OP here, I'm genuinely surprised that people don't know how to pronounce it given how popular the actress Saoirse Ronan is and it's not really an uncommon name in the US anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

Sorry, I have lived in the DMV area my whole life and I have no idea how that’s pronounced. I’m sure it’s a lovely name but most won’t know how to pronounce it.

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I’m from an Irish family (140 years off the boat) in Boston and am still uncertain.

Is it Seer-sha?

If so, nickname SiSi (see-see).

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

Sorry, I have lived in the DMV area my whole life and I have no idea how that’s pronounced. I’m sure it’s a lovely name but most won’t know how to pronounce it.

I’ve lived in LA, Connecticut, NoVa, and a few places in between, plus a country in Europe (not Ireland) and I have no clue how you pronounce it!

Have you all considered it's you and not OP living in a bubble? A bubble is not restricted to a geographic location.

DP and I know how to pronounce it but the previous PPs are right that OP is deluded if she thinks it's a given that everyone will know how to pronounce it. Read the thread.

Of course, looking forward to explaining how to pronounce it to people so that they can feel sophisticated by comparison is 80% of the allure for people who name their kids Saorise and Siobhan and Caoimhe.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

Sorry, I have lived in the DMV area my whole life and I have no idea how that’s pronounced. I’m sure it’s a lovely name but most won’t know how to pronounce it.

I’ve lived in LA, Connecticut, NoVa, and a few places in between, plus a country in Europe (not Ireland) and I have no clue how you pronounce it!

Have you all considered it's you and not OP living in a bubble? A bubble is not restricted to a geographic location.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

Sorry, I have lived in the DMV area my whole life and I have no idea how that’s pronounced. I’m sure it’s a lovely name but most won’t know how to pronounce it.

I’ve lived in LA, Connecticut, NoVa, and a few places in between, plus a country in Europe (not Ireland) and I have no clue how you pronounce it!

Sir

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

Sorry, I have lived in the DMV area my whole life and I have no idea how that’s pronounced. I’m sure it’s a lovely name but most won’t know how to pronounce it.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

Sorry, I have lived in the DMV area my whole life and I have no idea how that’s pronounced. I’m sure it’s a lovely name but most won’t know how to pronounce it.

It's pronounced "sear (like searing meat) sha".

I guess CeCe could be a nickname, but would be kind of weird since the name doesn't actually start with "C". And spelling it with an S (SiSi) is just a no.

Is it Shira?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

You're living in quite the bubble if you think any large number of people outside of Ireland know how to pronounce Saoirse.

Game of Thrones! Isn’t it pronounced like Circe?

Different name. That was Cersei.

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

Sorry, I have lived in the DMV area my whole life and I have no idea how that’s pronounced. I’m sure it’s a lovely name but most won’t know how to pronounce it.

Sha

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm not asking because I don't like the name or think people won't know how to pronounce it, though I find it hard to believe people don't know how to pronounce it maybe 10 years ago, but certainly not now.

More asking is it one of those names that are easily teased or shortened to something unpleasant.

You're living in quite the bubble if you think any large number of people outside of Ireland know how to pronounce Saoirse.

Game of Thrones! Isn’t it pronounced like Circe?

Seer, Siri, Sasha

Or you could just go all in and call her Freedom. She can blend in with all the patriotic evangelical Libertys and Glorys.

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