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How do you pronounce Deborah?

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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.

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    teamla2000teamla2000

    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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    kellyfromcalikellyfromcali
    I'd say Debra, but I have known a lady named De-bore-ah.
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    coconutbugcoconutbug
    I pronounce it like Debra.
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    lisa5201lisa5201 member

    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

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    Lola'sDogMomLola'sDogMom
    I say Deb-o-rah. Debra is Deb-ra. I do pronounce them differently because they are spelled differently.
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    juniper19juniper19 member
    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).
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    imagelisa5201:

    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.

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    Debra
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    lisa5201lisa5201 member
    imagedpdw:
    imagelisa5201:

    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!

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    and123and123 member
    Debra
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    CMDR513CMDR513 member

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

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    ttmccootttmccoot
    debra. but i know a woman named devorah, pronounced deh-VORE-ah. 
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    mybobblemybobble
    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.
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    Randa&JermRanda&Jerm member

    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

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    rebus82rebus82
    Everyone I've ever known with this name spelling (including my mother) pronounces it like Debra.?
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    LMS05LMS05 member
    Debra and Deborah are the same name just a different spelling. I happen to think it's a beautiful Biblical name.?
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    imageLMS05:
    Debra and Deborah are the same name just a different spelling.

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    imageteamla2000:

    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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