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Is it incorrect to pronounce the name Ceri — which is of Welsh origin I think — as seri instead of keri?

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It is pronounced KE-ri. You can find the source here.

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yes, but would the pronunciation I suggested be incorrect? –  Tanninah May 27 at 10:45
@user: Personally, I've never heard it pronounced otherwise. Perhaps another member of the community has different experience. Wait and see. –  Irene May 27 at 10:49
@user It would be incorrect if it was meant to be a Welsh name. In Welsh the 'c' is always a hard 'k' sound. 'Celt' and 'Celtic' (as in race of people) should always be pronounced 'Kelt' and 'Keltic'. The exception is the Scottish football team Celtic which calls itself 'Seltic' for some reason. –  Mynamite May 27 at 11:05
If it's your own name, in the U.S. at least, you can pronounce it any way you want. Consider Colin Powell. The only drawback is that everybody else will mispronounce it and people might think you're weird. –  Peter Shor May 27 at 13:57
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Yes, it would be wrong to pronounce it as Seri.

Think Catherine or Callum: you say the C like K.

Ceri is my name and as soon as I leave Wales people have trouble pronouncing it. It’s pronounced the same as Kerry; it's just the Welsh Celtic spelling.

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+1 mostly for being correct, but partially for being Welsh :-) –  Phil M Jones Jul 9 at 15:12
+1 Glad to see an answer from someone called Ceri. Remembering the word "Celtic" ( I always pronounce with 'k' ) helps avoid mispronouncing your name. Thx for dropping by Ceri. –  Tanninah Jul 10 at 12:53
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Names are pronounced as the owner wishes them to be; imagine how you would feel if somebody told you you were pronouncing your name 'wrongly'. Ceri is of Welsh origin, and pronounced with a hard c in Welsh, so most Ceris use that pronunciation. But there is nothing to prevent a mother seeing the name in print and giving it to her daughter, pronounced with a soft c.

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