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in reply to a message by bagulec
I really dislike Anglesized Irish names.
Saoirse means "freedom". Something close to the heart and in the forfront of the minds of many of the Irish.
Seersha "means" nothing. Except perhaps that the parents believe that Americans (or whoever) are not intelligent enough to learn something new.
Remember-
Stephen, Juan, Marcello, Sean etc. were confusing at one point, but people got used to them.
Give people a chance to learn, rather than "dumbing" the name down, and stripping it of its original meaning and history.
Editted: I omitted a word by accident
Saoirse means "freedom". Something close to the heart and in the forfront of the minds of many of the Irish.
Seersha "means" nothing. Except perhaps that the parents believe that Americans (or whoever) are not intelligent enough to learn something new.
Remember-
Stephen, Juan, Marcello, Sean etc. were confusing at one point, but people got used to them.
Give people a chance to learn, rather than "dumbing" the name down, and stripping it of its original meaning and history.
Editted: I omitted a word by accident
This message was edited 12/7/2006, 8:49 AM
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Yeah, I agree with you. I like the original spellings better. They're so much more fascinating to me.
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