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[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

quick thought -

the name Deirdre, I grew up with a cousin with that name and it was pronounced der-druh (well, you could kind of hear the i, but its hard to write out the pronunciation of it here), i've also however heard it say dear-druh and known a girl named Deedra said dee-druh (i can't stand this name), and my mother teaches at the same school as a woman named Deirdre only it is said day-druh.
what are your thoughts on these names and the various pronunciations?

personally, i can only stand Deirdre said like der-druh or dear-druh.

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[politicking.livejournal.com]

my friend was Deidre pronounced Dee-dra.

to me, though, it usually goes like this:
Deedra- Dee-duh
Deidre- Dee-dree (hate that pronunciation though) or Day-druh
Deidra- Dee-duh or Day-druh
Deirdre- Dear-druh or Dear-dree (hate this p., too)
Deirdra- Dear-druh

[politicking.livejournal.com]

first one should say "Deedra - Dee-druh" not "duh" lol

[fruhlings.livejournal.com]

I pronounce Deirdre as "Dare-druh".

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

Personally, i pronounce it deer-dree. What? I was brought up watching Coronation Street, and that's how everyone pronounces Deirdre Hunt/Langton/Rachid/Barlow's name. Will totally always associate this name with her.

[xpaniic.livejournal.com]

I pronounce it the same way.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I pronounce Deirdre like Dear-druh. When I see the name Deidre somewhere, I'm always like 'hey, there's an 'r' missing!' =P

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Wow, I posted this exact same thread maybe about 6 months ago.. I had always assumed it was "deer-dree" but most people said deer-druh or deer-dray

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

i cant find an understandable way to write out how my family pronounces it, its a mix between dear-druh and der-druh

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

me too! its just wrong deedra or deidre, just so wrong.

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

i've never heard anyone say it that way! haha

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

agreed. when my mom said her coworkers name fo rthe first time, i was like "you know thats not a name, right?"

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

i dont think i mind that, though i've never heard it before

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

i absolutely cant stand the idea of deidre being said dee-dree, thats just wrong. i also hate deirdre said dear-dree

[spikes-sexkitty.livejournal.com]

the name Deirdre (you cousin) - is a traditional Irish name, and is pronounced "deer-dra". those other spellings are just "trendy" or "kree8ive" or another country trying to make the name "fit"....

and i don't like any other spelling. lol but that's just me.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

I say it either Dee-druh or Deer-druh.

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

i know its a traditional irish name, nearly every member of my family (in fact, the ony person without one is me, i think) has an irish name (sean, patrick, caitlin, etc), we're super irish.

[spikes-sexkitty.livejournal.com]

oh! i wasn't tryin to insinuate you didn't know. i was just saying it b/c i don't understand why someone would take a name from another country that speaks english and just say it oddly or spell it sooo differently. irish names are some of the most beautiful i think *but then again, i'm biased since i'm part irish and it seems i can't seem to break the pattern of dating full/half irish guys ha ha ha.

[minga13.livejournal.com]

in New Zealand we would pronounce it dear-dree. Never heard the other pronounciations :D