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Post by Eli on Jun 21, 2019 12:11:51 GMT -5
I’m reading What the Wind Knows and it takes place in Ireland. Many of the names are Gaelic and I’ve had to go to YouTube to hear the correct pronunciations. Made me think of you!  |
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Post by stellarfeller on Jun 21, 2019 12:32:57 GMT -5
There’s a funny clip with Saoirse Ronan trying to teach Stephen Colbert how to pronounce Gaelic names - he does okay with her name but not so well with others 😄
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Post by Eli on Jun 21, 2019 12:40:17 GMT -5
There’s a funny clip with Saoirse Ronan trying to teach Stephen Colbert how to pronounce Gaelic names - he does okay with her name but not so well with others 😄 One of the characters is Eoin. I remember as a kid seeing Siobhan and thinking See o Ban |
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Post by maurinsky on Jun 21, 2019 13:04:37 GMT -5
My favorite is Caoimhe - pronounced Kweeva (or Keeva)
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Post by Eli on Jun 21, 2019 13:26:46 GMT -5
My favorite is Caoimhe - pronounced Kweeva (or Keeva) |
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Post by stellarfeller on Jun 21, 2019 13:51:32 GMT -5
There’s a funny clip with Saoirse Ronan trying to teach Stephen Colbert how to pronounce Gaelic names - he does okay with her name but not so well with others 😄 One of the characters is Eoin. I remember as a kid seeing Siobhan and thinking See o Ban See, I learned the correct pronunciation of Siobhan from the B-side of the single “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” that I got in...1984, I think? The B-side was all of the participating artists introducing themselves, and I couldn’t figure out how Siobhan became Shavon (that will make Maurinsky laugh 😄) |
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Post by stellarfeller on Jun 21, 2019 14:20:31 GMT -5
If I’d ever had a little girl, I would have given serious consideration to the name Aisling.
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