How would you pronounce...

[sparklenight.livejournal.com]

Mirah?

I wonder how people would be inclined to pronounce it on first reading it. I quite like it as an alternative spelling to Myra, but also worry it looks like I'm trying too hard to be creative with the spelling.

Thoughts?

Comments

[traecrochet.livejournal.com]

I would pronounce it Meer-ah.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

My husband wanted this name for our last daughter (she's Eleanor instead)
We pronounce it Mee-rah like the singer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirah).

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I'd assume it was an alternate spelling for Mira, so MEER-uh.

[kjerlandsen.livejournal.com]

I say Meer-uh as well.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I would say Mih-ra. Unless you're French.

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

MY-rah. I always want to pronounce Myra as MY-rah, too.

[the-pyre.livejournal.com]

MEER-uh

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

My first thought was MY-rah but I also wondered if it was supposed to be MEER-uh before I read the rest of your post.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-----citylight/]

Meer-uh for Mirah
My-rah for Myra

[coendou.livejournal.com]

My first instinct would be mie-rah (myra), but then I'd probably second-guess myself and say mee-rah.

[doxerssoldout.livejournal.com]

same.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I would say Meer-ah, but I have a professor named Mirah that pronounces it Myra. It always throws me a little bit, because I want to call her Mira. :)

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

Meer-uh

[wake-tonight.livejournal.com]

Mirror

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

Yeah, going to ditto the pronounciation of 'Meer-ah'. I quite like that sound, actually. I think I might add it to my name list! :p

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Meer-ah. Because I know a Mirrah, and that's how she says it.