Page 10 | To think no one would pronounce this name right

muggletops · 07/01/2025 10:22

'Love'

Ella31 · 07/01/2025 10:22

Not an Irish name

SuffolkUnicorn · 07/01/2025 10:20

Peter

Joystir59 · 07/01/2025 10:20

Eeaww eeaww. A bit like a fire engine noise.

BaronessBomburst · 07/01/2025 10:19

'She who steps on Lego'.
I read it as Eye-oh-ee.

BunnyLake · 07/01/2025 10:19

Like the sound Phoebe made when Ross was playing bagpipes.

ChristmasKelpie · 07/01/2025 10:19

I would pronounce it as Oh you poor wee soul, did your parents not like you ?

Squadrona · 07/01/2025 10:19

Twoshoesnewshoes · 07/01/2025 10:18

ee fah

Hilarious.🙄

Mymanyellow · 07/01/2025 10:18

IncidentallyAndAccidentally · 07/01/2025 09:53

Old Macdonald had a farm.

Beat me to it.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 07/01/2025 10:18

ee fah

Phase2 · 07/01/2025 10:17

Eieoie

If it's English than I would apply sounds as follows

Deceive Ee
O oh
Believe Ee

So 'Ee-oh-ee'

Weird

moomindragon · 07/01/2025 10:17

I'd ask

Aliflowers · 07/01/2025 10:17

On the OP I would say IOE

Namerchangee · 07/01/2025 10:17

Old McDonald had a farm…

BellaCiaoBellaCiao · 07/01/2025 10:17

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 07/01/2025 09:53

You know that kid will have the nickname “Old McDonald” by the end of the first day.

Cackling at this 🤣
My first thought was EE I EE I OH, as well!

Kaminari · 07/01/2025 10:17

Eyowie

Aliflowers · 07/01/2025 10:16

OchonAgusOchonOh · 07/01/2025 10:01

Irish names are, for the most part, spelt pretty phonetically. As with all other languages, Irish phonetics are not the same as English phonetics so I have no idea why you would expect Irish words or names to be pronounced according to English phonetics. Would you say the same for an Italian or German word/name?

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This!!! There’s no V or K for example used in the Irish language so these sounds are pronounced using other letters. V would be BH or MH for example. That other post implies that there’s something wrong with the spelling of those names when infact. Nope they’re Irish names derived from the Irish alphabet

Turophilic · 07/01/2025 10:16

“The wee lass with all the vowels”

Instinct1 · 07/01/2025 10:15

eastereggg · 07/01/2025 09:47

How would you pronounce the 'name' Eieoie?

Evie? As in eeee veee

PreferMyAnimals · 07/01/2025 10:15

For those wondering, according to what I found on Google, it's pronounced Ay-oi-uh.

randomchap · 07/01/2025 10:14

Like i was yodeling

SemperIdem · 07/01/2025 10:13

OchonAgusOchonOh · 07/01/2025 10:01

Irish names are, for the most part, spelt pretty phonetically. As with all other languages, Irish phonetics are not the same as English phonetics so I have no idea why you would expect Irish words or names to be pronounced according to English phonetics. Would you say the same for an Italian or German word/name?

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Agree with this. Welsh is much the same, in being a pretty phonetic language, but English speakers seem to expect Irish/Welsh phonics to mirror English phonics, which they do not. Because they are their own languages.

I have no grasp of the Irish language but do broadly speaking understand how to pronounce a lot of Irish names. Mostly by working out the phonics in names so I get that certain letters together make particular sounds etc.

catsoop · 07/01/2025 10:13

Probably wouldn't bother even trying. Just give them a swerve. 😂

Thesheerrelief · 07/01/2025 10:12

Eee eye eee eye oh

Maboscelar · 07/01/2025 10:11

Ee-ooh-ee. But honestly I'd ask or Google.