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SizzlingSarah · 2023-09-01T11:54:49+00:00

Keira Willow… Finally found something DH and I both like but would appreciate any opinions. Thank you 😃

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Mirabai · 06/09/2023 12:48

Frazzledmum123 · 06/09/2023 12:06

As an English person, I would see Ciara and pronounce it Kee-ara. I can see I'm obviously wrong and lots wouldn't but I think if you are planning on it being pronounced Keh-ra then the OPs way is much clearer
Both are lovely names and I personally prefer it spelt with a K

There’s quite a strong move now away from the phonetic spelling of Irish names for the dumbclucks.

Now you know you would pronounce it correctly.

Frazzledmum123 · 06/09/2023 13:50

@Mirabai Dumbclucks? I really wouldn't say not knowing how all Irish named are pronounced makes a person dumb! I presume you know how to pronounce all non English names then regardless of where they are from?
Yes, now I know, I would pronounce it correctly but my point was just that lots of people won't know so the child will have to correct all those not as intelligent as you. If the OP is happy with that then fine, it wouldn't bother me but its simply something to consider. And I personally still prefer the look of it spelt with a K

KirstenBlest · 06/09/2023 14:33

@Frazzledmum123 , it's nothing to do with intelligence, To know that Ciara is pronunced Kee-ra, you'd either need to know it was Irish, or to have been told that was how it was pronounced.
I only knew because I was familiar with the name Ciaran

Frazzledmum123 · 06/09/2023 14:54

@KirstenBlest Agree completely. But apparently Mirabai is better than that

KirstenBlest · 06/09/2023 15:02

I'd guess Mirabai was Mirra Buy, and maybe Spanish or something.

Ciara, Chiara and Clara look quite alike and I've heard someone misread Ciara as Clara.

KirstenBlest · 06/09/2023 15:14

oh, actually, if it was Spanish wouldn't it need an accent on the first i to be said like that?

Mirabai · 06/09/2023 19:14

Frazzledmum123 · 06/09/2023 13:50

@Mirabai Dumbclucks? I really wouldn't say not knowing how all Irish named are pronounced makes a person dumb! I presume you know how to pronounce all non English names then regardless of where they are from?
Yes, now I know, I would pronounce it correctly but my point was just that lots of people won't know so the child will have to correct all those not as intelligent as you. If the OP is happy with that then fine, it wouldn't bother me but its simply something to consider. And I personally still prefer the look of it spelt with a K

No I don’t, but I don’t assume that’s the point. It’s not difficult to ask people how their name is pronounced. Some Irish names are pronounced differently in different areas - so you’d still have to ask the person just as you would with Helen-a/Helayna etc.