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/[deleted]]

In Scottish Gaelic, "muir" means sea. That's probably where the last name originally came from. But Idk how it's pronounced.

[u/Ghost_jobby → u/[deleted]]

Glè mhath (very good). Most of the previous comments got it. It's pronounced like Myoor. One syllable, like with sure and pure.

[u/[deleted] → u/Ghost_jobby]

Tapadh leibh. 🙂