pronunciation of Tara?
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pronunciation of Tara?
| Thu, 03-18-2004 - 7:11am |
pronunciation of Tara?
TEAR-A(like tearing paper)
Tah-ra
(where I live we say Tah-ra, its so much
softer and feminine sounding)
(**Tear-a like tearing a piece of paper)
You will be able to change your vote.
Edited 3/18/2004 9:43 am ET ET by julibood
Edited 3/18/2004 9:44 am ET ET by julibood

Shannon
don't let that sway you from naming her that, it's a really pretty name.
Yes thats what I meant Tara pronounced like a as in apple. I guess my poll is a little confusing.
Julie
I think Tare-a just sounds ugly.
Best of luck@!
Then again, I also pronounce Sara, Mara, Cara, Lara, Dara etc the same way, but that might be a British thing.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/54/T0045400.html
Tar·a
PRONUNCIATION: A village of eastern Ireland northwest of Dublin. It was the seat of Irish kings from ancient times until the sixth century a.d.
Ahhh...I think it's a gorgeous name pronounced like that! We always hear Tare-ah or Tawr-ah, so I just figured those were the pronunciations you were asking about, LOL! That's what I get for assuming;) People will catch on if they don't get it right the first time (although, funny enough, my sister Tara had a harder time getting people to say