I think I’m crushing on this name, haven’t told SO yet but would like to hear your opinions.
On behindthename it means traveller, and is pronounced sigh-ruh or sah EE ra-I think I prefer the latter pronounciation.
[name]Do[/name] you think it works with [name]Mara[/name] and [name]Henry[/name]?
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Oh, and Tuala…Which I think is adorable too.
Mara, Henry and Saira
Mara, Henry and Tuala
Well, in the English-speaking world, Saira would be mispronounced as [name]Sarah[/name].
“Sah-EE-ra” or “sigh-ruh” is Arabic in origin, so to be really honest I don’t think it goes with [name]Henry[/name] or [name]Mara[/name]. [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Mara[/name] are way more prevalent in the English-speaking world. There are loads of cool Arabic names; if you like Saira you would be best off creating an Arabic-themed sibset with it. Such as: Arwa, Saira and [name]Faisal[/name].
For “sigh-ra”, have you considered [name]Cyra[/name]?
Agree with amber. Unless someone is a native Arabic speaker, chances are it will be pronounced “[name]Sarah[/name]”. However, I really like that spelling (if you go with the “[name]Sarah[/name]” pronunciation). It’s original, but it looks very ethnic and lovely without being impossible to spell.
Also agree that it doesn’t go well with English-based names like [name]Mara[/name] and [name]Henry[/name], if you want it pronounced Sah-EE-ra or “sigh-ruh”.
I went to school with a Bosnian girl named Sajra (this is the Bosnian form of the above). I always thought it was a very pretty name.
I go to school with a girl named Syara (she uses the sigh-ra pronunciation), and I’ve always liked her name.