Ayres

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛəz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɛəɹz/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /eːz/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /eəz/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /iəz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /eɹz/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ɜː(ɹ)z/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z
• Homophones: airs, eres, eyres, heirs, ares (“unit of measurement”); errs (one US pronunciation or with fair–fur merger); ears (cheer–chair merger)

Ayres

1. A surname.

• Areys, Ayers, Rayes, Reays, Sayer, Sayre, arsey, eyras, resay, sayer, years