I'm a fluent irish speaker, i was just making this list for myself, remembering lads i went to school with. thought i'd share it. there's a few hideous ones in there alright. but some have a nice strong sound to them.
david - daithi (doh-hee)
richard - risteard (rish-tard)
patrick - padraig (pawd-rag)
john - sean
james - seamus (shay-muss)
paul - pol (pole)
peter - peader (pad-er)
henry - anrai (on-ree)
michael - micheal (me-hall)
thomas - tomas (tom-aws)
christopher - christoir (chris-torr)
daniel - domhnall/donal
adam - adamnan (a-dawn-nan)
hugh - aodh (ay)
arthur - art
craig - carraig
charles - searlais (shar-liss)
charles - cathal (ca-hal)
jeremy - dermot
dylan - dillon
edward - eamon (ay-man)
john - eoin (owen)
philip - felim (fay-lim)
william - liam
nicholas - naoise
roger - rory
joseph - seosamh (show-sav)
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pandavark · 07/01/2010 14:45
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