My favorite girl name, [name_f]Cyra[/name_f], is pronounced [name_m]SY[/name_m] (rhymes with sky) ruh.
But, I found out that Sirah or Syrah (pronounced the same way, I’m assuming) is a type of wine.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] a lot of people know this? I’m not too well-versed in the world of wine or anything. [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] wouldn’t be the equivalent of naming your kid [name_f]Chardonnay[/name_f] or Bordeaux, would it?
Would it bother you, if you were considering this name for a future child?
I’ve never heard of that type of wine before, though I’m also not well-versed in the world of wine. In my opinion, it wouldn’t be the same as naming your child [name_f]Chardonnay[/name_f] or Bordeaux.
I’ve never heard of Syrah being pronounced that way. I’ve always heard it as see-RAH.
I’m not sure many people will make the jump from [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] ([name_m]SY[/name_m]-ruh) to Syrah (see-RAH).
ETA: Around here, it’s known as shiraz.
Syrah is more commonly known as Shiraz as pp said, at least in NZ and Aus anyway. I’m a wine drinker and I would not associate the name [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] with the wine Syrah.
Syrah is the [name_m]French[/name_m] name for the red grape variety also known as Shiraz. The pronunciation is different (see-rah) but it could look like a very uneducated attempt to spell Syrah creatively. I work in the wine trade so maybe I’m extra cautious but I’d avoid the name, it reminds me of the character in [name_f]Buffy[/name_f] the Vampire Slayer who called herself Chanterelle.
Totally different pronunciation. sir-RAH or see-RAH. I would never associate [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] with Syrah/Shiraz. I think you’re safe!
I’d consider myself to be a wine-lover, and I’ve never heard of Syrah. Shiraz, of course, but not Syrah.
When I look at [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] I think of [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], which I think both names are really cool. [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] is unexpected, strong, unique, and refreshing, and actually makes me think of [name_m]Sirius[/name_m], the star, or [name_m]Osiris[/name_m], the Egyptian god. It also makes me think of [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]/Lira, which is my brother’s favorite girl name. I didn’t even know there was a wine called Sirah (I actually thought it was pronounced SEER-ah, which I have to admit is a cool sound).
I really like [name_f]Cyra[/name_f]! What middles are you into with it?
DH is in the profession and says it’s Seer-rah 
It’s lovely and very few would make the connection; from what I can gather, your pron. is Sigh-Rah? [name_m]Just[/name_m] beautiful…
[name_f]Cyra[/name_f]. Go for it, we say :)
As above, my certified bartender husband says it’s seer-ah. I’d never heard about it until I asked. So you’re safe there.
On another note though, I wouldn’t have pronounce [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] as sigh-rah when I saw it. I instinctively say most C’s as a hard sound. So I said it like kigh-rah.
I do love the sound though.
Thanks so much for all of your replies, Berries! I’m impressed by how many people actually had professional knowledge of the wine, and I’m just sitting here like “uh…wine is from grapes, right?”
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Norbury: Five million points to you for that reference But dear god, I hope it wouldn’t be that bad! I mean, worst case scenario, I hope that thinking I named her after a wine wouldn’t be as bad as naming someone after a mushroom (though they are delicious). Thankfully, [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] has its own name “history” that is completely unrelated to wine, so hopefully people would be less inclined to think so. I mean, I’ve heard of a pretty famous author named [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] McFadden - maybe that’s a step towards the general public’s familiarity with it as a name. We will see 
liviajoan - great points! Funny enough, I actually really liked [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] with the Leer-uh pronunciation, but of course would steer clear of that because 1. I can’t have [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] and [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and 2) [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] has the cute nn option of [name_m]Cy[/name_m], whereas [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]…not so much. It would either be “leer” or “lie”, which is less than desirable as a nn. In terms of middles, for years I have adored [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f], but possibly over-thinking it has made me concerned that it would sound like “Siren [name_f]Eve[/name_f]” when yelling it across a playground. I also considered [name_f]Cyra[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f], because [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] is my sister’s name and she is just a wonderful human being and I would love to have a daughter like her. But [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] might work better for that middle, because [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] is so out-there and [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] is much more toned down. Wow, I need to end this long response. [name_m]Long[/name_m] story short: I am still open-minded for a middle for [name_f]Cyra[/name_f]. (Oh, and I [name_f]ADORE[/name_f] the names in your sig! Wonderful! A lot of those are on my list.)
aveline_bellefleur: yes! I thought about writing “sigh-rah”, but I did that on a previous post and a couple first impressions from people was that it would sound like the beginning of “cigarette” (which I get, because the pronunciation description is supposed to be phonetic). So, I tried describing it another way, lol.
dantea - Okay, your daughter’s name is gorgeous. Holy moly! And yes, that is a distinct possibility of people pronouncing it as if it were [name_f]Kyra[/name_f]. But, spelling it Syra would bring it closer to the name of the wine, as well as make it a little too similar to [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] more likely. If you say [name_f]Cyra[/name_f], it kind of sounds like [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] with a Southern accent as it is. So, I will roll with it