Does anyone speak Gaelic?

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

TIA

unless you live in a Gaelic speaking area ( which i guess you don't) , then you will need to accept that most people will not pronounce your child's name correctly. Unless its a well known name such a Mhairi or Eilidh

Why not go for a Scottish name instead? ie an English [language] name commonly used in Scotland as opposed to a Gaelic name

here's a list of babies first names given in Scotland in 2009 from the Registrar General

You can also download lists by region, although the numbers for Eilean Siar are quite small

I dont live in a gaelic speaking area, no. We do live in Scotland though.

Ds has a Scottish (not gaelic) name, most people pronounced that wrong at first, I dont care. The main thing is that we pronounce it right iyswim?

Will have a look at that list, thanks.

I don't think you need to live in a gaelic speaking area to have a gaelic name. In Ireland, there are only a few gaelic speaking areas but a lot of people have gaelic names that one wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce unless you knew the basics of Irish/gaelic.

However, although I grew up in N.Ireland, I now live in London and my son is called Aidan spelled the "english" way, not Aodhan (gaelic variation) because we didn't want him to grow up with everyone not knowing how to pronounce his name just for the sake of having a Gaelic spelling. I think the situation is different if you live in Scotland/Ireland (gaelic speaking area or not) where most people have a better idea on how to pronounce the local names.

Are you sure your child will thank you for a name that very few people will be able to pronounce or spell? Particularly bearing in mind that she may not spend the rest of her life in Scotland?

I have a name which is now quite familiar to most people around here but was unusual when i was younger. I spend most of my life spelling it out to people, being called various things which are poor attempts at pronouncing it and politely tolerating people who when introduced to me assume it is actually an entirely different name and that they know how to pronounce it better than I do.

I don't hate my parents

I really dont suppose my child will think much of it, they wont have known any different and I can imagine the likelihood is they'll live in scotland at least until they're 18 or so.

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