7. I am not certain on the spelling but I heard it is pronounced like the letters c(soft) and j in english. The pronunciation is bay-vin literally meaning sweet mouth using that spelling but the name has evolved and the most common irish spelling is Bibhinn which is beautiful. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish Civil War period. Beautiful name which also means beautiful! When she was 1st born all the nurses would look at the name on her cot which we initialy spelt Ciara and kept pronouncing as Tiara (Fancy headwear) with a C. I am a retired teacher and have come across many names that I have mispronounced. May sometimes be used as a Gaeilge form of the Latin. Not just the spelling, which I could understand, but the pronunciation. Many people need to see a name written down as it is explained to remember it. But consider our full list of beautiful, unique, and cute options as you make your decision; you can also check out our other lists of international names, including: Choosing a name for your sweet girl is an exciting moment in your pregnancy journey. We want players of the game to understand the pronunciation of the names by simply reading them. Its not really a fight amongst ourselves as other posters are asking for the correct pronunciation of a given name. I have a traditional Welsh name, Ceri. So while my birth certificate says Erin, Ive generally gone by ireann. Most of the people who emigrated to the United States were from the southern countiesthus almost all of the Roisins in the U.S. are pronounced Row-sheen. The north held most of the industrial factories thus people tended not to emigrate as much, or would go to England for work. How do you pronounce Alex James in irish. Meaning 'high valour' or 'valorous as a bear'. Its pronounced ska-HA. Does anyone know how this is pronounced? Ive had plenty of friends from different backgrounds and struggled with a lot of names e.g. document.getElementById("graphwaitmsg").style.display="none"; My name causes all kinds of problems people tend to switch the s and the h round. You can pronounce this cool Irish girls name DAW-reen. With the mysterious meaning of shadowy, this is the name of another female Celtic warrior. Thank you. I know the bh makes a v or w sound, but its the beginning of the name that confuses me. Hello! Aoibhinn. I know someone from Ireland with two sons. I am American with out an Irish background. It seems that our tiny coastal country school is one Although Caitlin is now widely (universally) misprounced as KATE-lyn is should be pronounced KAWTCH-lin. Emma, I hope you enjoy your planned trip! 134. 1946, adapted by Patrick Riddell and produced by Fred O'Donovan. You have a few options for spelling. Gaelic is a very unusual mixture of latin and Anglian letters used to try and bring ink to a language that had not nearly enough of the same sounds to make any sense. Think how frustrating it is for the reader of a name to be completely stymied by unfamiliar spelling and dialect. Meaning born of the sea in Irish, Muirgen definitely gives us a sense of strength. When I was born (in the U.S.), my parents wanted to give me the Gaelic girls name for Irish or Ireland (which they told me was ireann). Ive always been told that Taghd would be used for Timothy. Savvy/Sah-vee. 4. Is it FY-un, rhyming with lion? My grandmothers mother was from Ireland (Im American) and she was called Bridgett but he real name was Delia. Seamus The problem is your child would have to be ready to correct others in pronouncing their names. Hi Helen, Im not an expert on Irish spelling, but I did find a page with some good explanations: The Mysteries of Irish Spelling. I just kindly correct them and tell them its Rachel, and if they still have trouble, then I switch to my nickname Rae. If Im saying your childs name incorrectly, please correct me (nicely). As soon as she hit her teens she decided that it wasnt unique (or Irish) enough, and she now goes by Siobhn. Maeve. Interestingly, its the anglicized version of the Irish girls name Caitln, a form of the French name Katherine, which means pure. There are several variant spellings of Caitlin, including Katelyn, Kaitlyn, and Caetlin. Good luck with the new baby, Im sure you will find the perfect name! i love irish names, the spelling and the way they are said, theyre simply beautiful. How do you pronounce Maolshachlan? Thanks bunches! imhear, Eimhear, Eimhir, Eimear, Eimer, mer, "EnglishIrish Dictionary (De Bhaldraithe)", "Ealga - Meaning of Name Ealga - Pronounce Ealga Irish Girl Name", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Irish-language_given_names&oldid=1126362554, Articles with dead external links from February 2022, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from November 2018, Articles with dead external links from October 2010, Articles with dead external links from May 2019, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Hiberno-English, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2009, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Moffitt moff -it. Etymologically unrelated to Daniel, from the Hebrew, meaning 'God is my judge'. Linkin- lincoln. But others can be tricky for non-Irish-speakers to decipher. I am keeping Murphy in the hyphenated surname. Pronounced AL-va, this Celtic girls name comes from the root word albiyo, meaning world and light, and the Irish word ail, which means rock. According to legend, Ailbhe was the name of a female Celtic warrior from the Fianna, a warrior-hunter band during the Iron Age. I feel this would save them much frustration in their lives. I believe, technically, the bh ought to make a v-sound. She never understood why my mother gave me a boys name.). And Siobhan. Shauneen shaw-neen Siona: Shaw-na or the english version would be Shauna Then I let on that my name is really Caawtch-leen, which is then mis-pronounced as Cawsh-lynn. Or should we stick to Irish sounding names?Thank you so very much! This is a great source of information! Thanks for your input Deirdre, it is helpful in my search to gather the most information I can. 78. 32. It should not sound like Donald.. How would you pronounce Rath Conarta? Would it end up as something like Roth-cone-ran or something else? And also my name is like the Irish Ciara but obviously spelled different because my mom thought it would be easier to pronounce here in the states but it still gets mispronounced. Aoine means Fri as in Friday and is pronounced Eeneh. Nobody gets it rightwe live in the UK now! 133. 