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Pronunciation of Name Dearbhla

  • 13-01-2016 2:32pm
    #1
    Sheona
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    Dearbhail / Dearbhal / Dearbhla / Deirbhile

    Had always thought Dearbhla was pronounced as "Derv-la" (only two syllables), as have read this on many Irish name websites. I came across a post which states it is actually "dare + villa" (three syllables). There is also a website that allows you to listen to Frank McCourt pronounce certain Irish names and he, too, says "dare-villa".

    Many thanks for your help and I am very sorry for my ignorance.

    Pronunciation 10 votes

    " Derv-la "
    0% 0 votes
    " dare-villa "
    100% 10 votes
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  • #2
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,707 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    It depends on where you are from. It is the same for many other names, including common ones like Sorcha and Saoirse. Saoirse Ronan apparently pronounces her name, "Saoirse, like inertia" but many others would pronounce it totally differently.

    Some language puritans will have different things to say about this, but I don't think there is an incorrect way of pronouncing a name. It's a given name; it's up to the person to whom it is given how it is pronounced.


  • #3
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,969 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Im in the Derv-la and Seer-sha camp.








    *An if Frank McCourt jumped off a cliff, would you celebrate too? I would.


  • #4
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Sir-sha/Seer-sha I think is just differences in regional pronunciation, since saoirse is also a word. In the same way that some people say vee-ickle and others say veh-hickle.

    Dearbhla & Deirbhile I would pronounce differently, since the second one ends with "ile" I would pronounce it Derv-ill-ah, the first one just Derv-la


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