How do YOU pronounce Clara?

[name_f]Do[/name_f] YOU pronounce it with an “are” or an “air”?

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A lot of people on here pronounce it like ‘air’ but I personally pronounce it like ‘are’ :slight_smile:

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I say it like “air.”

Cluh-R-a

Clair-ah

“[name_f]Air[/name_f]”

I would say [name_f]Claire[/name_f]-ah. I’m from Kansas for reference. It’s a beautiful name either way.

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I switch back and forth. Before getting on NB though, I had only ever heard clair-uh (I’m in the US)

With “are”, clar-ah.

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I pronounce it Clah-ra
Americans pronounce everything with ay/air sound, it’s jarring. There’s ah!

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@Sorceress we say pasta like “PAH-sta,” so we do have some long As :joy:

‘Are’. I’m Australian.

Are - kiwi

Where I live, I’ve only heard “are”. I knew a girl with this name at school, and that’s how she pronounced it.

We pronounce other -ara names with the “are” sound too e.g. [name_f]Tara[/name_f], [name_f]Cara[/name_f], [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Lara[/name_f], [name_f]Zara[/name_f], [name_f]Farrah[/name_f]…

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Are, from [name_f]Ireland[/name_f].
UK also pronounce it like this

“Are” - from UK

Are :slight_smile:

“Are” - from the UK, everyone says it like that here (as far as I know)
Rhymes with [name_f]Cara[/name_f]

Are here too! (UK)

Like are. I prefer the air pronunciation though.