Tips on how the non-Irish can pronounce Irish names (27)
Thank you! I now have to wipe the screen down after trying them lot!
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rebel2: Thank you! I now have to wipe the screen down after trying them lot!
I thought you were Irish and would know how to say them?
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minnieme2: I thought you were Irish and would know how to say them?
Irish? no, from across the water in the land of the Haggis 
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Here's one for ya, Minnie....one I just cannot get right 
Iseult
Iseult
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rebel2: Irish? no, from across the water in the land of the Haggis
oh sorry, the rebel bit put me off. Cork people call themselves rebels.
I tasted haggis in Edinburgh. It's not that bad really! Edinburgh is a fab city!
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minnieme2: oh sorry, the rebel bit put me off. Cork people call themselves rebels.
I tasted haggis in Edinburgh. It's not that bad really! Edinburgh is a fab city!
no need to apologise, the Irish are lovely people I tasted haggis in Edinburgh. It's not that bad really! Edinburgh is a fab city!
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unlaoised: Here's one for ya, Minnie....one I just cannot get right
Iseult
Iseult
yeah that's a tricky one
I think it's Iss awlt
I like to get people's names right myself as much as I can.
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Laoise can be confused by some with Louise
it's lee sha (like Seer sha)
it's lee sha (like Seer sha)
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minnieme2: Laoise can be confused by some with Louise
it's lee sha (like Seer sha)
it's lee sha (like Seer sha)
Ya...I'm told Laoise is the Irish version of Louise.
Thanks for Iseult...it wrecks my head...and she thinks it's hilarious when I try pronouncing it
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unlaoised: Ya...I'm told Laoise is the Irish version of Louise.
Thanks for Iseult...it wrecks my head...and she thinks it's hilarious when I try pronouncing it
Thanks for Iseult...it wrecks my head...and she thinks it's hilarious when I try pronouncing it
No prob! lol! it's either iss awlt or iss ohlt, you'll know by how she says it herself.
You'd think Laoise was Irish for Lisa, but I just saw this:
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rebel2: no need to apologise, the Irish are lovely people
Aww thanks. Ye're not so bad yerselves!
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She's only a wagon? 
Where's Sid?
Where's Sid?
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Very confusing
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galrads: She's only a wagon? Where's Sid?
Sid isn't an Irish nameSinead is though and Siobhan, both girls' names
Sinead = shin aid
Siobhan = shove awn
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serena123: Very confusing
not if you follow the phonetics; and if you know people with those names they can help you. It's no more confusing than any names native to other countries. It's just nice to make an effort to get the names right when you come across them.
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minnieme2: not if you follow the phonetics; and if you know people with those names they can help you. It's no more confusing than any names native to other countries. It's just nice to make an effort to get the names right when you come across them.
Here we have names like
Happiness
Patience
Beauty
Wiseman
Very easy
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My Grandfather was Irish, and I was around my grandparents a lot in my youth.
Lola, was my grandmother's name and I never heard grandpa say her name correctly. He would always call her, Lolr. That's right, Lola with an 'r', instead of an 'a' on the end. Lolr.
Lola, was my grandmother's name and I never heard grandpa say her name correctly. He would always call her, Lolr. That's right, Lola with an 'r', instead of an 'a' on the end. Lolr.
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CuddlingSoul: My Grandfather was Irish, and I was around my grandparents a lot in my youth.
Lola, was my grandmother's name and I never heard grandpa say her name correctly. He would always call her, Lolr. That's right, Lola with an 'r', instead of an 'a' on the end. Lolr.
Lola, was my grandmother's name and I never heard grandpa say her name correctly. He would always call her, Lolr. That's right, Lola with an 'r', instead of an 'a' on the end. Lolr.
was your grandfather living in England at some stage? The English do that, they pronounce an a like an r. Sheila would be Sheiler. More down south England though I think. He might have picked that up from the English.:)
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serena123: Here we have names like
Happiness
Patience
Beauty
Wiseman
Very easy
Happiness
Patience
Beauty
Wiseman
Very easy
So if a child is called Wiseman when he's born and turns out not to be so wise, what then?
Or Patience and they're very impatient!
All very complimentary and sweet of course.
We like our names!
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Some Girls Names:
Aoife pronounced ee fa
Caoimhe pronounced kwee va (not keeva)
Saoirse pronounced seersha
Gráinne pronounced graw-in-ya - gaelic for Grace (we call it a fada, similar to French accent)
Áine is Grainne without the gr (gaelic for Ann)
Róisin pronounced roh sheen
Gearóidín pronounced gar oh deen (gaelic for Geraldine)
Some Boys Names:
Tadhg (gaelic for Tim) pronounced thigh-g
Eoghan pronounced oh-in
Séamus pronounced shay mus (gaelic for James)
Cathal pronounced cau (as in caught) hal - gaelic for Charles
Seoirse pronounced shore sha (gaelic for George)
Oisin pronounced oh sheen
Diarmuid pronounced deer mwid (gaelic for Dermot)
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