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Posted By: The Sandman
23-Jan-08 - 06:40 PM
Thread Name: MacPherson [how to pronounce?]
Subject: RE: MacPherson [how to pronounce?]
MORE -On.is how it is pronounced in this area.
KEVIN MORAN irish footballer was definitely not pronounced morann.
but here are two other variations
Moran (Irish: Ó Móráin) is a modern Irish surname and derived from member ship of a medieval dynastic sept. The name means a descendent of Mórán, translated as Great One. Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo. In Ireland, where the name descended from the Gaelic, it is generally pronounced (phonetically) "more-in",
by way of variation,
Virtual Dinnerparty: Dylan Moran « Snoogiewoogie's WeblogMoran is pronounced 'MOARN, usually mistaken and pronounced 'more-an', of course the unusual pronounciation has something to do with the fact that the man ...
now failte,your own name is pronounced round here:foycha.undoubtedly its different in standard gaelic,but thats the west cork variation
and the name whooley is welly,and also wooley.
never mind the fish fingers,just get your facts right.