Pronunciation/Names
How do you pronounce Saoirse?
SUR-shuh/ˈsɜːrʃə/
Commonly said as: "say-OR-see"
sur shuh
Saoirse
What it is
Saoirse is an Irish name meaning freedom, familiar through the actor Saoirse Ronan.
Why it gets said wrong
Irish orthography differs entirely from English; ao here sounds like ur. She tells people to think of inertia without the in.
Hear it in a sentence
Saoirse stars in the film.
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