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Radha (Irish name) pronunciation

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VDixon · 10/12/2022 06:33

I’m wondering if anyone knows an Irish name Radha? I’ve seen two ways to say it online row+a and rye+a.

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PicaNewName · 10/12/2022 06:50

For me that's an Indian name and I'd pronounce it very phonetically with a soft 'h'.

habibihabibi · 10/12/2022 06:52

Don't know the Irish pronunciation but in Arabic both of the A sounds are emphasised Ràhdà.
It is also a Hindu name.

RedLem0nade · 10/12/2022 07:31

I’d go Rye-a based on Sadhbh being pronounced Syve. Not a name I’ve ever heard- what’s it’s provenance?

Mumdiva99 · 10/12/2022 07:35

I know a Rada. She's Polish. It's said Rah-da.

Marblessolveeverything · 10/12/2022 07:43

Pronounced ry-ah, meaning vision.

EarringsandLipstick · 10/12/2022 07:50

Not an Irish name anyway

MadeForThis · 10/12/2022 08:05

Dh is silent, I think.

HeleneLagonelle · 10/12/2022 08:15

It’s only ‘Irish’ if you believe those nonsensical baby names websites. Which I wouldn’t. If it were Irish, and were pronounced according to standard Irish phonetics, it would be ‘RYE- uh’. ‘Radharc’ (RYE-urc) is Irish for vision/sight.

The only Radhas I know are Indian or of Indian descent.

DontbesuchanarseGlenda · 10/12/2022 08:18

MadeForThis · 10/12/2022 08:05

Dh is silent, I think.

This would be an excellent outcome on many threads on the relationship board!

Elmo230885 · 10/12/2022 08:21

If I saw it written down I'd say Raah-da. I'd presume it was Indian rather than Irish.

Berlinlover · 10/12/2022 08:24

I’m Irish and I’ve never heard of it.

Newmum110 · 10/12/2022 08:28

Also Irish and have never ever heard of it.

unfortunateevents · 10/12/2022 08:35

If you live in Ireland, people will roll their eyes as it really isn't a known name, if you live elsewhere people will mispronounce it constantly and Irish people living internationally will internally laugh/despair at yet another misappropriation of Irish culture.

Over40Overdating · 10/12/2022 08:37

Sorry OP but that is not an Irish name - I imagine you’ve found it on an American baby name site? One of your suggested pronunciations is very close to the Irish word for fat as well.

It looks to me like an Indian name, pronounced Raa-da which is still very unusual and a lovely sound.

If you are set on an Irish name there are plenty with unusual spellings and clear meanings though if you are in a non irish speaking country, you are giving your child years of having to spell and explain their name and being told they are wrong.

FromEden · 10/12/2022 08:38

It's not an Irish name. Born and raised in ireland and I've never known anyone called that. I thought it was Indian? It's in the song My Sweet Lord anyway lol

Bearonthestair · 10/12/2022 08:38

Irish, never heard of it.

maddy68 · 10/12/2022 08:39

I would pronounce it that. Ray..dar

FromEden · 10/12/2022 08:41

Also if you're not irish, don't give your child an Irish name spelled in the traditional way. Coming from a person with an Irish name living in the US, I hear multiple versions of my name per day and it's not even that unusual as names go, but impossible for people unfamiliar with it to pronounce

AngelontopoftheTree · 10/12/2022 08:43

Thank god I'm not the only Irish person who has never heard of it as an Irish name.
What is it that you like? Maybe we can help you come up with a real Irish name.

MollyRover · 10/12/2022 08:46

Marblessolveeverything · 10/12/2022 07:43

Pronounced ry-ah, meaning vision.

That's "Radharc" pronounced rye-arc

JustHavinABreak · 10/12/2022 08:47

I'm Irish and I've never come across that name. To me it sounds like a name of Asian decent. If it were Irish, as in from the Irish language, it would be pronounced RYE-ah

ErinAoife · 10/12/2022 08:47

I have an Irish friend called Radha, she pronounces it Raw_a. She say it herself it is not a popular name and wish her parents have chosen a less obscure Irish name

Squamata · 10/12/2022 08:48

It's a drama school.

CliffsofMohair · 10/12/2022 08:48

MadeForThis · 10/12/2022 08:05

Dh is silent, I think.

If only 😂

RachelGreep87 · 10/12/2022 10:19

Rather, as in "Would you rather?"
Which she will see hear a lot