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Im reading a book just now and the main character is called Saoirse, after pronouncing it about 10 different ways in my head I googled it and got 3 results!
So Irish folk, is it Seer-cha, Sor-cha or See-chias?
So Irish folk, is it Seer-cha, Sor-cha or See-chias?
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:razz: I get on well with Irish people.
What does your name mean?
A Turlough is a dry lake. Coming from the Irish words Tirim=dry and lough=lake. The name itslef means Instigator.
Don't want more people knowing my name on the net.
I dunno :no: . I am infamous for bad associations tho.
I think that is what you are meant to think.
oh, i thought there was some nifty irish meaning behind it.
jesus christ. I just dictionary'd scrote and that's true.
I thought you peeps were fucking with me...
jesus christ, now I need a pint o' Blonde...
Nope.
The name Turlough is a modern form of the Old Irish name Toirdhealbhach, the verb toirdhealbh means to instigate.
Obvious solution is to kill all the idiots.
My friend had a baby girl not so long ago and she named her saoirse...nice wee republician name she said.
Plus I've got a very Irish surname, and genuine Gaelic ancestry, so it won't look dumb.
ETA not you Lacymay, I meant Kermit!
Yes, its called Gaelic.
Also spoken in Highland Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany.
Aah so are those names in Gaelic? Or are they in English but just prounounced funny?
The spelling is Gaelic, but fit into the English alphabet. That's why the spelling is often so far away from the pronunciation (for instance Niamh is pronounced Neave).
Well all Gaelic names are similar.
Not really, as a language which has native speakers it's dying but there are loads of people who are learning it, including myself. I'm fluent and it's a beautiful language, Irish Gaelic is different than other Gaelic languages but you can see the links like.