Message: "How do you pr. these Irish names?"

How do you pr. these Irish names?

by Caprice

10/28/2007, 1:01 PM

This message was edited 10/28/2007, 1:02 PM

- Aquagal (Lizdebiz) +1

10/29/2007, 5:36 AM

There aren't any fadas (accents) on these names, but I think they should still sound like the originals.

Adhamh - AWH-duvv
Calbhach - CAWL-vakh
Caolan - CWAY-lawn
Cearbhall - CYAR-vull
Ciannait - KEEN-naht
Comhghall - COWAL (a bit like Cole, it's hard to explain)
Comhghan - COWAN
Cuan - COON, or sometimes even COO-uhn
Deasun - dyah-SOON
Donnchadh - DUN-khah or DUN-a-khah
Feardorcha - FAR-durr-khah
Feidhelm - FAIL-uhm
Flaithri - FLAH-ree
Gearoid - GYAR-royd
Goban - guhb-AWN
Gormlaith - gurm-lay
Lachtna - LOCKHT-nah
Laoghaire - LAIR-ah
Luiseach - loo-EESH-ukh
Mainchin - mon-KHEEN
Muireadhach - MWIR-id-AKH
Muireann - MWIR-uhn
Murchadh - MUHR-kha
Odharnait - OR-nith
Seachnall - SHAWK-nall

This message was edited 10/29/2007, 5:37 AM

- Caprice

10/31/2007, 1:59 PM

Thanks a lot!

I didn't post them with the accents because you usually can't make links then.

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