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[Facts] Pronunciation of Peredur?
Does anyone know the Cymraeg pronunciation of Peredur?
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The pronunciation is this (if I'm not mistaken): the "Per" is like the English "pair", then the next ed is like "Ed," and the last syllable is like the German "Uhr", which is pronounced like "oor." Pair-ed-uhr.

This message was edited 8/9/2010, 10:20 AM

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Here is the name Peredur pronounced by a Welshman:http://www.forvo.com/word/peredur/
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My Welsh is not great, but I think it's peh REH dirthe middle syllable is sort of like "ray" without the final eee (not so dipthong-y)The last syllable is like German dür in N. Wales, like dir (short "i" like "it") in South WalesR's are rolledWelsh is generally accented on the penultimate (second to last) syllable.
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Thanks everyone! Forvo is usually the first place I look at, but I wanted to double-check.

I think I'll be pairing it with Joseph -- Joseph Peredur.
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