Question: how do i pronounce the name saoirse?
Answer: It's not getting any easier to pronounce her name. That's OK — "that Irish actress from Atonement" (as you've been calling her) is here to help. Ronan wore a handy sign on The Ellen Degeneres Show to calm your Oscar party nerves. It's pronounced Sur-sha, not Sheesha, as Dennis Quaid would have you believe.