38. My surname is Adair which is scottish spelt and my hubbys is mcAuley which is the irish spelling. 1968), daughter of Robert F. Kennedy. Hello everybody, I was curious how you pronounce Stiobhan. She was the daughter of the warrior Cuana mac Ailchine and was miraculously cured by St Mochutu of Lismore. Means 'a slave or bondmaid'. I combed through 7 pages of pronunciations and didnt see the one I was looking for (sorry if I missed it; I went a bit crossed-eyed!). The music was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney , the original English lyrics by Kearney, and the Irish-language translation, now usually the version heard, by Liam Rinn . Sne. If its not Irish, does anyone know its origin? Siobhn is a female given name of Irish origin. Dearbhil. 15. 114. Thanks, I may have placed the accent incorrectly, should be - MUIRGHEASA The old Celtic name Brigant means the exalted one. In Irish mythology, Bridget was the daughter of Dagda and the goddess of fire, poetry, and wisdom. Deirdre, I had that same feeling. This thread is ancient and the name has been covered but: Mire, I understand that most of the time its either pronounced like an American would pronounce Maura,Moira (more emphasis on the OY), or Mara (or any of those but with a Y sound in place of the R), But there is this audio clip of Frank McCourt pronouncing it My-ra (with perhaps a bit of a W sound after the M or R for good measure), and I need to know if McCourt is just weird or if this is an actual regional pronunciation. Just in response to a couple of posts above: It doesnt take an unusual spelling or a foreign name to get people to mispronounce, or misspell, names. Deirdre. All three combine two words, ob (meaning beauty) and finn (meaning fair). Orla. Hi Jess, Mabh is pronouced Maeve (Mae-ve), it can also be spelt Meadhbh (early Modern Irish spelling), bh in Irish is pronounced like a v. rfhlaith Most of the names on your list are NOT irish names, i know youve said already that your family use those names but i think maybe they just customised them and gave them irish spellings hence you have sinead = sheenayed, and sean = shawn. The name you refer to in the second portion of your posting is Aodh and is pronounced as as you stated. Orleigh/rfhlaith/rlaith Orla. Slinte chuig na fir, agus go mairfidh na mn go deo. You can write it and complain about it all you want, but most of the time, well probably still not get it exactly to your liking because of the way we learned to speak. How is Baoth pronounced? What about Erin (air-in) for a girl or if you wannted still to stick with the Ireland part you could spell it Overjoyed with the news, Jack vows to Juno to end his friendship with Joxer and change his ways. Derived from the Old Irish "iph", meaning "radiance, beauty"; a variant of ibhliu. I get a lot of people pronouncing it like Erin (Eh-rin) or Aaron (Air-run). Definitely never Nee-am though. Caitlin has be listed as the most slaughtered Irish name is the USA followed ironically by Brian. We have Bridget but no Brighdes. My husbands name is Stephen, but in Irish its Stiofn pronounced Shteefawn. 97. (Performer Moya Brennan was born Mire N Bhraonin.). ), @Stephanie i can pronouce it but cant put it down its (oon-in) like goon-in without the g get me My name is Aisling and people have pronounced and spelt it many ways. Show-na The list of Irelands most popular baby names of 2011 was released yesterday, if youd like to check it out. Its a modern name from the Irish word cro, meaning heart. Of course, your baby girl will have your heart! I hear everyone using the pronunciation Kate-lin, but read somewhere that the correct pronunciation is Kath-leen. 14. i think she grew to love the name aoife too, but doesnt remember she got it from me, and thinks thats how ava is spelt in irish. It was anglicised as Patricia but Id like to know how its pronounced in Irish. I thought the last syllable was a short i, not a short a? Its a unisex option and a great choice for a nature baby name. The letters simply have different sounds and put together in certain ways allow us to make full use of the traditional 18 letter irish alphabet. Its pronounced Na (open ah sound) di (short i sound like it/if/in) ya (short ah sound). This was the name of a 9th-century ruler of Bulgaria. [2], Variants of the name include Briant, Brien, Bran, Brion, Bryan, Bryant, Brjnn (in Icelandic) and Bryon. In the 1980s, Caitlin was one of the most popular names for girls. Oh thats a great link. It is a beautiful name, meaning radiant. Moira. This Irish girls name means Ireland in Gaelic. Diarmuid/Diarmaid der-mot. (You can hear various Irish people pronouncing Padraig at Forvo.) Its your name to give, do it how you want to. My daughter is called Aoife and I can guarantee that the correct pronunciation everywhere here is Ee-fah, but theres no need to linger on the first syllable, its short. But others can be tricky for non-Irish-speakers to decipher. Samus (Irish pronunciation: [ems]) is an Irish male given name, of Hebrew origin via Latin. Aoife is pronounced Ee-fah Eithne was the mother of the God Lug and of the legendary king Tuathal Techtmar. I am not trying to be facetious or insensitiveI have never found an explanation. I would hate a boring common name! Actually Aoife should be pronounced EE-feh. To a fair amount of embarassment when it *does* happen to be just spelled Mary and people look at you like youre not the sharpest crayon in the box, How do you pronounce Uainionn (also, any idea of the meaning)? ine (meaning "brightness" or "radiance") is accepted as Anna and Anne (ine was the name of an Irish Celtic goddess). [pronunciation: Muh shocked bannocked urt!] Gobnait. Why would someone use Irish spelling for a name and be offended because people get it wrong using commonly accepted English pronunciation rules. I used to enter new babies into the government databases here and I was more shocked at people who wanted to name their kids traditional English names but wanted to spell them differently. Caitria. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. If not, how to you pronounce Ceire? Irish girls are inevitably cool, and there are plenty of hip names to consider. One of the versions of the name listed there is Brd, so that one seems to be a legit spelling. It was the name of king Tathal Techtmars daughter and means fruitful.. hi, how do you pronounce the surname, tuohy? It was just too interesting not to look up. There are also popular variants in other cultures and languages, such as the Hawaiian girls name Kakalina. I also go by Araea, as its a lovely name, and that gets some people confused too. Fedelma. I have begun asking EVERYONE how to pronounce names. