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ANYONE WITH AN Irish name knows that outside of our fair isle, where there aren’t so many Niamhs and Áines hanging around, things get difficult.
The excellent Twitter account The Irish For… (if you’re not following already, get to it) tweeted about how Americans pronounced the name of his friend, Oisín:
When my mate Oisín was on his J1, his new Californian buddies called him (poetically, imho) "Ocean". 🏄
This prompted others blessed with beautiful (yet generally unpronounceable) Irish names to share how their monikers have been mangled… And boy have they been mangled.
Pádraig = ‘Porridge’
whereas I just got called (the notably unpoetic) Porridge on my travels.
Monday 23 December, 2024
Monday 23 December, 2024
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Irish people are sharing the most outrageous ways their names have been mispronounced
ANYONE WITH AN Irish name knows that outside of our fair isle, where there aren’t so many Niamhs and Áines hanging around, things get difficult.
The excellent Twitter account The Irish For… (if you’re not following already, get to it) tweeted about how Americans pronounced the name of his friend, Oisín:
This prompted others blessed with beautiful (yet generally unpronounceable) Irish names to share how their monikers have been mangled… And boy have they been mangled.
Pádraig = ‘Porridge’
Pádraic = ‘Pork’
Éidín = ‘Iodine’
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Bebhinn = ‘Kebin’
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Aoife = ‘FIFA’
Oisín = ‘Hoisin’
And, hilariously, ‘Sneve’
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Ah lads. There should be some sort of medal the government gives you for putting up with this. Keep your head up, Sneeves and Hoisins of the world!
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