How do you pronounce Deborah?

dpdw

Like Debra, D'bore-ah, Deb-er-ah or something else?  Is it a regional thing to pronounce it one way or the other?

fyi, I'm not considering the name for a child, it's just a debate I'm having with a friend.

teamla2000

If I said it slowly, it would be DEB-er-ah, but it comes off as DEB-rah most of the time.  I have never heard of de-BORE-ah.

kellyfromcali

I'd say Debra, but I have known a lady named De-bore-ah.

coconutbug

I pronounce it like Debra.

lisa5201

One of the most OBNOXIOUS people I have ever met insists her name is pronounced Deh-Bore-Uh. I, and everyone else I have ever met pronounces it Deb-rah

Sorry, but it's such an ugly name to me either way

Lola'sDogMom

I say Deb-o-rah. Debra is Deb-ra. I do pronounce them differently because they are spelled differently.

juniper19

It is my mother's name and it is pronounced Debra (although I'm sure there are some people out there who do pronounce it De-bore-ah - but they are in the minority).

dpdw

lisa5201:

One of the most OBNOXIOUS people I have ever met insists her name is pronounced Deh-Bore-Uh. I, and everyone else I have ever met pronounces it Deb-rah

Sorry, but it's such an ugly name to me either way

Hmm, I wonder if we know the same Deh-bore-uh!  I find it so pretentious the way this lady says it.

ooKATEoo

Debra

lisa5201

dpdw:

lisa5201:

One of the most OBNOXIOUS people I have ever met insists her name is pronounced Deh-Bore-Uh. I, and everyone else I have ever met pronounces it Deb-rah

Sorry, but it's such an ugly name to me either way

Hmm, I wonder if we know the same Deh-bore-uh!  I find it so pretentious the way this lady says it.

Yes! Pretentious is exactly the word to describe this!

and123

Debra

CMDR513

kellyfromcali:

I'd say Debra, but I have known a lady named De-bore-ah.

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ttmccoot

debra. but i know a woman named devorah, pronounced deh-VORE-ah. 

mybobble

My mother's name is Deborah and she pronouces it like Debra. She said her parents would call her Dey Bore Ah when she wasn't paying attention.

Randa&Jerm

It can be either way

 

My mom's name is pronounced Deb-OR-uh

But I know plenty more Deb-Ruh's

most that I know go by Deb or Debbie

rebus82

Everyone I've ever known with this name spelling (including my mother) pronounces it like Debra.?

LMS05

Debra and Deborah are the same name just a different spelling. I happen to think it's a beautiful Biblical name.?

hlietch

LMS05:

Debra and Deborah are the same name just a different spelling.

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newportbride715

teamla2000:

If I said it slowly, it would be DEB-er-ah, but it comes off as DEB-rah most of the time.  I have never heard of de-BORE-ah.

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