to ask how would you pronounce these names?

[BumWiper]

Caoimhe and Naoise

Yup,thats right pink

Irish names can be difficult upon reading but once pronounced are quite easy.

Here's one for you non-irish and non-irish knowledgers...

Cionnaith Ó Maoldomhnaigh.

:o

pink thats right

me and dh were told by pil we couldnt give Dc's irish names. Im irish, i took that as an insult and a challenge. some of the names on the list ended up brilliant.. my favourite is Aoibheann but DH vetoed that because not even he could spell it

OP if her specialist doesnt know he should have asked, or been corrected by now. I mean your DD cant be the only gaelic name hes come across.. he should ask and clarify. I have a relatively normal irish name and people still always check.

I'm just imagining myself and my gang of kids,all with Irish names moving to Manchester (I worked there).School roll call would be fun.

Cionnaith Ó Maoldomhnaigh. is Connor Mckenna right? i failed irish im afraid lol

Twinks at this stage I think he's just one of those people who can't be bothered.That makes me a little nervous seeing as he's going to operate on my child

Keyon-ah Mwah-down-ai-ge.

Ok,that dosent read how I would say it.

I'm going to be cheeky and do a mini hijack - how do you pronounce the name Saoirse (sp)?

seer-sha is one, its not a tradtional name as such its actually gaelic for freedom so theres a few differences depending on region

Seer-sha

One of my sisters was born in England and my dad wanted to call her Siobhan but the doctors kept calling her See-o-ban.She was changed to Ciara.

Oh don't... People messing up Siobhan drives me nuts, dunno why its just is it really so hard? I've seen a siobhan pronounced that way but spelt chvyvonne it drives me mental.

I bet Ciara had trouble, I've been everything from carol (WTF?) to carly because people get confused.

I wanted to call DD Aoife but was talked out of it due to spelling/pronounciation

It's so pretty.

There is a girl in DS's class called Sharn!

I went to school with people spelt Nisha & pronounced Neesha.

Generally I pronounce them, "so I don't get it wrong - how do you like your name pronounced?" My usual pitfall is Ah-ron/Air-on (Aaron) cos whichever I pick I go for the wrong one!

The same name can be pronounced differently in two different places. I moved from teaching in the Isle of Man to Mexico. I taught boys called Juan in both places, it got very confusing.

I'm another Ciara and was always called Kee- arra when living abroad

Have to say Ciara had less problems than me.Lol.

I remember my first day working in Manchester and my collegues getting me to say my name very very slowly,over and over.But they made the effort and by the time i was leaving I had taught them a good bit of Irish too.The funny looks they'd get shouting slan at me,or saying Conas ata tu?and me answering Ta me go maith go rabh maith agat agus tu fein?.Or our favoured Nil fhis agam.

slan -slawn means goodbye
Conas ata tu - cun-as a-taw two means how are you
Ta me go maith go rabh maith agat agus tu fein? - taw may gu maaw gu ruv maaw agut aw-gus two fay-n means I am good thanks,and yourself?
Nil fhis agam - neel is agum means I don't know

Am I allowed ask your name Bumwiper?....

MrsTwinks, my dd1 is Aoibh,think its so pretty. The nurses in the NICU were from the Phillipines mostly, and couldn't understand why we had called her "Abe"!!
Dp is all for Irish names, it's the only thing we've ever properly fought about!

I find Gráinne throws up a lot of challenges for people, as does Síofra.

~Caoimhe can be pronounced Keeva or Kweeva.

Naoise is a boy's name for me. Or am I wrong?! .

yes Naoise is a boys name traditionally (Connbhur Mac Neasa and Deirdre of the sorrows), but has become a girls name. Dp has a female cousin called Naoise. She goes to school with an Úla Coinín, I shit you not.