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[Facts] How do you pronounce Eira?
I love the thought of a Welsh name, and I love the way it looks, but I'm not sure of how to pronounce it.Also, how do you pronounce Carys?
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Eira (meaning snow) is pronounced I:rha, the emphasis being on the "I".
Carys is pronounced "karis", the same as the Greek for love from which it comes.
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There is also a Swedish name EiraThis Eira is pronounced as AY-rah. It comes from the goddess of healing, Eir."But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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As far as I know, Eira is EYE-ra. Carys is KA-ris (the 'a' in 'KA' is a very short 'a' that isn't often found in US accents - think it in a British accent).
ChrisellAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

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