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I actually know quite a few Deirdres. So for me your spelling is what I am used to for the pronunciation. The frustration for my friends is being called Dee dra.

My name is Sharon.

My name is Trista

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I agree TonyB. I could even see if there were an "r" in my name. She was an old librarian with purple hair who was subbing a class I had in 10th grade. I chalk it up to the PHS, purple hair syndrome.

Some of the family that I have that lives down here say my name like that...I cringe. :mad: My grandmother also had this West Indian friend that would say my name, but it would sound like Eureka the vacuum cleaner. :eek:

Yep, yep. And even all these years of living in MN I still have touches of my "St. Louis drawl."

My name is Melissa ;My screen name is Lele because since I was a baby people always called me MeMe for short so I got sick of it and a very good friend in high school named me LeLe so I keep as a reminder of our friendship!! Oh to share a cool thing about having a boring name my 3 year old cousin changes to something interesting her fav is Bahlissa!! Cute ain't it

My Name is Sabrena

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Most of the Deirdres I know go by the English pronounciation, Dear-dree, but I like the -dra better, too.


Strangely, most of the important people in my life have been named Sharon. I LOVE that name!!

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I too face the frustration of being called Dee-dra, but I am somewhat used to it. No matter how much I tell people it is Dear-dra, they call me Dee-dra. Or, I tell them to call me De-De, but of course they insist on messing up my name. Uhhhhh, when will the madness end?!?! :eek: :mad:

See you got me cracking up.

But u understand right?!?!?!

It's kind of like you coming up in here right now and saying that your name is Theodora Aquinette Lynette Williams :p

Theodora and Lynette are fine names. Now Aquinette, naw, playa.
:p

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Ladygreek,
I actually prefer being called Dee dra to Dee i dra. I use the former as my everyday pronounciation and the latter as what the announcer calls me every few years when I get another degree. :D

I prefer the sound of Dee dra. I only have one "r" in my name so I don't experience being called Dear dra.

SC

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De6, you're "Deirdre" right? If so, I don't know why people are leaving off that "r" before the "d." I am "Deidra" and so I don't mind being called Dee dra or Dee i dra, both are proper pronounciations of my name b/c the former pronounciation leaves the "i" as silent and the latter acknowledges the "i." I hear your point, however, b/c if I clearly had an "r" before my "d," I'd want you to pronounce that. Kinda hard to have a silent "r." :)

SC

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