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My gran calls Conchobhar, she is an Irish speaker.....
Worst spelling of a name ever
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My gran calls Conchobhar, she is an Irish speaker.....
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The Mercedes cars were named after one of the designers' daughter, called Mercedes. And Porche was also named after the designer, though his surname. Portia (Por-sha) however, is a girl's name in use long before the car was ever imagined (Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice).
So Portia and Mercedes are not such daft names after all.
But your name is Conor, not Conchobhar, they're not the same name.
One may be derived from the other, but it doesn't make them the same, that's why I mentioned the names Joe and Yusef.
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Nope, definitely Kee-va and spelled the way I said. my sister in law would be rather perplexed to think she has been misspelling and mispronouncing her name for over 30 years...she is from Ballysomethingorother in County Kerry. Again pronunciation and spelling varies depending on the region in Ireland.
Anyway it's not worth getting in a hoohaa about, given as whichever gender or whatever spelling they are essentially called Kevin....
Kerry people can't spell anyway
Have some cousins with some very strange names that I honestly wouldn't be able to spell.
Siobhan however is perfectly fine and quite common, I know at least three.
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Can't give you any bad names of people....
But....
Wymondham and Costessey.
Those who have been anywhere near Norwich will understand the frustration.
kd
But....
Wymondham and Costessey.
Those who have been anywhere near Norwich will understand the frustration.
kd
The rest of us, however, are thinking "so it's not pronounced Why mond ham, or cost ess eee, but how else could it be?"
Lots of Chinese Singaporeans give themselves western names over here for easier interaction with others as the common language is English.
I sometimes think they just made the spellings up though.
Sera is one example.
Out property agent was called Lexus.
Lots of names I would consider old (i.e. my Grandfathers generation - 1940s) are also used over here for people my age. Maybe taken from old English movies or the last mass exposure from soldiers stationed here during WWII before the UK pulled out.
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I sometimes think they just made the spellings up though.
Sera is one example.
Out property agent was called Lexus.
Lots of names I would consider old (i.e. my Grandfathers generation - 1940s) are also used over here for people my age. Maybe taken from old English movies or the last mass exposure from soldiers stationed here during WWII before the UK pulled out.
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My sister is Siobhan Aoife, and I was almost Seamus Eoghan.
Siobhan is like Joan, and Seamus is like John (masculine form of Joan) and my fathers name was John.....but I was named after my Grandfather instead - Peter Mark.
Ironically I was named the day before Peter Mark Phillips (Princess Anne's son, Zara Phillips' older brother) was born and he copied me...the loser.
On a pronunciation note, I lived in Milton Keynes where they had 3 areas:
Broughton - brow-ton
Loughton - Lau-ton
Woughton - Woof-ton
Siobhan is like Joan, and Seamus is like John (masculine form of Joan) and my fathers name was John.....but I was named after my Grandfather instead - Peter Mark.
Ironically I was named the day before Peter Mark Phillips (Princess Anne's son, Zara Phillips' older brother) was born and he copied me...the loser.
On a pronunciation note, I lived in Milton Keynes where they had 3 areas:
Broughton - brow-ton
Loughton - Lau-ton
Woughton - Woof-ton
Got in good with a girl once because I knew how to pronounce her name - Aisling, pronounced Ash-ling.
My name was originally going to be Tadhg (pronounced tie-g), but my parents didn't want me to spend my life explaining it to people. Shame, because I love the name.
Irish names are awesome.
My name was originally going to be Tadhg (pronounced tie-g), but my parents didn't want me to spend my life explaining it to people. Shame, because I love the name.
Irish names are awesome.
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Gentlemen, you forget that most of the so called obscure Irish\Scots names are from Gaelic (consider the differences between Scots and Irish Gaelic also) and do not translate well to the much younger English language. Throw in a little bit of Pict and it muddies the water still further.
Was about to post, the most obvious one is Menzies Campbell.
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Calling your kid something that most people in their native country can't pronounce is daft and selfish. Especially so if you don't have proper 'roots' to justify the name. Someone I know has called their daughter Aoife and I don't even think they've been to Ireland. I pity the poor girl when I think about how many times in her life she will have to explain it to people. IMO its pretentious and sad considering she could have been called Eva, the Anglicised form, but of course that would be too mainstream...
Yup, lived in Norwich for a time. Happisburgh is another good 'un.
i was thinking Conker Bar, i wonder what they taste like