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Listen and learn how to pronounce Eimear so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. This is page 1 of 4 (This thread has 88 messages.).
I'm still confused about what the real pronounciation from your comment.... Is it Er-mer ? Emer is pronounced EY -M-er or IY -MehR †. I would know how to pronounce 'Emer' but only because I would have guessed it was the same as the spelling I've mentioned above. Can you pronounce this word better or pronounce in different accent or variation ?
Unfortunately, this device does not support voice recording, Click the record button again to finish recording. That’s why we’ve included pronunciation, both here and on our Irish Names for Your Baby Main Page. Think of the work 'extreme' for example. MEANING: Eimear possessed the “Six Gifts of Womanhood” – “beauty, a gentle voice, sweet words, wisdom, needlework and chastity!” Seems like your pronunciation of Emer is not correct. Please Easy to see once explained but it's likely to be said Emma if you didn't know down here. 'E' (like the letter 'E') -mer (as in mer-maid) How on earth do people get Emma from that??
Irish Girl Names: Aoife is pronounced EE-fa.
Because Irish spelling differs from English, however, sometimes parents need a little help learning to pronounce them. Congrats! 'E' (like the letter 'E') -mer (as in mer-maid)How on earth do people get Emma from that??? There are difficult Irish names and that is not one of them!It's pronounced like it's spelt FGS! Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters. Giving your daughter an Irish name is a great way to show pride in your, and her, Irish heritage. Try our baby name generator.
We don't (in English) normally sound "E" eee but as eh as in egg.Do you say Crème Egg?Extrème?Emer is already anglicised.Two e's on either side of an m is normally pronounced Eem. How would you pronounce the Irish name Emer?Just wondering if it would be mis pronounced a lot from the spelling? † English pronunciation guide: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ;
How about the spelling 'Eimear' - pronunciation might be a little more intuitive, and I think the same? My niece is called Isla, and English relatives pronounce it Eye-ler all the time. We recommend you to try Safari.
To hope to god that my family members IVF journey is unsuccessful? It's Ee-mer as outlined by LadyOrangutan above (and I'm Irish so you can take my word for it). It's like the second syllable of that but with an R on the end. I can understand non Irish people not being able to immediately see how to pronounce a lot of Irish names but I'm a bit boggled by not being able to pronounce Emer - it is exactly as it is spelt. Very popular name in my kids school, I find it a bit old fashioned but its on the rise. Obviously we're wrong with an Irish name but op was asking how we'd pronounce it!
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You've got the pronunciation of Emer right. Most of the names popular in Ireland today — names like Jack, Sarah, Adam and Emma — are easy to pronounce. or post as a guest. Gráinne. Subscribe to learn and pronounce a new word each day! I am Scottish and the r is definitely pronounced. HTH. There are difficult Irish names and that is not one of them! IY-MehR EE-m-er emer Record the pronunciation of this word in your own voice and play it to listen to how you have pronounced it. Since you have exceeded your time limit, your recording has been stopped.