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". I know the correct Irish pronunciation is kawtch-lin. Hello! I find myself wondering how many Americans name their kids Irish names because their families are Irish who simply have an Irish surname because a handful of great-great-great-grandparents came over from Ireland. Damhnait. Ive noticed bh makes a v sound, as in Maebh (Maeve) & si or s makes a shh sound (Siobhan being a good example of both). This page was last edited on 8 June 2022, at 15:22. Eileen is I-leen, To an earlier poster Aisling is Ash-ling. 1. We did similar, ordering personalised things for both Ciaran and Niamh. Bairbre is actually pronounced the same as Barbara or Barbra, its just an Irish spelling. The estate agent says Clo- cha li ath. Is this correct? Are you from Ireland? My Orlaith gets so frustrated because since we moved to the states every one calls her OR lith or even worse OR lathe. Meaning 'a wild creature or deer'. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. I have just finished reading about the goddess Aoife and her child with Cuchulainn, Conlain. I have a Cian, and have all the same problems. Where did the baby name Liesl come from in 1965? This name means "belonging to Laoighis/Laois", a Gaelic territory whose name is now used for. Its CAWTCH-LIN! But I dont mind because its my heritage, my family. Incidentally it means dream in Irish Gaelic. Erevan, Irvin, Irwin, Eremon, Heremon (anglicizations), It means "nameless" (literally "man without name") and was allegedly first given to men who had not been. Something else I have noticed are that Niamh can also (along with Neeve) be pronounced as Nee-av. What about Neve or Naifh. Siobhan- Sha- Vawn( my sisters best friends pronounces it like that! How to pronounce Cecelia Ahern? Aaaah! So do you pronounce it Ath-nee (so it sounds like Aidan or Ath-nee-a, like eth-nee-a? Or is there a similar Irish name that this could be a variant (or even misspelling) of? [1] Bretons also settled in Ireland along with the Normans in the 12th century, and 'their' name was mingled with the 'Irish' version. Life is tough enough! Recently made friends with a Caoilfhionn, which I learned was pronounced kee-lin. My husband and I loved the name Mairead for our daughter, but decided to use it as her middle name instead because of the mis pronunciation that we were already getting from people when I was pregnant. Eibhlin was originally a form of Aveline, and Im pretty sure the bh is in there to reflect the v-sound in the first syllable of Aveline. Eoghan Owen. According to legend, Neasa (pronounced NYA-she) was the mother of Conchobar, a young king of Ulster. In traditional Irish-language naming, when a father and a son have the same name, Mr (big) and g (young) are used to differentiate, meaning in this context "the Elder" and "the Younger" respectively, and this can extend to uncles etc. I dont get it. This long name combines some of the more complicated sounds in Irishits pronounced DYEH-rye-vye-lye. Prepare for their arrival by downloading the Pampers Club app, which gives you rewards for all those diapers and wipes purchases. = o (as in the o in pole), Eithne. Some Irish given names may have no equivalent in English (being simply spelt phonetically in an Anglo-Roman way). Ireland has some seriously deep cultural roots, so theres no shortage of unique and rare Irish girl names! After perusing this list of Irish girls names, perhaps you can guess the common moniker for this one? Got called Sebastian once from someone reading my name off a register. Thanks! The most common misspellings are: Erin, Eva, & Ellen. Heres more: Donegal accent makes us go weak at knees. : case sensitive: see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds; sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: *lee matches names which end with the sound lee _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter in the pronunciation There would be no reason to pronounce the ending as a ruh sound . :). Ailbhe is pronounced AL-va. Niamh (Irish: ; from Old Irish Nia) is an Irish feminine given name (meaning "bright" or "radiant"), anglicised as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh or Neeve.. But how about Pdraign? Is it Irish or Welsh? Mine are now 19, 17 and 14 and love their beautiful names. I like this spelling but was wondering if it is pronounced like Bridie (bride-EE)? I am Canadian of distant Irish heritage. We wanted to go with an Irish name for our little one when she arrives. This early name is used principally as a female name but it also occurs later as a male name. Its no wonder Irish girl names (or the anglicized versions of traditional Irish monikers) are quite popular. So just to throw my bit in! Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dmhnall. While Johnny upbraids his father for embarrassing the family, Juno returns alone and delivers the news of Mary's pregnancy. The personal name it usually refers to (1.) Richal. Meaning 'flawless'. We named our daughter Aislinn (pronounced Ash-lin). Aoibhinn/Aoibheann ee-van. Could you verify that for me please? Claire- Clare I would pronounce Lle as Lee-leh although the different Irish accents might make this a little different to those not familiar with the accent. 19. Derived from Uan 'foam' and fhionn 'fair'. Cassidy exactly how it is in english cass-i-dee It's pronounced FYEE-eh and has been climbing the charts in Ireland since 2012, emerging as one of the most popular names in the country in recent years. She later became a nun and founded a church on the Black-water near Fermoy. Brook is most certainly not an Irish name and Ive never once come across a Brohke! The name was also quite popular in East Anglia during the Middle Ages. I saw somewhere that it is AL-yeh, but not sure if its AL as in AL-len or like ALL? Hi I want to make sure I pronounce this name Vladimir m Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian, Medieval Slavic Derived from the Slavic element vladeti meaning "rule" combined with meru meaning "great, famous". 