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[laminy.livejournal.com]

How are the names Moira and Aislinn pronounced? Is there more than one pronunciation for either of them, or just one right one? I've known a Moira and an Aislinn for awhile, so I always assumed that their names were pronounced the right way, but I've never heard their pronunciations anywhere else.

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[princessleah162.livejournal.com]

I'd imagine Moira is pronounced like... MOY (rhymes with boy) RA.

MOY-RA.

The other is... As-lynn. Or that's how I'd pronounce it.

[taleofaredhead.livejournal.com]

I knew a girl named Moira: Muh-rye-uh. Not too much emphasis on the "muh", though :p

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Mwar-uh and Ash-lin are how I'd say them.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Moira = moy-ruh
Aislinn = ash-lin (I've heard ace-lin too)

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

Moira - moy-ra
Aislinn - as-lynn?

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

MOY-ruh and ASH-lin I think

[laminy.livejournal.com]

That's actually the website that gave me a clue to the fact that my friend's names were pronounced differently than normal.

[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

There's a character on the L Word named Moira (Max, now, but was Moira) and it was pronounced Moy-Ra.

[lovequote.livejournal.com]

id pronounce moira as 'more-a' or 'mar-a' and aislinn as 'ayes-lynn'

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I thought it was supposed to be "maura" and "ashling".

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i would pronounce them maura and ashlin.

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

MOY-ra and ASH-lin

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Maura and Ashlin.

[laurakirstine.livejournal.com]

Generally Moira is MOY-ra (I remember this name from a character in the movie "Hook", actually!) and Maura is MOR-a (rhyming with my name, Laura). Sometimes it's even short for Maureen.

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

Moira I would pronounce MOY-ra. I have heard it pronounced MAW-ra too.

Aislinn was originally supposed to be pronounced Ash-ling, but I have mostly heard it pronounced Ash-lynn.

[ladydiddymus.livejournal.com]

I knew an Aislinn that pronounced it EYES-lin

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

MOY-ra and ASH-lin, but I've heard ACE-lin, too.

I also know a girl named Moira who pronounces it "mor-AYE." I wouldn't consider that a traditional pronunciation at all. Pretty sure her mom didn't know how to say the name when she saw it written and came up with her own way of saying it.

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

Same here.

I love Aislinn, but if I want to use it, I have to spell it Ashlyn or Hubby won't let me.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i knew a girl named moira who pronounced it like maura. MORE-uh

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

I'd say Moira either MOR-uh or MOY-ruh. Aislinn is definitely pronounced ASH-lyn

[teababy2.livejournal.com]

The one Moira I ever knew was "muy-rah" or "moy-rah" I would probably pronounce Aislinn "Iceland"

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

if you look in the comments on each name on that site a lot of irish/scottish people comment how they are pronounced in their native countries which is very helpful

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

moy as in joy and ruh

ash-lynn or ash-ling

[laminy.livejournal.com]

There seems to be a lot more variation with how people say Aislinn, whatever the correct pronunciation is or not. The Aislinn I know, all her family is from Australia, so that might explain why it's not ash-lyn. The Moira I know though...her pronunciation is quite different, but I think it's prettier.

[hoochiehoops.livejournal.com]

Aislinn is pronounced Ashling or Eyeshleen it's irish.

[taleofaredhead.livejournal.com]

Ohhh just kidding. I look like an idiot now xD

I've met a Moria. Sorry about that unhelpfulness.