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My name is Tara, pronounced the way you don't like it. All my life people ask me, if they've read my name first, "Is it pronounced Tah-ra or Tear-a?" (Like, tear a piece of paper.)
Or they'll say, "Tah-ra?" And I'll say, "No, Tear-a" And they'll respond, "Oh, because I have a friend/aunt/cousin who pronounces it 'Tah-ra'"
So, I am of the first hand opinion that both pronunciations are equally legitimate and in use. It has never been a big issue for me, and like i said, either pronunciation may take a moment of correcting because they're both legit, but it has never caused me much grief.