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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I fully realize this is judgmental and probably even irrational, but my gut reaction when I see that name on an American-born kid is an internal eye roll because it seems really try-hard on behalf of the parents.  Like they are trying to prove how sophisticated and cultured they are and [b]are looking forward to clarifying and correcting other's pronunciation and then explaining that "it's an IRISH name"[/b] for their kid's entire childhood.  Just - why do that?

I don't think that using a name from another language/culture is a problem, even if long/unfamiliar/complex/etc. - but go for something that isn't a complete nonstarter for most Americans from a pronunciation/spelling perspective.

(Maybe I had a bad run-in with some Saoirse parents along the way?)

Also definitely don't do Sari rhyme with hair.  I think Sari like sorry is actually a great nickname for Saoirse and could be a way around some of the aforementioned complexity.  I have a friend who's daughter is Aurelia, nicknamed Ari, that works well. [/quote]

+1000.  I've even encountered a Saoirse dad who was flustered and then kind of visibly angry when I pronounced it correctly off of his kid's name tag.  Like I stole his chance to Irish-splain this impossible-for-dullard-Americans-to-comprehend collection of vowels.  All the eye rolls.[/quote]

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