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What are names that are hard to pronounce?
Beautiful but hard to pronounce baby names
- Aisling – “ASH-LING” Aye-ling?
- Anais – AH-NAH-EES. Most people assume this lovely name is Anna-Is.
- Aoife – EEE-FA. report this ad.
- Bodhi – BOO-DEE. Not Bod-Hi.
- Bjorn – BE-YORN.
- Eithne – EN-YA.
- Isla – EYE-LA.
- Joaquin – WAH-KEEN.
How is Fiadh pronounced?
Fia/Fiadh (fee-a) – means deer in Irish and I saw 3 deer while pregnant so thought it was a sign 🙂 DH liked it, but now keeps saying it sounds like “fear”.
Who has the hardest name to pronounce?
15 of the hardest-to-pronounce names – and the right way to say…
- Aoife.
- Caoimhe.
- Helena.
- Linnea.
- Niamh.
- Róisín.
- Saoirse.
- Siobhan.
What are the toughest names?
15 of the hardest-to-pronounce names – and the right way to say…
- Aoife.
- Caoimhe.
- Helena.
- Linnea.
- Niamh. It’s NEEV, not NEE-a-m.
- Róisín. This means ‘little rose’ – ro-SHEEN.
- Saoirse. This gorgeous name stumps many who encounter it.
- Siobhan. While this name is quite common down under, it still manages to confuse.
What is the hardest to pronounce Irish name?
Top 10 hardest to pronounce Irish first names, ranked. 1. Síle– pronounced ‘SHEE-lah’. Síle is our number one pick for the hardest to pronounce Irish first names. Regardless of whether you are native to 2. Tadhg – pronounced ‘Tige’. 3. Siobhan – pronounced ‘SHIV-on’. 4. Aoife – pronounced
Are there any names that are never spelled correctly?
Here are 21 names that are never spelled or pronounced correctly that you need to know and remember: 1. Shona If it’s not spelled Shuna it’s Shauna. It’s SHONA and it’s pronounced SHOW-NAH. 2. Caoimhe You never know what spelling you’ll get with Caoimhe. It’s pronounced QUEE-VAA. 3. Garret
How do you pronounce Pádraig in Irish?
This traditional Irish name is correctly pronounced as ‘KEE-vah’. It means ‘gentle’, ‘beautiful’, or ‘precious’. 9. Pádraig – pronounced ‘PAW-drig’ or ‘POUR-ick’.
How do you pronounce Kilmacanogue?
Kilmacanogue – pronounced ‘kil-muh-ka-nog’ This is another Irish place name that might have stumped you, Kilmacanogue. However, for Irish natives, this is probably a relatively easy one since it sounds very similar to how it is spelt.