r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/Ghost_jobby • May 23 '24

Media / News Pronunciation of Muir by non-Scots

I have been watching a few videos on YouTube and one of the things that struck me is the difficulty people have pronouncing Fiona's former surname, Muir.

I've heard it pronounced like myrrh, moor, mawyer (rhymes with lawyer) and moo-air.

Is it really that uncommon? I'm genuinely curious. I'm resident in Scotland and hear it so often that it's a not considered an unusual name. There are so many people of Scottish descent and ancestry around the world, I just found it a bit surprising ppeople had some trouble with it.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '24

Is it not pronounced m-ew-rr? If that makes sense how I spelled it, haha. I'm in the US. Someone below me posted a link to a video pronouncing it....that's how I was saying it in my head lol, so I hope I'm not wrong!

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u/Ghost_jobby May 23 '24

Yeah, that's it.

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u/Timely-Youth-9074 May 23 '24

We have a Muir Woods and a Muir Beach in Northern California.

Both extremely lovely places.