If you're in the UK, how would you pronounce Asier?

[deliwoman1]

Another suggestion from someone we know. It's a Basque name, and we discovered the Spanish pronunciation, but I'm really curious what comes to mind for Brits?

Also do you think it sounds too close to Vada (pronouced Vay-da) in any way?

Ay zhuh (like Asia) - no idea 🤷‍♀️

Like Asia but with more of an er at the end

My son's swimming teacher was called Asier. I spent 5 years calling the guy Asiel until I finally saw it written down and realised there is an R at the end and not a L. In 5 years no one had ever corrected me and from hearing other people saying it I had never picked up that they were calling him something different to me.
Mentioned it to my partner and other parents from swimming and everyone knew he was called Asier and no one had noticed I was putting an L on the end.
So I guess something like that could happen to your son.

I would presume it was pronounced the same as Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh

Ah - see - eh

3 syllables

I like it although I would say, Arse yeah?

Vada is gorgeous!

Asher sounds nice with Vada.

Like Asia - but with a fancy spelling!

A bit like when parents spell 'Gemma' as 'Jemma' to try to be quirky and different.

I've heard that name a few times and in my head it's kind of confusing because it feels like a two-and-a-half syllable name - half way between AHH-see-ehr and AHS-yehr? Although I think the second version may be more standard. I do think that there may be tendency for native English speakers to say it as Asher, similar to Sohier pronounced like Sawyer. It doesn't sound or feel too similar to Vada to me.