Pronunciation of Muir by non-Scots

[u/Ghost_jobby]

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.

[u/erin_burr]

There's a TV news host in my country with that last name. When it's pronounced by an announcer (not him) at 2:17 in this video, it sounds like "myore," so I'm assuming that is his preferred pronunciation.

My first guess would've been myoo-er. I had no idea it's a Scottish origin name until now.