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Well, I've been pronouncing Muirgheal the same way as Muriel. But a poster responded to my recent post on the name that made me think I could be wrong. I've asked her (him?) to clarify and will let you know if I've got it wrong or not. I do know that Muirgheal is the original spelling of Muriel. Also, "g's" become silent when followed by "h's," so I think I'm on solid ground here.

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Deirbhile is the original spelling of Dervla, which is pronounced exactly as it looks. (Hint: if you click on Deribhile, then click on "related names" to the side, you'll see Dervla / Dervila listed.)

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The others I could only guess at. I would say Ruarc as eigher "rork" (as in the surname O'Rourke), or "roo-ark."

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Muireadhach I would guess as "MUR-tha," like the surname Murtha. But that's only a guess.

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Naomhan defeats me. In the name Niamh, the "h" before "m" turns it into a "v" sound. But I'm not sure "NEV-un" is a name.

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Caveat emptor / Let the buyer beware.

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P.S. Hey! I just followed my own advice and did a "related names" search for Naomhan. It seems there is such a name as Nevan after all. One point to me. :-)

This message was edited 1/9/2008, 1:41 PM