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[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Which of the two English pronounciations of Vera do you prefer? Which do you think is more common in America?

VEER-ə or VER-ə

ETA: Well, I'm highly disappointed, but thanks for everyone's input. I guess there won't be any little Vera in my future. :(

Comments

[kort-ni.livejournal.com]

I have only ever heard VEER-ə, I definitely prefer it and would say it's the most common in America

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

That's what I was afraid of. I hate VEER-ə and greatly prefer VER-ə but I don't want to give my (hypothetical future) child a name that I would pronounce one way and most people would pronounce another.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Aside from my friend called Vera from Iceland, I've only ever heard VEER-a

[sarahmarie.livejournal.com]

VEER-ə

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I've never heard it pronounced VER-a...

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

That's what I was afraid of. I hate VEER-ə and greatly prefer VER-ə but I don't want to give my (hypothetical future) child a name that I would pronounce one way and most people would pronounce another. I've never heard it on an actual person and just recently heard a couple people say it out loud with the VEER sound which made me look it up. In my head it was always VER. I guess that name is getting crossed off my list.

[lorienellen.livejournal.com]

I prefer Veer-a. Not sure which is more common.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I prefer VEER-a. I've never known anyone to pronounce it the other way.

[b-gum.livejournal.com]

i pronounce it VER-a ... evidently i'm a minority ;)

[doxerssoldout.livejournal.com]

never heard VER-ə before. i prefer VEER-ə.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I'd say VER-ə. That's the only way I've heard it said.

[soph-posh.livejournal.com]

I prefer VER-ə, but it say VEER-ə is definitly more common in the U.S.

[soph-posh.livejournal.com]

*definitely

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I prefer VER-ə, but I'd definitely say that VEER-ə is more common in the US.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

VER-a. I've never heard it another way...

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Do you mind if I ask why you don't like VER-a?

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Do you mind if I ask where you are from? I still probably won't name my daughther this name anymore since I'm (we're) evidently in the minority, but I'm just curious.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

Veer-a. I've never heard Ver-a before!

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

I love both pronounciations but I prefer and have only heard people with the pronounciation of Veer-a.

[morningapproach.livejournal.com]

I say the latter.

[ironqueen.livejournal.com]

I prefer VER-ə. That's the only way I've ever heard it pronounced. I definitely don't like VEER-ə. It just sounds weird to me.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I'm from Michigan. Although I will admit I've only heard the name said a few times and I don't think I've ever met anyone with that name. So it could be a coincidence that I've never heard it said the other way.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I just realized that people probably say it that way because of aloe vera and didn't know that it should be pronounced with a long e. That's probably why I do it.

[ee-eye.livejournal.com]

My daughter is Vahr-A. I've only heard it one other time and it was pronounced Ver-a (as in Vera Wang).

[gipro2003.livejournal.com]

I'd pronounce it VER-a.

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

I'm from California and I'd pronounce it VER-a.

[bandnerd88.livejournal.com]

I've only ever heard VER-a and would say it that way. VEER-a doesn't make sense to me, honestly.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

I think it sounds weird and ugly whereas VER-ə is pretty to me. Oh well. Maybe it could still be middle name potential.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

It doesn't make sense to me either, but apparently we are outnumbered. :/

[bandnerd88.livejournal.com]

I just don't understand where the long e sound is coming from! If it was spelled Veera that'd be one thing... but I just don't see how there's a long E sound in Vera.

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

It seems you've already made up your mind, but I read it as "Ver-A"

[skudge.livejournal.com]

I've only ever heard VER-ə...the pronunciation VEER-ə has never even crossed my mind, actually. And I'm from California, if that helps.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

I wish I felt comfortable with it still, but I don't like the idea of giving my child a name that approximately 50% of people will pronounce differently than I do/would. I have a name that always had to be pronounced for people so I really don't want to do that to my child if possible. And it's not just that there are two acceptable ways of saying it- I can't stand the VEER-a way so hearing someone call my child that would drive me crazy.

[frost.livejournal.com]

My first thought was Ver-a.
I think Veer-a is horribly ugly. :(