155. Eithne is a different name meaning Kernal. Erin. Hi all! Eimhir is the equivalent in Scottish Gaelic. He is a writer and when I see his name, I have no idea how to say it. Juno decides that Jack will never take on his responsibilities as a father and breadwinner, so she leaves to make a better life for herself and Mary. i dont know how to pronounce Niam? Are these both pronounced the same? if you do not know this simple fact you will make mistakes. My name is Maura (pronounced More-uh). ive encouraged them to correct people and not settle for a name that isnt theres. Jerry Devine shows up to patch things up with Mary, but he too renounces her when he learns of her pregnancy. A reader named Donal emailed me requesting that I remind everyone that the Irish name Donal is pronounced doe-nal, with a long O. Here are even more rare options for your little girl: Choosing a baby name can be fun but sometimes overwhelming. You can also spell it Sibal, pronounced as SIHb-el. @Brigid One resource that might be helpful is the Brighid family tree over at Behind the Name. Any ideas on what name this was? 72. Sarah, while a popular name in Ireland is not an Irish name in the context your teacher meant. This is a variant of Rosaline and the Irish name Risn above, meaning rose.. How do you pronounce Aithne? It doesnt get much more old-fashioned than Muriel, an anglicized Irish girls name meaning bright sea. Traditional forms of this name include Muirgel in Irish and Muireall in Scottish. The other evening, Niamh Dafydd Dav-ith (Th as in THE not as in THROW), Thank you so much Daffyd. This one is easy, as it clearly mimics the name Isabel and shares its pronunciation. However, English speakers have great difficulty in making these sounds. Neve is Portuguese for snow and is pronounced nevvy. My granddaughter-in-law is Brazilian. A baby name blog with a focus on history. Kath, the name should have an accent on the final i as in Caitln. Why cant they jut pronounce it the right way (Beth-n) Mackz- max. Brendan is an Irish masculine given name in the English language.It is derived from the Gaelic name Breandn, which is in turn derived from the earlier Old Irish Brnainn. There is also Daibhead which is another variance on the Irish translation of David. My sister is Brigid and we call her Brighde sometimes. 51. 13. Charlotte shar-lot. Means "slender-fair", from the Irish language, Caol = slender, fionn = fair. Short, sweet, and cute, this is a medieval Irish name meaning lamb. You can call your adorable little lamb na, pronounced OO-neh. From the Irish word lath, meaning gray, Ladan is simply pronounced LEE-din. If you say EE-FA in a harsh way you lose the whole Irishness of the name and its place in the Irish language. [1] For example, the element bre means "hill"; which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one". Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dmhnall. said very proudly, the mh in my name makes a fvv sound. The aisling (Irish for 'dream, vision', pronounced [al], approximately / l / ASH-ling), or vision poem, is a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries in Irish language poetry.The word may have a number of variations in pronunciation, but the is of the first syllable is always realised as a [] ("sh") sound.. White Spirit White Lady. I am 100% comfortable with my decisions, I think she has a lovely name that still honors our heritage yet fits in the US. Thanks! language and accents interest me, but you cant blame someone for not saying something properly when they dont know better, though if you correct them and they still say the wrong name thats just rude. I would pronounce your name Kear (like hear)- uh But I have heard it pronounce Kee-ahhr-ah. Treasa. I wonder how many Irish lads today still use the old spelling? i Eire in ireland Traditionally and to this day, suffixes may be used to qualify which generation is being referred to. Its a pretty name. My parents liked it so much that they decided to take her up on that name offer and now Ive been a Caitlin for twenty-three years! I have a nephew called Fergus which I initially disliked bit have now grown to love, @Aoife (who put Aisling as pronounced as ais-ling). Assumpta. Ive seen it as Fay Lan or Fay Lawn but on baby names of Ireland it is pronounced as Fway Lawn. Meaning 'World mighty'. I can only think that families have heard the name and come up with their own way of spelling it! Thank you, Frank, for always posting such helpful comments. In Ireland and Scotland, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females. Shes going to spend her whole life teaching people how to pronounce her name differently. I know a girl called Charis (pronounced Karr-iss)..the amount of people who pronounce the Ch is unreal! (My seven blessings on you!) How did the sinking of the Andrea Doria influence baby names in the 1950s? Forums like this one here are very useful in helping people understand how names or words should be pronounced correctly.Im happy just to help people with understanding irish pronunciations as it is a complex language. I believe that Orflaith was the original source of Orla, but Taghd may well be Thomas? Teirnan tear-nan aaron is a really popular name around my area and it boggles my mind sayng the a like an e. but hey i dont need to say anything because its not my name. If you put it phonetically with an O as in O-sheen people think its pronounced like an o sound as in Ocean, but its not. Strangely Catlin is usually pronounced right, & I have yet to hear anyone slaughter Briana (Brians feminine version). Ireland is a beautiful country and it is my dream to visit it one day! Usual is Mar-SAA-lee. 56. How about Brighid? But i dont really care.. I like the name and want to keep it, but if its far more common for women than men, I should change it. My names rumhann, pronounced i believe ru-van or rue-van, but i have been called rue-an before by some irish. Oh, and dont even get me started on how many people act like theyre so original with the nicknames. Watch this video for some exciting facts that could help you find the perfect baby name! My sons name is Dibh which is Irish for Davey and is pronounced dah-vee. is there an irish translation of gemma? In Ireland and Scotland, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females.[5]. When I started writing my novel, the idea of using Celtic names was a no-brainer as was tracking down the orthography for each of the six insular Celtic languages. The English and French surname Brian is sometimes derived from the personal Celtic personal name shown above. This was a very popular name in early Ireland, being borne by numerous figures in Irish mythology and several high kings. 