erraid

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just saw this name while watching the commonwealth games, really like it (pronounced errr - redt ) or erraid if you want it Irish Gaelic.

what do you guys think?

I read it like 'air raid'

you could consider mairaed (muh-rayd) as an alternative?

mmm guess I can see that. still like it though. not that I'm pg or anything.

like mairaid too but the Scots Gaelic way of saying it.

Also saw 'air raid'

Scots Gaelic way of saying Mairead is not Muh-rayd but more like My-ur-edt. The final syllable is quite soft. The same sound occurs in Erraid. You can hear it here: www.forvo.com/word/mairead/

Erraid is a famous little island off the coast of Mull en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erraid
Lovely photos of it here: gerryco23.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/walking-on-mull-crossing-the-sands-to-erraid/

Florascotia how do you know this stuff!

Erraid features in one of the most famous of all Scottish novels - 'Kidnapped' by Robert Louis Stevenson. I read it when young and re-read it not that long ago. It really is a ripping yarn. And I have visited the south of Mull - the larger island nearby. The scenery there is unforgettable!

Forvo.com is a fascinating website - it has pronounciations of all sorts of names by local speakers - all volunteers, so far as I know. I think it could be really helpful for people thinking about less usual baby names.