Irish names you’re probably saying wrong and how to pronounce them
To mark St Patrick’s Day this March 17 – and Cork actor Cillian Murphy’s Oscar win last weekend – here’s a guide, with audio clips, on how to pronounce some common Irish names.
Irish Star on MSN11d
Mum gives baby Irish name – but people can't believe how she pronounces it
A doctor has shared her horror at a new mum's choice of baby name, and explained how she was forced to speak up about it - ...
Her9d
Irish first name is the most mispronounced in the world
Even the likes of Paraic, Daithi, Cathal, and Aine can bring the smartest New Yorker to tears of obscurity. But believe it or ...
Joe7d
Mum gives baby girl an Irish name but is pronouncing it completely wrong
A new mum has given her daughter a beautiful Irish name but is pronouncing it completely wrong. The new mum decided to call her little one Caoimhe but shocked the medical staff when she said the name ...
The Mirror1mon
'I gave my son a name to embrace his Irish roots – but I can't pronounce it'
The American mum discussed the name with an Irish individual who was in the US for work, and it quickly became apparent she couldn't pronounce the name she had given her own son. In a Reddit post ...
Dublin Live on MSN11d
Mum gives daughter Irish name – but refuses to use correct pronunciation
A medic was left horrified by the baby name that one mum chose - but the mum-to-be was insistent that she wanted to use the ...
The Mirror1mon
'I have an Irish name that people never get right - I've even been called Olaf'
This is what has happened to one Irish woman who has found that ... that there is an alternative spelling of the name that has the same pronunciation but is even harder for people outside of ...
Irish Daily Mirror1mon
'I named my son after his Irish roots – but I can't pronounce it properly'
The American mother shared the name with an Irish individual in the USA for work, but it became apparent quite quickly that she couldn't pronounce the name she had given her own son. In a post on ...