160. How did The Most Beautiful Girl in the World influence baby names in 1984? The name is pronounced MOI-nets. Disclosure Policy, Privacy Policy, and Fair Use Notice. Is there any other spellings of Caitln? So next time someone gets it wrong, just let them know the right wayand who cares about how it looks when written anyways. Does anyone know how to pronounce Caislin? Feminine form of 'Gobban', meaning 'a smith'. Pronounciation is also a big issue so all of my friends and family call me cash-lin instead, which I like more. Sara sa-ra. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. The pronunciation depends on the nearby vowels. This super cool Irish girls name means wild, untamed and would suit an adventurous daughter! I love the way these look, and the meanings of those I could find, but Im not entirely sure of pronunciation. ine (meaning "brightness" or "radiance") is accepted as Anna and Anne (ine was the name of an Irish Celtic goddess). Is the Eth-na pronunciation a valid one? [26] The performance has a spoken introduction by O'Casey. If you feel like youre getting used to the Gaelic spellings, try to guess these Irish names: As it turns out, were big fans of Irish names for baby girls, and we hope you are, too! Continue your search for something classic and vintage by considering the following traditional and old-fashioned Irish girl names: Irish baby names for girls include a number of cute options. In the US, it was originally issued by Seraphim Records[25] and reissued in 1973 by Caedmon Records. Even though I thought Id simplified it as much as possible people still try to pronounce it like roww-ree like wow-ree with an r. I cannot inagine what it would be like if I had chosen one of the more traditional spellings. there was one girl at my school and she kept calling me syo-ban and most ppl in my class spell it like SHIVON and i got an xmas card dat said Hi!. I love my middle name and wish it was my first name! 3. Has been suggested to be related to 'grain'. Its pronounced DAW-nye. This ancient name was traditionally spelt te. Mind you, my sons legal first name is Stephen and everyone who sees that (the doctors office etc) mispronouces it as step-hen. 99. Fionnuala. I think Ive ruled that name out. Meaning 'sadness' or 'sorrow' stemming from the Irish root word 'brn' meaning 'sad'. Thank you!! The idea that mispronounced Irish names are more than just foolish-sounding that theyre actually *harmful* to the Irish language in a sense is really interesting. (If someone knows better, please correct me.). For example, there is no Irish version of Valerie. Its the people who get it wrong over and over again because they just dont listen. Cobhlaith is another name that is new to me!! My darling daughter, Niamh is in her prep year at primary school. The word "paycock" is the Irish pronunciation of "peacock", which is what Juno accuses her husband of being. My daughter is called Aoife and the amount of people that mispronounce it or look at me in a funny way when i sound it out for them!! Jane Alexandra, I think your comment is quite offensive and is definitely not in the vein of the conversation and the people who use this forum. How do you pronouce Shona. Incidentally my name is pronounced shin-aid but most people get it right anyway. I would hardly call my parents pretentious. the effect of the accent is to change the sound to ee. Also, on the topic of misspelling/pronouncing names Id think that Teresa would be common enough for people to grasp. My son goes to school with a Diarmuid (love it) and his siblings include Declan, Ciaran and Eoghan. Can anyone shed light on this? I know how to say it (finn-AH-veer) but I was wondering why.. The confusion I think is some people think it is the female form of Aidan and others think its just another way of spelling Eithne. Some Irish-language names have direct English equivalents deriving from a common name in Ireland. Or is it catch-leen? :). I used to have a neighbour whos grandchild was named siobhan and thats what they insisted on calling her See Bon. I really only wanted to make sure she had a unique name and wasnt one of 3 Emmas, Ellas, or Emilys her class. 35. Hope I helped! Then people insist in spelling it wrong too. :). As the Irish form of Cecilia, this name connects to the legendary martyr who is the patron saint of music and musicians. Gin I would pronounce Rionadh as Reen-ah but am open to corrections on that one! Its more usually referred to as D hAoine (pronounded: Day hEEneh) which translates to The day of Fri or Friday The sadest thing though, there being plenty of Sians out here in Australia, the poor thing was always un-correcting people. properly. Cecelia is an Italian name so the pronunciation didnt bear any reference to Gaeilge! Hello all :) As quite the unique girls name in Ireland, Africa is the anglicized form of Aifric, the Old Irish word for the African continent. This is what gives that i the ee sound. Scholars believe the name links to two Irish words, der for daughter and finn for fair. Therefore, you have yourself a fair daughter.. French names to be different because they speak, well, French. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. NOT NiamH just Niam. Im wondering how to pronounce OMuirgheasa, which apparently my maiden name comes from. When I go on holidays people get my name wrong An American girl named Jayden called me Cave, as she couldnt get her head around the pronounciation even when she knew how it should be said! She pronounces her name Sor-sha. I really wanted to name our daughter Saoirse, but my Italian husband refused. And the baby is Keelie Niamh (which I learned the pronunciation of, but is Keelie still the same? Sapin has also served as a member of the :) The hard C is so difficult for people for some reason :). Also any ideas; my grandmothers name was supposed to something Maigh. I think that it had ts maybe more gs and /or d-but since the midwife couldnt spell it, she ended up as Madge or Maggie Thanks !! Its the female version of Cian. I volunteer for the monthly senior gatherings in our town, & one of the regulars is named Mayo. Some sources say the t sounds more like a th or a ch, so the pronunciation probably differs from region to region. @Leotie Riagn sounds to me like REE-gahn as I listen to this Riagn recording at Forvo, though a different source I checked adds a syllable: REE-uh-gahn. My husband and I are expecting our third baby this coming May (we dont know the gender yet) and were having a disaagreement on names! Sofra. Vowel Sounds Irish uses the same five vowels as English, but the pronunciation is different at times; if there is an accent over the vowel it is a "long" vowel: So the name you are inquiring about would be pronounced Ban va Also, we are expecting a boy who we wanted to call Ailbhe. I wouldnt trade it for anything! Possibly derived from ". Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. As a parent if you really want to make it easier on your child, inform the school staff of the correct pronunciation, it will help your child to be confident in helping others to understand and appreciate their name. Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. If anyone has more information on the Brighde, I would appreciate it! And how would they be pronounced? I think its like Ashly We already have two boys named Seamus and Declan, and are looking for a name that will go well with both. Eireann. Caitln, of course, is pronounced Catchleen in Irish, and is the original Irish version of Kathleen. can you help me atall? In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate, in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name. Beautiful irish names have too long being massacred lol. An early use of the name in antiquity is in reference to Rudraige mac Sithrigi, a High King of Ireland who eventually spawned the Ulaid (indeed, this tribe are sometimes known as Clanna Rudhraighe). I was wondering what the gaelic pronunciation was for rian/rien? My new grandchildren living at Clane, Co.Kildare, are called Orla and the lad is Taghd. The difference between the pronunciation of the name in the northern counties of Ireland has more to do with the Derry and Belfast accents than a deliberate difference in pronunciation. Cit. Roghnach. Described as 'one of the shapely women' of the Tuatha de Dannan. But thats actually how one of my nicknames is pronounced, though I spell it Brig. A short form of Donald is Don. 76. If not, what is correct? [4] Variant spellings such as "Brien" are sometimes used as female given names, especially among members of the Irish diaspora.[5]. I live in the U.S. and even though my fathers part Irish we really have no idea.. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Not surprising when the nick names he has got are, keiry, ronny and kron. Im struggling to come up with a really nice boys name though, there are so many Caolans, Cahirs, Oisins, Tiernans etc in our area. its a lot of misunderstandings, but if its your name or your childs name just correct people, that is how they learn, and dont be too harsh if it sounds a tad diff by one sound, its prob just the accent. Sometimes used as a Gaeilge equivalent of. Poor kid. Im not sure on its origin either. However it is constantly misprounced as Ah-v-ah-Lin, Ava-lin, A-vah-Lon and Eh-v-ah-Lin. Im Irish and living in ireland and i can say that while there are a lot of correct pronunciations listed here there are a lot of incorrect ones aswell. I am often Cire pronounced care re hard growing up with this name but love it because theres not many with it but everyone just says ciara which is kirrah. Hi my name is Sarah and I got really annoyed when I was younger cause my class was discussing Irish stuff with my teacher and she said Put up your hand if you think you have an Irish name and I put up my hand and she said I didnt and gave out to me and I said that it COULD be transalated but she still gave out to me and we carried on arguing ! It is pronounced Ayz-lin most of the time. I have to say I try my hardest to pronounce the beautiful Irish names correctly (which is why I check out sites for pronunciation, for my job). (I imagine Sycerika herself was the source for both of those articles.). Rionagh: Rain-na Both my parents sadly passed. If you can find books with characters or authors of the same namebuy them. @Carole Im a Caoimhe but my family pronounce it Key v (if that makes sense). I have to say I dont understand why parents would choose a name for their child that most people where they live would struggle to pronounce! people do their best but they dont realise they say names wrong. Z isnt typically a letter used in irish words unless its borrowed from another language but I may be wrong about that. For instance, heres the former Lord Mayor of Dublin, Eibhlin Byrne, being introduced as eve-lin [0:06]: But my hubby is put off cos of the spelling for the child and mispronunciation. The correct pronunciation for ine is Awn-ya. Another woman pronounces it Lee-uh-dawn. I dont know if Im right (Im American Irish, not Irish-Irish), but I pronounce Maeve with just a hint of a second syllable, kind of like how most americans pronounce fire. @Maura: Love the name- thats our one year olds name as well. Gobnat, Gobnet, Gobinet # , Abbey (equivalent). I first encountered Ciannait as a masculine name, but most places Ive looked list it as feminine, though some say unisex. A modern name, adopted during the Irish revival of the 20th century. That is why you see more Kiaras than Ciaras when they want the pronunciation. Historically, it has also been anglicised by replacement with the Germanic name Roderick, of similar meaning (leader) and in some cases the also etymologically unrelated names Roger and Ray. I believe I encountered AnDearg as an Irish surname, but cant find a reference to it anywhere in my usual sources. While Jack is sleeping, Juno takes Mary to the doctor. Ciaran is in grade 3 and likes his name. Juno and the Paycock takes place in the tenements of Dublin in 1922, just after the outbreak of the Irish Civil War, and revolves around the misfortunes of the dysfunctional Boyle family. 1957, adapted by Patrick Riddell and produced by John Gibson. Like Sean for Shawn, or Siobahn for Shavawn? Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. Hey, Molly, I like your thinking! Rathnait. Names evolve. It is the second of his "Dublin Trilogy" the other two being The Shadow of a Gunman (1923) and The Plough and the Stars (1926). Where does the d go? Another woman, who studies Gaelic, named her daughter this and convinced its Lee-an (an ancient name/pronunciation). thanks so much for your comments. Hi there, I have been searching on the internet but cant find how to pronounce Rionadh? These were issued on LP by Caedmon Records in the US, coupled with similar extracts from his autobiographies Inishfallen, Fare Thee Well (1949) and Pictures in the Hallway (1942). Supposedly, I have a few drops of Irish blood in my body, but Im mostly English and German with a bit of Italian thrown in there along with some Cherokee. And for the people spelling and/or pronouncing Aofe incorrectly : it is my name, and its pronounced Ee-fah not ee-feh thats just how common people say it- trust me, i know this as i live in dublin. They mis-spell it to. Fianna. it is pronounced Ash-ling, not Aysling, Ailing, Iceling. Many Thanks. Not sure what happened. Thanks for your reply though!!! Samus see-mus. Even worse, itll be the *daughter* who gets all the negative reactions, never the parents the ones who decided Niamh should be mispronounced Nee-ah-may in the first place. