X. How are you? Please can I check how you pronounce your first name?’)

Oops, is THERE any way

I've never seen this name before, perhaps it's a misspelling of Ciara. But I would pronounce it Care-ah, to rhyme with Sarah.

Oops, have just seen it ends in E, not A. In that case, I'd try Care-eh.

Sarah?

I've never seen it before but I'd guess it was meant to be Irish and guess it was pronounced kayra? Cei is usually a kay sound.

That sounds like a good idea, thank you

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches I believe it is Irish.

I will speak to her tomorrow and I’ll report back - just in case anyone is curious.

Seer sort of,

I'm really curious!

Isn't it like Eire but with a K before it? (approx. Care-uh)

It's kee-ra, old Irish spelling of Ciara.

I'm Irish, one of my friends in school was called Ceire.

Ignore my suggestion then, I'm not irish and it was a guess

Ciara (Keer-ah)

www.howtopronounce.com/ceire

I'd have guessed Care-ah, Found this though, and it sounds more like Tzayer to me.

I'd pronounce it just like Ciara/Keira unless corrected.

My names Ceire but properly its Céire and its said like carera so care then ra together care ra

https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/c%c3%a9ir

Like this with a schwa at the end.
Unless it's a different language altogether.

oh I had forgotten about this thread 🫣 the call never happened and I never did find out. Thanks for everyone’s help though

No, it will be refreshing.
"Looking forward to working with you and I want to make sure I pronounce your name correctly , could you tell me how?"

Its carera thats how to say Ceire or if u say Eire the country but cerra its the best way🥰🥰

Good job I didn’t advise and you didn’t take the call in the end, I’d have gone with something that sounded a bit like Sierra!!

I'd say Carera as Cah-reh-ra and Cerra as Serra, and neither sound like the linked ones. Is it like Eire but with a K sound t the start?