Or at least that's what one of the comments on Mairéad's entry said. On the other hand, NameNerds.com says Mairéad's pr. mar-ADE (I think that'd be mar-AYD in BtN's pr. key), which is pretty much the same as mah-RAYD.
NameNerds.com lists MY-rut or MEH-rut (MIE-rut or ME-rut in BtN's key, I think) as the pronunciation for
Mairead, the Scottish form of Mairéad.
Miranda
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