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). Does anyone else use this? For the 1930 film by Alfred Hitchcock of the same name, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "IrishPlayography.com: Juno and the Paycock", "IMDB entry for Hitchcock's 1930 Juno and the Paycock", "IMDB Entry for 1938 Television version of Juno and the Paycock", "IMDB Entry for 1960 Television version of Juno and the Paycock", "Skuggan av en hjlte (TV Movie 1974) - IMDb", "IMDB Entry for 1980 Television version of Juno and the Paycock", "BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Juno and the Paycock", "Sean O'Casey Reading Scenes from Juno and the Paycock (Vinyl)", "Sean O'Casey Juno and the Paycock (1956, Gatefold, Vinyl)", "Sean O'Casey Juno and the Paycock (1956, Box Set, Vinyl)", "Sean O'Casey, Siobhan McKenna, Cyril Cusack, Maire Kean, Seamus Kavanagh Juno and the Paycock (1973, Vinyl)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juno_and_the_Paycock&oldid=1092164971, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from June 2014, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Michael J. Dolan as Second Irregular / Needle Nugent, Peter Nolan as First Furniture Remover / Sewing Machine Man, Tony Quinn as Second Furniture Remover / Coal-Block Vendor, Irene Murphy and Eileen O'Kelly as Two Neighbours, "I ofen looked up at the sky an' assed meself the question what is the moon, what is the stars?" [pronunciation: slawn-cha kwig nah fur, og-us guh mar-fig nah mnaw guh joe] (Health to the men and may the women live forever!) Ive never seen either ire or ireann as someones name. Nollaig. Some names might be commonly mispronounced where you guys are so its become the norm to you, but if you want the actual correct Irish pronunciation you might not like being told youre pronouncing your own name incorrectly! A few members of my family in Ireland pronounce my name as ROY-sheen, but I think thats more their accent than anything else. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Joxer (who was present for both incidents, and did nothing to help) needles Jack about rumours that the inheritance is not forthcoming; this soon devolves into an argument during which Joxer openly mocks Jack's fortune as fraudulent. Fodhla is also another rare name for Ireland. Again simply because I havent ever heard of it doesnt mean its not one. My Mum and Irish family friends pronouce it differently to everyone else. & Im still shaking my head on one of them- how in the word does one slaughter Ian? Caitlin/Cawtch-leen, different pronounceiation, same spelling, I say, and then they look at me funny :). Stiobhan I think it pronounced Shteevawn. then there is xiomara, who is called by her middle name patricia (for australians it would be sha at the end but she has a spanish background and its see-a)and she hates the trish nickname or sound. Why so different in the Irish and Scottish? Its my sons name and every day someone calls him Sigh-an. Are either of us correct??! If youre reading our entire list, youve already come across ine as Ann, Ris as Rose, and Sle as Cecelia, and we have even more beautiful options. Ive also heard it can be spelt as Keough if this helps. Ive never heard of an r in the pronunciation and Ive known quite a number of Siobhns in my life! Hope thats of some help! You dont know how many times she has to go its Eye-lish, though I know that some people pronounce it Ailish. Some Irish names have apparent equivalents in other languages, but they are not etymologically related. But I kept pronouncing it in my head as Coim (koym). I know a Ceallach, everyone pronounces it Kay-lock, but softer than lock, like loch, i guess, is that right? Aignis. @Jamie- My brothers name is Declan and he always gets called just Deck.. it drives us nuts, My sisters name is Brigid and her nickname is Bridhe, like Bride-y every calls her Bridgett or Bride. Calin- you might mean Cailin which literally means girl but is a name pronounced Ka-leen, similar to Coleen If you are looking at it in the sense of a boys name its probably the same as Colin just spelt to look Irish. Cathasaigh/Cathasach,- can pronounce but cant put down in English! Keelie is not an Irish name and no special pronunciation required! Thanks from no not eemur, emir, ember (yes) and eiameare, eemere yes I have had them all!! "Baby Names of Ireland - CSO - Central Statistics Office", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rory&oldid=1126445506, Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Ruaidri Caech mac Diarmata (14041421), see, Rory in the Australian children's television series, Ruair Donovan in the British radio soap opera, This page was last edited on 9 December 2022, at 10:48. :-). Joxer is present, Jack having already forgotten his vow to break off contact with him, and Mrs Maisie Madigan, a neighbour to whom Jack owes money, shows up after having been invited in Act I. of the very few places where Irish names are not mispronounced in our however, Valerie is a Latin girls' name from a word meaning "health." If youre looking for unique girl names, the Irish language is your friend! Johnny berates his father for his shortsightedness and avarice. But if you read the Irish spelling as an English word, you get Kate-Lynn. In Ireland a lot of people prounce it using a more irish sound. Sorcha has always said the same thing its a family name, and they pronounce it the way they always have. Im from scotland but my grandpa was from ireland and i still have family in differnt parts. It is a town in Co. Tipperary. This name is on our short list if we have a girl. 59. Tom OFarrell. However, from what is written I think it might be pronounced Bree-je but Im not Scottish so cant offer any definitive answer here! Osgar os-car. I love teaching people how to pronounce my name my problem is with people who make no effort to say it correctly or try to tell me it makes no sense. Being irish, I have to say that I find it quite annoying when people tell me that irish names do not sound like they spell. As an Irish girls name, Fona derives from the word fon, meaning wine.. Even stranger, most cant even pronounce Catrin, yet have no problem with Katrina. Hi