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√içtσяiặ asked in Pregnancy & ParentingBaby Names · 1 decade ago

How Do You Pronounce These Irish Names?

Basically, I'm writing a story (or in the planning stages of it) and, due to when it's set, I need some very Celtic/Gaelic names. I've already got a list of names (from English, Welsh and Scottish names) but some of the Irish names I'm finding really hard to pronounce (as well as find the pronunciations of the names that I don't know how to pronounce). Anywho, I would be very greatful if you could tell me the pronuciations of the names below, as it would be a real help. Here are the names:

Aibhne

Aoibheann

Aoife

Caoimhe

Clidhna

Clodagh

Dympna

Eadoin

Eithne

Meabh

Naomh

Niamh

Roisin

Saoirse

Siobhan

Siofra

Uaine

Thanks,

Victoria

PS: If you only know a few of them, then that's okay too. Every little helps :)

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  • JaneEyre
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Avna

    Eevan

    Eefa

    Queeva

    Cleena

    Cloda

    Dimpna

    Ayden

    Ethna

    Mave

    Nave

    Neeve

    Rowsheen

    Sayrsha

    Shovaun

    Sheefra

    Oona

    Source(s): I am Irish and know lots of people with some of these names. There are a couple of unusual ones which I had to guess the pronunciation but being able to speak Gaelic I think I am right. There are lots of other strange Irish names out there (some pretty and some ridiculous) and patriotic Irish people are always trying to find more and more unique ones. Lots have meanings eg. Roisin = little rose, Saoirse = freedom.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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  • ★ Mεgαη Јαηαўα ★
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Aibhne - You mean Aoibhe. It's pronounced AY-vah.

    Aoibheann ~ AY-veen

    Aoife ~ EE-fa

    Caoimhe ~ KWEE-vah

    Clidhna ~ kleena

    Clodagh ~ clo-dah

    Dympna ~ It's Dymphna and it's pronounced DIMF-nah

    Eadoin ~ It's Eadaoin and it's pronounced AY-deen

    Eithne ~ EN-yah

    Meabh ~ mayve

    Niamh ~ neev

    Roisin ~ RO-sheen

    Saoirse ~ SARE-sha

    Siobhan ~ shi-VAWN

    Siofra ~ SHEE-fra

    Uaine ~ OON-yah

    Source(s): I'm Irish
  • chelle
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I'm not sure about them all but I know some.

    Aoife - EE-fa

    Caoimhe - KEE-va (I think)

    Clodagh - CLO-dah

    Meabh - Mayv

    Niamh - Neev

    Roisin - Rosh-EEN

    Saoirse - SEER-sha

    Siobhan - Shiv-ON

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  • Gypsymonster
    1 decade ago

    Niamh is pronounced Neeve

  • Freddii
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Aibhne - ave-nee

    Aoibheann - eve-een

    Aoife -ee-fa

    Caoimhe - kee-va

    Clidhna -klee-na - Cliodhna- klee-o-na

    Clodagh - clo-da

    Dympna - dimp-na

    Eadoin/Éadaoin - ay-deen

    Eithne - en-ya

    Meabh - may-v

    Naomh - nay-v

    Niamh - neev

    Roisin - ro-sheen

    Saoirse - sear-sha

    Siobhan - shiv-on

    Siofra - shee-fra

    Uaine - oon-ya

  • Reese
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Aoibheann has more recently been shortened to Aven (ay-vin) because it sounds like this when people with Irish accents say it.

    Roisin - Row-sheen

    that's all I know, sorry

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Niamh- neeve

    Roisin- ro-sheen

    Saoirse- seer-sha

    Siobhan- shi-von

    I know for a fact these are right

    <3

  • Serenity
    1 decade ago

    Caoimhe - KEE-va

    Aoife - EE-fa

    Saoirse - SEER-sha

    Clodagh - KLO-dah

    Roisin - row-SHEEN

    Siofra - SHEE-fra

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The only one I know for sure is Siobhan, which is pronounced Shiv-on.

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