Irish names are one of the hottest trends for new parents in recent years, albeit hard to pronounce on the first try ...

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 ...

18:29, Sat, Jun 15, 2024 Updated: 18:29, Sat, Jun 15, 2024 Social media users have erupted into a heated online debate on a name a popular dictionary identified as the "hardest" to pronounce.

A WordFinderX study shows Irish name Seán, meaning 'God is gracious,' generated over 1 million pronunciation queries, more ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 gibberish. That’s because while the Irish ...

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 ...

When we previously put out a list of the most mispronounced Irish names the response from our readers was astounding. It seems to be a pet peeve of the Irish that our names go mispronounced all the ...

The Merriam-Webster account on X, known for snappier and snarkier posts than are usually associated with dictionary publishers, recently managed to provoke some ire from the Irish by answering its own ...

When performed well, the lilting brogue of the Irish accent sounds mellifluous and musical. When performed poorly, it can sound campy—even egregious. But what makes one Irish accent good and another ...