there, Two months later, Bentham abruptly ceases all contact with the family and abandons Mary, who, it is revealed, is secretly carrying his child out of wedlock. The correct pronunciation for Mire is Moira with more emphasis on the OY (unlike English diphthongs in the Irish language almost always have the emphasis on the second sound). In fact 2 girls I went to school with in the late 80s/90s recently chose Caoimhe as their daughters names (no Irish connections) I took that as a huge compliment. In a world full of unusual names, and unusual spellings of common names, my children have beautiful names that honor our family heritage. In Irish mythology, Afe the daughter of Airdgeimm, sister of Scathach, is a warrior woman beloved of Cuchullain in the Ulster Cycle. The mediaeval Latin form of the name, Brendanus, has also influenced the modern English and Irish forms. Saoirse (seer-sha), (for boys) Does anyone know either the origin or pronunciation of this name? I went with Erik, Erik the Red lol My sons first name is Jayden, so I did get something interesting and at the time unusual. The second syllable should not be emphasized. Being called Eimear, and now living on the contintent, I have a constant battle with the pronounciation of my Irish name! It annoys me that some people e.g. Thoughts? Im reading the book Brooklyn by Colm Toibin, and I was wondering how do you pronounce the heroines name Eilis? "Women and the Irish Diaspora". Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "little king" or "illustrious", but the original meaning is unknown. @Andrea Id guess Sioda is pronounced shee-da. Looks like it means silk in Irish and its been used as a baby name at least a couple of times in Ireland. It means daughter of a poet, as in Old Irish, der means daughter and fili means poet., 116. If youre reading this list in full, perhaps this name sounds familiar; Fianna is the name of the band of warrior-hunters that Ailbhe belonged to. Name means 'princess of the people'. Or if its pronounced completely differently! Its regarding the name BRIGHDE. Use any name you like but dont be resentful of having to correct our pronunciation. Thanks, I just found out an Irish ancestor of my son-in-law was Anoyna. As for others mispronouncing Irish/Celtic/Gaelic names, the polite thing to do, and common courtesy dictates, that one should simply ASK how to pronounce it rather than butchering it with a guess. Since she was wee, Sorcha has been plagued by people asking her why she pronounces her name funny (funny being not Sor-Kah which would be common at home). Names like this are relegating Irish to the status of a dead language because the message is that in selecting an Irish name, you can just go by the sound of the word without caring about its meaning, or mess around with the pronunciation any way you want because nobody will know any different. Phaedra is easy enough but I have a hard time with Iarlaith. The empty string is the special case where the sequence has length zero, so there are no symbols in the string. Shofie so-fie. The surname Brian is sometimes an English and Irish variant spelling of the surname Bryan. Pronounced BAR-brye, its the Irish form of Barbara, of course, which connects to the Greek word barbaros, meaning foreign., 153. Do you remember a movie from the 80s, Legend, with Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, and Mia Sara ? We are an adoptive family and I know her birth grandmother (deceased) was also Gathel. She absolutely hates it, especially as we live in England. Hi Holly! Oisn is actually pronounced AW-sheen. And they all LOVE their names, even if they occasionally have to correct pronunciation. Shes my favorite author. Irish pronunciation: [in] ush-een; Anglo pronunciation: /oin/ oh-sheen, Oney, Owney, Owny, Hewney, Hewny (anglicizations), Laura, Lauren (English-language equivalents), Lindsay, Lindsey (English-language equivalents), Rebecca, Rebekah (English-language equivalents), Teresa, Theresa, Therese (English-language equivalents), Christopher (English-language equivalent), Dominic, Dominick (English-language equivalents), Edmond, Edwin (English-language equivalents), Edgar, Edmund (English-language equivalents), Geoffrey, Jeffrey (English-language equivalents), Stephen, Steven (English-language equivalents), This page was last edited on 8 December 2022, at 23:33. My favourites are (for girls) Maureen = Mirn, a diminutive. This is a slightly rarer form of the name Fidelma, the purely feminine version of the gender-neutral name Feidlimid. All Rights Reserved. Its pronounced GAWB-neht. I know its Irish since my fathers Irish and I saw it around when I went to Dublin. Mhary/Mire Mary. Ive read it in a couple books and Ive been absolutely in love with it ever since. During the "Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. In her all her live I was only the third person outside her family to get her name right. Ethpeal is not an Irish name, so I cannot help you in that regard. My question for parents: If you live in an English speaking culture and HATE mis-pronunciations why did you choose names in an obscure language. My grandmothers were named Marguerite and Dorothy. Cailean is mainly a Scottish Gaelic form. Yeah @Bethans right, I hate it when teachers call me Beth-Ann ITS SO ANNOYING!!! If you havent found out by now I love this website! Hi, Please please change the pronunciation of Oisin from O-sheen to Usheen it drives me insane when people mispronounce my sons name. in Eireann in ireland People do think the Donegal accent is sexiest. Like Ive never heard Mother Teresa before. The thing is, when I see a class list, I have no idea the heritage of your child. It sounds terrible when theres a hard EE followed by a hard FA. Either take pride in teaching others how to say the names, or change the names so you dont have to be so wound up anymore. During the party, Robbie Tancred's funeral procession passes the tenement, but the Boyles and their guests halt their carousing only when Tancred's grieving mother stops at their door. Just like Caoimhe, it means dear, beloved and gentle., 58. 9. Muriel. Maeve, pronounced MAYV, is a beautiful one-syllable girls name with a unique meaning: intoxicating. Its the anglicized form of the Irish girls name Medb, who, according to legend, was the female Celtic warrior queen of Connacht, the countrys western province. We couldnt forget about cute monikers like Finola and Rise, so here are even more swoon-worthy Irish girl names. 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