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Kiss me, ImIrish(but dont botch my name)!
Amid the recentSaint Patricks Daycelebrations, an expert revealed ways to help correct Irish name mispronunciations.
Tadhg, Fiachra, Oisin, Aoife, Caoimhe, Orlaith, Fionnuala, Sadhbh, Eibhlin, Donnacha.
No, these arent typos or gibberish.
These are real names from Ireland.
As a result of the2024 Oscars winning movie Oppenheimer, lets start with Cillian (for Cillian Murphy).
The first thing to remember is that theres no K in the traditional Irish alphabet, Darach explained.
When anglicized, its Co-nin, but with native pronunciation, Conan is Co-Nawn.
Likewise with Ronan (Ro-Nin) and Ronan (Ro-Nawn) which, incidentally, means baby seal.
Its called the caol le caol rule.
If an H comes after another consonant, its usually softening it.
Bh and mh are often treated like a single letter and pronounced v, hence Siobhan.
Irish names can often include silent letters, such as with the girls name Fiadh, pronounced Fee-ah.
Another surprising mention is the name Caoilfhionn, which is simply pronounced Keel-an.
The fh is the very hardcore version of this unisex name, Darach explained.
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