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[Opinions] Elvira
Thoughts on Elvira (Pronounced: el-BEE-rah)?Today I met a young Polish-Canadian woman whose name is Elwira. This reminded me of RegalAmethyst's post on Names and Cultures.RegalAmethyst's post here:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4108646

This message was edited 7/15/2011, 10:28 PM

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I prefer it said as el-veer-uh
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I don't know but I like the American pronounciation el-VY-ruh as a GP. I know in some cultures/languages the b an v are pronounced the same but as they are so different here that is hard for me to imagine.
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When I moved to Canada from Spain the Spanish (at 8) that Hispanic people speak was not "really Spanish" to me. In Spain a V is pron. as B. I'm not sure about other countries.

This message was edited 7/16/2011, 7:49 AM

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