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[Opinions] Saoirse
Aside from it being unpronounceable if you see it and unspellable (I don't think that's a word) if you hear it, what do you think about the name Saoirse? It means freedom in Irish Gailic, and I think that the sound of the name, combined with the meaning, makes it a pretty name.
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I love Saoirse. I don't think it's unspellable or unpronouncable, but living in Scotland I see enough Gaelic in forenames and placenames to have learned the common formations in the language and how they are pronounced. Great meaning too :-)
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Its like Cairbre and Siobhan, Like Siobhan is pronounced Shi, von!
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It's very nice. I love the meaning, and the sound is cool. But I'm not sure I like it for everyday use: aside from the pronunciation difficulties, the sound is too unusual for me as an everyday name.I think I like it as a mn though.Miranda
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I like it a lot. I recently added it to my list. I don't think I could ever use it though because of the pronunciation problems.
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how do you pronounce it?
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not exactly...Saoirse is not exactly pron. SEER-sha. The 'aoi' combo doesn't make an 'ee' sound. It is softer than that. To hear proper pronunciation go to babynamesofireland.com and you can hear Frank McCourt say different Irish names.
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SEER-shaThe pronunciation's listed in its entry in the BtN database. All you have to do to go to a name's entry is click on the name's blue underlined hyperlink. If the name's in the database and the author of the post checks the hyperlink box on the message posting form, the name will have a hyperlink.Miranda
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Love it.a
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I absoultely love it. :)As you know, there'll be spelling and pronunciation problems outside of Ireland, but it's a lovely name, and you/she could always correct people.Shannon
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