#Irish names

[bodhrancomedy]

Listen, for people wanting to call out colonialism, there are way too many of you mocking Irish, Welsh, and Scottish names.

No, they’re not alphabet soup, no they do not look like “you’ve thrown letters at a wall and used what stuck,” they are living, breathing languages which we did CPR on after the British Empire shot them.

Like, people DIED to keep them alive.

Every time I see some (English/American) interviewer make an entire segment forcing Saoirse Ronan to list off Irish names, I die a little inside. It’s particularly galling to see the same people ooh-ing over how “mystical” they sound, or claiming ancient heritage to us.

Realise there’s a world beyond your myopic lens and just accept sometimes you’ve got new stuff to learn. Fuck knows I do.

#deaf #Irish #Irish names #Scotland #Ireland #Scottish #Wales #Welsh names

[jimmyjammydodger]

#liam neeson #saoirse ronan #Domhnall Gleeson #cillian murphy #kenneth branagh #irish names #irish #irish ≠ english #sinead o'connor #caitriona balfe #colin farrell #pierce brosnan

[duine-aiteach]

Love the spelling of Oilibhéar it’s just really satisfying. Same with Maidhc. And Niamh. What names do other people find really satisfying?

#once again thinking about my gaelicised spelling of my name - Nobheimbéar #I know the translation is Samhain but Nobheimbéar just looks so fun #my own post #gaeilge #irish names

[brian-in-finance]

It’s ✅

Not ❎

Video 📹 clip from full video on Twitter

Remember… before you speak an Irish name, think of the suffering you may cause my people. — Lyle Nelson Leslie Nielsen Ralph Fiennes Liam Neeson ☘️

#Tait rhymes with hat #Good times #Irish Names #Pronunciation #Saint Patrick’s Day #☘️ #The Late Show With Stephen Colbert #CBS #14 March 2023

[mixsethaddams]

What is Steve’s full name?

We know Steve’s grandfather’s name is *Otis from his college letter, giving him Italian, *Polish, or German heritage. (And making him possibly Catholic)

This gives weight to both the Stefano and Stephen with a PH arguments.

I want to also have people consider that he could also be Irish, given that Harrington is an Anglicised version of the Irish Gaelic surname Ó’ hArrachtáin, which comes from the West of Ireland. (This would also definitely make him Catholic).

The Irish version of Stephen is Stiofán, pronouced Stif-awn, and this is what I’m hanging my hat on for Steve’s full name.

It would make sense that he shortened it to a more English-language friendly nickname as he grew up instead of everyone mispronouncing it all the time. Unlike English *and many other European languages, Irish is not rooted in Latin so follows very different rules. At first glance it LOOKS very different than it SOUNDS. Especially with a fada (fah-dah) over the A to contend with as these elongate that vowel sound, little baby Steve’s friends would have struggled.

Steve wanted to fit in, be popular, and he needed a name that helped him blend in. His best friend’s name was Tommy, for christ sake. Shortening Stiofán to Steve would be the easy choice.

We’re not ignoring that his Italian grandfather was important enough to mention in the essay, so he must have been a big influence on his life. So maybe this was his middle name?

So my beauties, I present to you:

Stiofán Otis Harrington.

*Edits made! Thank you to the person on twitter @itseddiemetal who pointed out I had seen an altered version of Steve’s college letter. I’ve changed what I needed to but THANKFULLY it doesn’t actually change much, and doesn’t touch the first name at all

#stranger things #steve harrington #steve harrington’s full name #irish steve harrington #im irish so this isn’t as much of a deepdive as you think #steve stranger things #irish names #irish language #seth writes

[shannendoherty-fans]

Ca. 1996/97 - Shannen Doherty, her parents Tom and Rosa, and her friend Holly Marie Combs travelled to Ireland, Shannen's ancestor home.

Last photo from her book "Badass", Shannen and her dad at Donegal Point (co. Clare).

Some information about the origin and history of the Doherty Clan, back in early medieval ages.

#shannen doherty #holly marie combs #ireland #1997 #1997 shannen doherty #1990s shannen doherty #family #tom doherty #rosa doherty #ancestry #doherty surname #irish names #badass #my scan #1990s

[pronoun-checks]

What are some vintage sounding english names you like? What about irish or welsh names? (If you have some of those to suggest, please include both traditional and anglicized spelling options!). Masculine or neutral, no feminine names please! Thanks for your time

No problem!

William/Will

Charles/Charlie

Oliver/Ollie/Oli

Theodore/Theo

Edward/Eddie/Ed

Jack

Arthur

August

Aodhán/Aiden

Fionn/Finn

Seán/Shawn

Ciarán/Kieran/Kieron

Caoimhín/Kevin

Niall/Neil

Aeron/Aaron

Rhys/Reece

Owain/Owen

#masculine names #neutral names #name ideas #name inspiration #name suggestions #irish names #welsh names #english names

[rqs-arcade]

🕹️ ⸻ c!techno/cc!techno mixtive name suggestion

ft; russian and irish names with animal and warrior themes

borisyuk / bori (wolf or snow leopard) medvedev (bear) volkov (wolf) renata (born again) rodion (hero's song) rostislav (usurper of glory) sergei (protector)

aiden (little fire) aodh (flame) cahir (soilder) cathal (ruler of battle) conchobhar (lover of dogs) devlin (fierce courage) fallon (leader) farrell (hero) fearghal / fergal (brave) garvan (rough little one) phelan (wolf) phelim (like a wolf) reamon (protecting hands)

#🕹️ names recs 👾 #ctechno names #cctechno names #mixtive #dsmp introject #techno introject #techno name suggestions #techno name recommendations #introject name recs #russian names #irish names #name suggestions

[sweeneytodddemonbarber]

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAAAAY!!! SILANTÉ!!!! 🥳🍀🏳️‍🌈

My name: Shaye is of Irish and Gaelic origin meaning courteous and admirable!!! That’s one thing I never knew about my name until I looked up the meaning of it!!! ✨🏳️‍🌈

That’s very interesting, my love! Your name is very beautiful, and unique, dear. ‘Appy Saint Patrick’s Day to you too, my sweet! 🍀

@iloveyoutoinfinity

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[chaoticgenders]

yo! do you know of some irish masc/neu names?

Aidan Conor Declan Finn James Liam Rian Cian Cormac Eoin Finian Gulliver Kieran Dáire Carlin Tierney Cael Enda Dillon Shea

#curious chaotic req. #aemogai #anti endo mogai #endos dni #mogai #gender coining #safespace #mogaipride #xenogender #lgbtqia+ #gendercoining #name lists #irish names #masculine names #neutral names #names #name hoarder #name list

[o-whats-in-a-name]

O, What's in a Name?

Maura Franklin

Franchise: 1899 by Netflix

Origin: The name has two potential origins (Latin or Irish via Hebrew) with very different meanings. As the character of Daniel Solace states that "Maura; [is] an Irish name" during a conversation with Maura, the Irish meaning was likely the one intended.

Meaning: Maura is the Anglicization of the Irish name Máire (a form of the name Mary), which in turn is based on the Hebrew name Miryam. The meaning of Miryam is debated, with some proposed meanings being "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However, it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love".

Character Connection: The story takes place on a ship in the open ocean, where the character is rebelling against her father by travelling to New York. As we learn later in the series, Maura has some... er... unresolved issues with loss that may very well have turned her bitter toward life.

#1899 fandom #1899 series #1899 netflix #1899 maura #name meanings #name etymology #irish names #did you know #random facts #hebrew #tv series #netflix series

[bodhrancomedy]

I’m so excited I’ve found a song with my name on it so I can show hearing English people how to pronounce Bodhrán.

Lyrics:

I am a year old kid, I’m worth scarcely fifteen quid,

I am the kind of beast you may look down on,

But my value will increase, at the time of my decease,

For when I grow up I’m going to be a Bodhrán!

#deaf #tiktok #queer #funny #video #actor #Irish #Ireland #Irish names #nonbinary #Irish folk music

[anonymink]

I hate hate hate it when people read irish names and call them weird. “they’re not phonetic”, they say. “none of these letters make this sound”, they say. of course they don’t read like an English name you silly fuck it’s a different language !! an “ái” in Irish does not make the same sound as an “ai” in English !! it is that simple to understand it’s a different language, different phonetics !! instead of calling them weird or stupid or unpronounceable just admit you didn’t realise it was pronounced that way and correct yourself and move on !!

#irish #irish names #celtic names #ireland #united ireland for the win #irish language

[write-on-world]

#word of the day #expand your vocabulary #vocabulary #irish names #writers #writers on tumblr #writing #writing prompt #writer #my writing #daily writing prompt #daily writing #writing tool #story

[grimweaver]

"Aithne" I've heard a lot of different pronunciations so I'm not entirely sure about mine. I say "Ah-tin-ay". Is that wrong?

#Irish names #irish culture #Gaelic #Irish #Ireland #names

[fantasynamesbymeforyou]

Breccben / bʲrʲekbʲen - f (Old Irish) freckled woman

From Old Irish brecc "freckled, speckled, spotted, checkered, variegated" and ben "woman"

IPA Pronunciation: bʲrʲekbʲen

Photo by Maria Orlova from Pexels

#Old Irish names #Irish names #feminine names #freckle names #spot names #pattern names #skin names #complexion names #woman names #names #name inspiration #name ideas #name suggestions #character names #name #name inspo #name aesthetic #sorry for disappearing!