German Pronunciation

My husband and I are thinking of raising our children with [name_m]German[/name_m] as an every day second language alongside of our native English. However I’ve realized as easy as our top pick for a boy would be ([name_m]Isaac[/name_m]/[name_m]Isaak[/name_m]) our choice for a girl doesn’t carry over so well.
Would [name_u]Blair/name_u get butchered? We haven’t decided with the ‘e’ or without.
I have family in Germany but they say it just fine as English is their first language. My [name_m]German[/name_m] isn’t that great at the moment to be able to piece together how it would sound.

Thanks in advance!

I’m not sure… [name_u]Blair[/name_u] doesn’t really make any sense in [name_m]German[/name_m], but I guess most people would be able to pronounce it right. Actually I’m not even sure what your question is.

It could get rendered as “Blah-ihr” (Almost rhyming with [name_u]Zaire[/name_u], but with the alveolar ‘r’ sound at the end).

But
a) your family are right - their (the children’s) native language is English and your family will pronounce it properly; and
b) most young Germans have really great English and will either be familiar with the name already (i.e. via the [name_u]Blair[/name_u] Witch project etc), will work out that it rhymes with other English words they know like “chair”, or will ask how you say it and then be fine!

IF you like it, go with it!

Thank you both!

Well yes, this. Most Germans will know it’s just [name_u]Blair[/name_u].