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Thread #75381   Message #1323341
Posted By: GUEST,CrazyEddie
11-Nov-04 - 11:15 AM
Thread Name: BS: Gaelic question-Female Patronymic
Subject: RE: BS: Gaelic question-Female Patronymic
In Irish it is Ni (with an accent over the i) pronounced like "knee"
However, if the actual surname begins with a vowel sound it becones Nic (no accent on the i) pronounced like "nick"

I'd guess that Scots & Manx Gaelic are similar, but I don't know