How to pronounce Deidre?

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Pronunciation of Deidre

Deidre is pronounced as

d ee - d r uh

d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Deidre is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ d ee - d r uh ]

d ee - d r uh
do see   do rat up

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Pronunciation of Deidre

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name is Deidre; I pronounce it DAY-DRUH. Several other Deidre's I have met also pronounce it this way, though more do pronounce it the way you have it first, DEE-DRUH.


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Melbourne Australia

Deidre is pronounced as

D ee - d r ee

d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'


Deidre is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ D ee - d r ee ]

D ee - d r ee
do see   do rat see

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Irish

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Deirdre

Meaning:

Sorrow in Irish


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Kansas City, MO

Deidre is pronounced as

dee EH druh

eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'


Deidre is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ dee EH druh ]

EH
pet

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Irish

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

sorrowful


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Melbourne Australia

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Dee dree




Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Irish

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Deirdre

Meaning:

Sorrow in Irish


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Deidre is pronounced as

D AI - d r ee

d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'


Deidre is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ D AI - d r ee ]

D AI - d r ee
do pain   do rat see

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Irish

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Deidri


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Southwest Ireland

Deidre is pronounced as

d AY - d r uh

d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Deidre is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ d AY - d r uh ]

d AY - d r uh
do lie   do rat up

Language:

Irish


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Pronunciation of Deidre in philadelphia, pa

Deidre is pronounced as

dee ed dra

ed sounds like the 'ed' in 'bed'


Deidre is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ dee ed dra ]

ed
bed

Type of Name:

Deidre

Language:

french

Meaning:

per my aunt who gave me the name


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Kansas City, MO

dee-EH-druh


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Irish

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

sorrowful


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Southwest Ireland

DAY-druh


Language:

Irish


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, US

DEE dree (long e in English) or DI dri (as i is pronounced in Spanish and many other European languages)


Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Irish

Meaning:

sorrow

Additional Information:

Deidre is derived from Deirdre (accent on first syllable).
Deidre (Old Irish: Derdriu /ˈderʲðrʲĭŭ/) is the foremost tragic heroine in Irish legend and probably its best-known figure in modern times. (Wikipedia)
I believe Dee Dree is the British version as, in my travels to Ireland and England, I have found that my pronunciation is very familiar to the Brits.


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Pronunciation of Deidre in philadelphia, pa

Dee-ed-dra


Type of Name:

Deidre

Language:

french

Meaning:

per my aunt who gave me the name


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Pronunciation of Deidre

Dee EH Dra


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, US

Deidre is pronounced as

DEE dree (long e in English) or DI dri (as i is pronounced in Spanish and many other European languages)

in sounds like the 'in' in 'pin'
or sounds like the 'or' in 'for'


Deidre is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ DEE dree (long e in English) or DI dri (as i is pronounced in Spanish and many other European languages) ]

in or in
pin for pin

Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Irish

Meaning:

sorrow

Additional Information:

Deidre is derived from Deirdre (accent on first syllable).
Deidre (Old Irish: Derdriu /ˈderʲðrʲĭŭ/) is the foremost tragic heroine in Irish legend and probably its best-known figure in modern times. (Wikipedia)
I believe Dee Dree is the British version as, in my travels to Ireland and England, I have found that my pronunciation is very familiar to the Brits.


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Pronunciation of Deidre in Elkhart, Indiana, USA

DAY dree


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Irish

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Deidri


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