Quick question about names.

[baratron]

Apropos of nothing, I find myself wondering how to pronounce the following two names, which I've only seen in print and not heard out loud:
Halle, as in Halle Berry, Oscar-winning actress.
Ciara, as in stonehan's little daughter.

I don't know how to read phonemes, and I'm not sure they translate easily into ascii, so please use descriptions of the sounds, trying to keep them fairly accent-free. e.g. "a as in apple" is ok, but "o as in Bob" is right out :)

Comments

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[adjectivemarcus.livejournal.com]

Keer Ah?

Re: ??

[aegidian]

That's better, the Key part is aspirated (breathed through).

Khee-ruh

Re: ??

[adjectivemarcus.livejournal.com]

Hmm, yeah - that's closest to how I'm saying it, actually. :o)

Re: ??

[baratron.livejournal.com]

Ah, I think I've worked it out now. I knew a Scottish girl called Kira - I'm guessing Ciara is the Irish spelling of the same name. Cool!