Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...
The book, titled Irish Baby Names: What They Mean And How To Pronounce Them, provides the backstory and pronunciation guide ...
It’s pronounced "wah-way"! The world’s second-largest smartphone brand, Huawei, reveals stats on Ireland’s most mispronounced words. Whether your name is Sadhbh or Meadhbh or you know your Quinoa from ...
Merriam-Webster has managed to provoke Irish speakers on social media, after asking users about the pronunciation of a name. The dictionary publisher took to social media to ask those on X 'what word ...
A name is the first and probably the most important gift that parents can ever bestow upon their newborns. For many Irish around the world, choosing a name for their child that reflects Irish ...
An Irish woman who's been living in Australia for a year said it is a constant battle to get Aussies to pronounce her name correctly. Cliodhna Hughes has a traditional Irish name, pronounced ...
Story and audio by Maureen O’Hare, illustrations by Leah Abucayan, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem ...