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Thread #111862   Message #2360450
Posted By: Jim Dixon
07-Jun-08 - 09:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: Wanted: list of Irish names w/English...
Subject: BS: Req: list of Irish names w/English
Wanted: list of Irish names with pronunciation and English equivalents

In a message by GUEST,Gweltas1, he (or she?) supplied some very helpful pronunciation hints and "translations" of some Irish names he/she used, for example:

Gráinne ("Grawn-yeh") = Grace
Ní Mháile = O'Malley
Cúchulainn ("Ku-kullin")
Oisín ("Usheen")
Níamh ("Neev")

This reminded me, I've often wished I had a list that would provide me with this kind of information.

Does anybody know of such a list online?

I don't need a complete Irish vocabulary or grammar. I would be content for now, with a list of common or famous personal names, both first names and surnames.