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Help[Facts] Re: Caitriona
in reply to a message by *Brogan*
http://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-a-c.html click on listen after the name Catriona, then you'll hear how it's supposed to be pronounced.
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Thanks :)
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This name is also well known in Highland Scotland with a very similar pronunciation. You need to say it softly and pronounce each syllable separately, although quickly enough so that you are not aware there are separate syllables. That is - Ca-tree-oh-na.
If there is any emphasis it is on the 'tree' part, because in Scottish the 'r' rolls on the tongue! It's a bit like Italian where they pronounce each vowel separately, although they are said so quickly that you hardly notice. E.G. Ciao, is chee-ah-o, heard as a rolling 'chow'.
Don't confuse this with Katrina, which is simply pronounced ca-tree-na - there is no slight 'oh' sound.
If there is any emphasis it is on the 'tree' part, because in Scottish the 'r' rolls on the tongue! It's a bit like Italian where they pronounce each vowel separately, although they are said so quickly that you hardly notice. E.G. Ciao, is chee-ah-o, heard as a rolling 'chow'.
Don't confuse this with Katrina, which is simply pronounced ca-tree-na - there is no slight 'oh' sound.
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Hi there
This is not correct. Either it is pronounced “kah-tree-na” or “kah-tree-ah-nah”. The second way is hard unless you have a highland accent and can give it the “ah” flourish in the middle. There are videos of Caitriona Balfe pronouncing her name. Suggest looking at those.
This is not correct. Either it is pronounced “kah-tree-na” or “kah-tree-ah-nah”. The second way is hard unless you have a highland accent and can give it the “ah” flourish in the middle. There are videos of Caitriona Balfe pronouncing her name. Suggest looking at those.
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