Comments (Pronunciation Only)
I've noticed in almost all of the comment sections on Welsh names "ei" is either pronounced "eye" or "ay" depending on where you live in Wales.
5
5
Most people pronounce it like Ei-ra and sometimes ay-ruh.
3
3
This is my daughter's name and we pronounce it 'Ay-ra'. Although people correctly say that you will hear it pronounced 'Ay-ra' or 'Eye-ra' in Wales, where we are from, it was important to us that we got it right by Welsh speakers, not being Welsh speakers ourselves. We asked a lot of friends, colleagues and acquaintances whose first language was Welsh and they all pronounced it 'Ay-ra'. Both pronunciations are lovely though in my opinion.
10
10
My ex-neighbour Eira in Ceredigion, a Welsh-speaking area of coastal Wales, pronounces the first syllable to rhyme with EYE.
3
3
This name is pronounced as [AY-ruh]
3
3
The name wouldn't be mistook for Era or Error because they are pronounced completely different. Where I live, we pronounce the word snow as "Ay-Ra", with "Ay" as in "Bay".
2
2
Pronounced AY-ra ('ay' as in 'bay') in North Wales, and EYE-ra in South Wales.
7
7
Comments are left by users of this website. They are not checked for accuracy.