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Help[Opinions] Re: WDYTO Saffira?
in reply to a message by Korinna
I like it, and it goes nicely with Nora and Talia.
Just curious: how would you be pronouncing it? I live in the US (northeast) and always heard the Biblical Sapphira pronounced like suh-FIE-ruh rather than suh-FEER-uh or similar. If I saw Sapphira or Saffira on someone I would think they were pronounced suh-FEER-uh. Either pronunciation is nice though.
P.S. I have a friend who named her daughter Sofija (pron. so-FIE-uh) and similarly attempted to use spelling to reflect the pronunciation. It could still be read like Sofia, but at least it looks more like its pronunciation than that would. Good luck!
Just curious: how would you be pronouncing it? I live in the US (northeast) and always heard the Biblical Sapphira pronounced like suh-FIE-ruh rather than suh-FEER-uh or similar. If I saw Sapphira or Saffira on someone I would think they were pronounced suh-FEER-uh. Either pronunciation is nice though.
P.S. I have a friend who named her daughter Sofija (pron. so-FIE-uh) and similarly attempted to use spelling to reflect the pronunciation. It could still be read like Sofia, but at least it looks more like its pronunciation than that would. Good luck!
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Huh I thought the suh-FEER-a spelling was the correct one, but I don't know any Sapphira's in real life. I'm sure many people would try to pronounce it like you said. That's why I thought Saffira would better reflect the pronunciation I want (suh-FEER-uh). That and the double P could be confusing to some people. Glad you like them :)
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