Just stop it.

Anonymous wrote:Move to England. That's not how it's pronounced here. Like a friend who insisted her DD's name was Mee-gan, not May-gan because that's the real Irish way. No, honey, that's just the difference between an Irish accent and an American one.

Just tell your friend she is not from Ireland, she is an American and this is America.

My name rhymes with Sara/h and people pronounce it lots of ways:
- Sare-ah (“sare” that rhymes with stair)
- Sar-ah (“sar” as in sari)
- Sah-rah (“sah” that rhymes with the sound sheep make)

The last one (which is what I think you want) is common in the greater NYC area (like people saying “ah-range” for orange) and British English speakers.

I'm a Sara originally from the South Central part of the US. I'm sure that I have relatives that have pronounced my name "say-rah". My husband is not from the US and his family all pronounce my name "sah-rah". I prefer the latter, but have given up on getting anyone except my in laws to go along with it.

Say-rah? Say what?

Sarah or Sara is SARE-uh.

I have never heard anyone pronounce Sara as Say-rah.

Sah-ra is the Hebrew pronunciation. It's probably a more common pronunciation in places where Hebrew or Yiddish is spoken.

Que sera sera!

I have a name pronounced differently in the UK where I currently live. I *do not* correct people on their pronounciation. I understand it’s the English way. Nor would I return to America and insist on the English pronunciation. Why I would do that I have no idea. My point is if you have a name like this you will get both pronounciations but you shouldn’t dictate how others pronounce your name. That’s my thinking anyway.

Move to England. That's not how it's pronounced here. Like a friend who insisted her DD's name was Mee-gan, not May-gan because that's the real Irish way. No, honey, that's just the difference between an Irish accent and an American one.

Sara is sare rah

Like Sarah

There is no sayrah

My name is Sara pronounced your way, but I'm British and it's not uncommon there (though some still do pronounce it as Sarah is pronounced). Almost everyone I meet here pronounces it like Sarah, and I'm used to correcting them. I think most people think it is a pretentious British thing! So if you go for it, expect to have to tell everyone how it is pronounced!

No one will ever pronounce it sah-rah unless you spell it Sahrah. And then most people will pronounce it Sahara.

You can't really insist on the British pronunciation of a name that has always been pronounced one way in England and another way in the US.

Yes. Everyone will.

pronounced as sah-rah not say-rah. I like it better that way. thoughts? I feel like the majority will pronounce it as say-rah though.