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Pronunciation of Mairi in New York, New York
Mahh-ree in Scotland (its origin) and England. NEVER May-ree EVER! WRONG! This name has been in my family for five generations. The ahh is ever so slighly drawn out but there is not stress on either of the two syllables.
Type of Name:
first name
Language:
Scotts-Gaelic
Gender:
Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Mhairi, Máiri, Mháiri
Meaning:
sea of bitterness
Additional Information:
I'm from New York, my grandmother (who I am named after is from Durham County, England, her father's mother was from the Isle of Skye in north west Scotland.
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Pronunciation of Mairi
Mare-ree
Phonetic Spelling:[ Mare-ree ]
Type of Name:
Name
Language:
English
Pronunciation of Mairi in New York, New York
m ah r ee
| m | sounds like the | 'm' | in 'me' | |
| ah | sounds like the | 'a' | in 'car' | |
| r | sounds like the | 'r' | in 'rat' | |
| ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ m ah r ee ]
m
ah
r
ee
me
car
rat
see
Type of Name:
first name
Language:
Scotts-Gaelic
Gender:
Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Mhairi, Máiri, Mháiri
Meaning:
sea of bitterness
Additional Information:
I'm from New York, my grandmother (who I am named after is from Durham County, England, her father's mother was from the Isle of Skye in north west Scotland.
Pronunciation of Mairi in Brazil
Pronunciation of Mairi
May-ree
Phonetic Spelling:[ May-ree ]
Type of Name:
Name
Language:
English
Pronunciation of Mairi
May-ree
Type of Name:
Name
Language:
English
Pronunciation of Mairi
Mare-ree
Type of Name:
Name
Language:
English
Pronunciation of Mairi in Scotland, Glasgow
MAH-REE
Soft 'A', not harsh/long
Same as how Scottish pronounce 'Marry'
NOT MAA-REE or MAY-REE
Type of Name:
First Name
Language:
Scottish
Alternate Spelling(s):
Mhairi
Meaning:
Bitterness
Additional Information:
This is a Scottish name, it comes from the Biblical name Miriam (meaning bitterness).
It is not pronounced like Mary or Marie. The Scottish pronunciation is soft with no harsh vowels 'mah-ree', an English accent does not pronounce this in the same way(and the name is not english).
If Mhairi, sometimes pronunciation is 'vah-ree' as if beginning with the letter V.
Pronunciation of Mairi
Mah r ai
| r | sounds like the | 'r' | in 'rat' | |
| ai | sounds like the | 'ai' | in 'pain' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ Mah r ai ]
r
ai
rat
pain
Type of Name:
First name
Language:
Scottish
Gender:
Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Mhairi, Mari
Pronunciation of Mairi
Mah r ay
Type of Name:
First name
Language:
Scottish
Gender:
Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Mhairi, Mari
Pronunciation of Mairi
Mahh-ree or My-ree (two syllables, no stress on either). If you pronounce it the first way (the Scottish/British way), draw out the ahh slightly.
Pronunciation of Mairi in England, Midlands.
I am an English Mairi and it rhymes with 'sari', simple as that!
Stress on 1st syllable, slightly drawn out.
It is only pronounced 'marry' if you speak with a Scottish accent.
Type of Name:
First name
Language:
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation of Mairi in Roseville, Ca
Maw-rE
Phonetic Spelling:[ Maw-rE ]
Type of Name:
First
Language:
Scotland
Pronunciation of Mairi in Scotland, Glasgow
mah ree
Phonetic Spelling:[ mah ree ]
Type of Name:
First Name
Language:
Scottish
Alternate Spelling(s):
Mhairi
Meaning:
Bitterness
Additional Information:
This is a Scottish name, it comes from the Biblical name Miriam (meaning bitterness).
It is not pronounced like Mary or Marie. The Scottish pronunciation is soft with no harsh vowels 'mah-ree', an English accent does not pronounce this in the same way(and the name is not english).
If Mhairi, sometimes pronunciation is 'vah-ree' as if beginning with the letter V.
Pronunciation of Mairi
Mahh-ree in Scotland and England. Never May-ree. EVER. This name has been in my family for five generations. The ahh is slightly drawn out but not much. Two syllables. No stress on either one.
Pronunciation of Mairi in Roseville, Ca
Ma-rie..... I am from America and this is my name. Its Scottish and is Pronounced Mahh-rie but since we are American its just pronounced Marie
Type of Name:
First
Language:
Scotland
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