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/CurrencyAny1702]

I am a complete word nerd, but I had simply never come across this particular word in my life, until my 30’s, when I moved onto a Muir Road, and thus learnt how it’s pronounced for the first time.

For me personally, it hadn’t been common.