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[Facts] Lowri
This is the Welsh form of Laura. How is it pronounced?

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the British tv presenter Lowri Turner definitely pronounces it low-ree, like Maori but she was born in London apparently and several Welsh people on other sites say it should be pronounced lo-ree, as in high and low.

This message was edited 11/16/2007, 4:12 PM

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The same as in English. The "Welsh version" of many names is the pronunciation of the name in the original tongue, phoetically spelled in Welsh. Kind of the same as my name, Caitlin, which is pronounced in America as KATE-linn because that is how Americans read it, but is COYT-hleen in Ireland ; )They keep either the spelling or the pronunciation, not usually both.Cheers
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I am welsh and personally I would pronounce Lowri as lo-ree
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