Does anyone speak Gaelic?

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waitingforbedtime · 14/07/2010 19:13

There are a few scottish gaelic names which I would love to know how to know how to pronounce.

TIA

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zenoushka · 17/07/2010 16:12

I've always wondered how you pronounce the name Saoirse...

meala · 17/07/2010 16:05

Sorry link didn't work. I'll try again.

www.forvo.com/word/mairead/

BTW - My mn name (not real name) is also gaelic, meala means honey.

meala · 17/07/2010 16:02

My DD has Mairead as her middle name. In Scottish Gaelic it is hard to descrbe pronounciation, here is a link with a sound clip www.forvo.com/word/mairead/

Ealasaid ee-yall-a-satch

wukter · 17/07/2010 12:00

In Ireland Mairead is often pronounced like Parade, not sure about Scottish pronunciation.

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waitingforbedtime · 17/07/2010 11:52

The main one is Ealasaid - apparently gaelic for elizabeth. I have heard it can be pronounced Ay-lay-shay, Ay-la-satch and Ay-la-said.

Can anyone help??

Or any other suggestions of names we may like which I might not have heard of.

Meala - thanks, I like Mairead but cant find a definitive answer on it's pronunciation either. I like it pronounced to rhyme with Parade but not as My-reed which others have told me. Im not sure I really understand My-redt? Sorry!

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meala · 17/07/2010 11:45

What about
Mairead (My-redt),
Catriona (like Katrina),
Eilidh (Ay- lay),
Sine (Sheena),
Mairi (Mah ray)

Iain (Ian)
Ailean (Allan)
Pol (Paul)
Peadair (Peter)
Ruairidh (Roo - ir - ay)

foreverastudent · 17/07/2010 11:18

what are they?

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waitingforbedtime · 14/07/2010 19:14

Excuse repetition

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