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in reply to a message by Eva
As personal name, Mira exists in Catalan. It is the feminine form of Mir (a mediaeval masculine name derivated from the Germanic Mirus).
Nowadays, Mir and Mira are only present as surnames.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
Nowadays, Mir and Mira are only present as surnames.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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Yes, I saw it in some book, but you'll agree with me that it would be strange, wouldn't it, to actually meet someone named Mira, in Catalunya? :-)
I like Mir a lot, though, but it's kind of difficult to pronunce, right? The "r" is a bit strange there, a bit like the River Ter (which goes through my town)...elder people here pronunce it like "Tè" (and we all pronunce it with an open "e", though you probably pronunce it with a closed one, right?)
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EVA
I like Mir a lot, though, but it's kind of difficult to pronunce, right? The "r" is a bit strange there, a bit like the River Ter (which goes through my town)...elder people here pronunce it like "Tè" (and we all pronunce it with an open "e", though you probably pronunce it with a closed one, right?)
See you!
EVA
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Mir and Mira (and Ter)
9 girls named Mira and 6 boys named Mir in Catalonia according to Idescat (at Barcelonès, basically. Go, Barcelona! :) ).
I like Mir a lot, too. But I always heard ['mir], never ['mi] (in the surname pronunciation, for example), old people included. And Mir is a surname quite usual (#226 in Catalonia). Then, I don't think that there is any problem with this -R.
Regarding Ter (i'm from Barcelona and living at Osona), I usually pronounce it with open e ['tèr], but sometimes with closed e ['tér]. This afternoon, at home, I will check with some people the opening of the E in Ter (I suspect that at Barcelona, it is an open E and at Osona, it is a closed E).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
9 girls named Mira and 6 boys named Mir in Catalonia according to Idescat (at Barcelonès, basically. Go, Barcelona! :) ).
I like Mir a lot, too. But I always heard ['mir], never ['mi] (in the surname pronunciation, for example), old people included. And Mir is a surname quite usual (#226 in Catalonia). Then, I don't think that there is any problem with this -R.
Regarding Ter (i'm from Barcelona and living at Osona), I usually pronounce it with open e ['tèr], but sometimes with closed e ['tér]. This afternoon, at home, I will check with some people the opening of the E in Ter (I suspect that at Barcelona, it is an open E and at Osona, it is a closed E).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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