Tips on how the non-Irish can pronounce Irish names (27)
minnieme2: 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.:)
Very interesting, thank you.My Grandfather was the Son of a resident Irishman in Ireland, and his father may have lived mostly in England. And my Great Grandfather married an English girl, her maiden name was: Romaine, and that surname has been long established in French-speaking Belgium and England.
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CuddlingSoul: Very interesting, thank you.
My Grandfather was the Son of a resident Irishman in Ireland, and his father may have lived mostly in England. And my Great Grandfather married an English girl, her maiden name was: Romaine, and that surname has been long established in French-speaking Belgium and England.
My Grandfather was the Son of a resident Irishman in Ireland, and his father may have lived mostly in England. And my Great Grandfather married an English girl, her maiden name was: Romaine, and that surname has been long established in French-speaking Belgium and England.
Whoops! Romine, not Romaine. 
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CuddlingSoul: Whoops! Romine, not Romaine.
lol, no prob. That explains him calling your grandmother Lolr so. :)
They might have been the Huguenot French fleeing from persecution of the time.
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minnieme2: lol, no prob. That explains him calling your grandmother Lolr so. :)
They might have been the Huguenot French fleeing from persecution of the time.
They might have been the Huguenot French fleeing from persecution of the time.
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Thanks so much for the info, so many pretty Celtic names.:)
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chemistrymajor: Thanks so much for the info, so many pretty Celtic names.:)
you're very welcome chemistry! I'd probably need help pronouncing some traditional names from other countries myself!
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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)Good luck!
Most of the names ,, i go for has irish origin ,, great artists !!!
Elvis Presley ,, and Kevin Costner ,, among them !!!