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How to pronounce Mairead?

Pronunciation of Mairead

Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name and is pronounced as

Rhymes with "parade"

"Orignally the Irish version of "Margaret""

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Ireland
Other spelling(s):	Mairghread Or Mairaid Or Maread
Meaning:	"pearl"

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Pronunciation of Mairead in Ireland

In Ireland, Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name. The Irish pronunciation, specifically in Ireland, is

m AY r AI d

m sounds like the 'm' in me
ay sounds like the 'ie' in tie
r sounds like the 'r' in rat
ai sounds like the 'ai' in pain
d sounds like the 'd' in do

"My name is Mairead and we've always pronounced it like MY raid. I'm Irish and have several friends with the same name, with different variations of pronunciation. For example, I know a MUH raid, a MARE aid and a MUR aid. It simply depends on how you're used to pronouncing it."

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Irish
Meaning:	Irish Form Of Margaret

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

mur-AID
mur - rhymes with FUR

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Pronunciation of Mairead in scotland

In scotland, Mairead is primarily classified as a female name. It is pronounced as

My - Rid

Gender:	Female
Origin:	Gaelic

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

muh-raid

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Pronunciation of Mairead in the US

In the US, Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name. The American pronunciation, specifically in USA, is

m uh r ee ih d

m sounds like the 'm' in me
uh sounds like the 'u' in up
r sounds like the 'r' in rat
ee sounds like the 'ee' in see
ih sounds like the 'i' in it
d sounds like the 'd' in do

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Irish
Meaning:	Pearl

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

Muh-RAITH

I know an Irish family with a daughter named Margaret but they always called here Mairead with a "TH" ending

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

like parade but with an 'M'

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

MY-red
('mai' rhymes with 'why')

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Pronunciation of Mairead in the US

In the US, Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name. The American pronunciation, specifically in USA, is

MAH/MUH-RAY-D

Rhymes with Parade
I knew a girl named Mairead, this is how she, her parents, her sister Keira, and her two baby brothers pronounced her name

"Yeah, so this is how you pronounce Mairead's name."

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Irish
Other spelling(s):	Mairaide, Maraid
Meaning:	Pearl

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Pronunciation of Mairead in Scotland

In Scotland, Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name. It is pronounced as

MAH-rid

"We live in Scotland and in some regions, our daughter's name is pronounced like this. This is how we pronounce it."

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Scots Gaelic
Meaning:	Pearl

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name and is pronounced as

Muh ray id That is how my great granddaughter pronounces her baby girls name. Mairead is the spelling.

id sounds like the 'id' in did

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Irish

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Pronunciation of Mairead in the US

In the US, Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name. The American pronunciation, specifically in USA, is

m uh r ai ee d

m sounds like the 'm' in me
uh sounds like the 'u' in up
r sounds like the 'r' in rat
ai sounds like the 'ai' in pain
ee sounds like the 'ee' in see
d sounds like the 'd' in do

"Yeah, so this is how you pronounce Mairead's name."

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Irish
Other spelling(s):	Mairaide, Maraid
Meaning:	Pearl

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

ma-raid

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name and is pronounced as

Muh ray id That is how my great granddaughter pronounces her baby girls name. Mairead is the spelling.

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Irish

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

m uh r ai d

m sounds like the 'm' in me
uh sounds like the 'u' in up
r sounds like the 'r' in rat
ai sounds like the 'ai' in pain
d sounds like the 'd' in do

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name and is pronounced as

Muh-RAId

"My name is Mairead, myself and all of my smoky both in Ireland and the US pronounce it this way. Like parade with an M."

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Irish
Other spelling(s):	Mirade, Mairead, Maighread
Meaning:	Irish From Margaret, From The Root For Pearl.

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

MUH-RETH

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Pronunciation of Mairead in Ireland

In Ireland, Mairead is primarily classified as a first name. The Irish pronunciation, specifically in Ireland, is

MUH-RETH

The same was as BUH-KETH but MUH-RETH

as sounds like the 'as' in gas

"my sister's friend is named Mairead, and she pronouced it Muh-Reth my friend's sister's name is Maireade, and she pronouced it Muh-Reath"

Type of Name:	First Name
Origin:	Irish
Other spelling(s):	Maireade

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Pronunciation of Mairead in scotland

In scotland, Mairead is primarily classified as a female name. It is pronounced as

My-Rid

Gender:	Female
Origin:	Gaelic

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Pronunciation of Mairead in the US

In the US, Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name. The American pronunciation, specifically in USA, is

Muh-ree-id

That's my name and a common pronunciation of Mairead.

Type of Name:	First Name
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Irish
Meaning:	Pearl

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Here is how Mairead is pronounced

My-raid

My name is Mairead and that's how me and my family have always pronounced it.

I'm Irish.

My friend's sister is also called Mairead, but she pronounces it as Mur-aid. It just depends on how you say it, I guess.

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Pronunciation of Mairead

Mairead is primarily classified as a female first name and is pronounced as

Muh-raid
Like Parade with an M. My name is Mairead and that's what I tell people. Myself, my parents, and my entire family in the US and Ireland pronounce it this way.

"My name is Mairead, myself and all of my smoky both in Ireland and the US pronounce it this way. Like parade with an M."