American Learns How To Pronounce Irish Names! 🇮🇪🇺🇸 | IRISH VS AMERICAN

We had fun with this one! No offence meant to anyone with these names, they're all beautiful and I wanted to share some of the many amazing names we have in Ireland with the rest of the world!
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[@AmyMcDonaghGuitar]

Afterwards I realised I pronounced Pádraig incorrectly, it's pronounced "paw-rick" with no 'd' sound - sorry about that! I made another video about St Patrick's Day where I pronounce it correctly: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYC0f2CAarhgmdE 💚

[@nephewtimmy6524]

I am Irish and my friends name is pronounced paw-drig

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@Jack Bolger apparently not!

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@nephewtimmy6524 maybe it's something about your own language language you didn't even know

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@Jack Bolger you don’t have to be Irish to study Gaelic.

[@bobbi1824]

Ireland is a weird place (I’m Irish) words and names are pronounced differently in different counties so that’s why it seems very chaotic like where I come from we pronounce Caoimhe as Key-Va and other places say Quee-Va same for Pádraig there are several pronunciations (Paw-rick, Paw-drik, paw-rig and paw-drig)

[@eimhearodalaigh3677]

My name is Eimhear (like Femur without the F) and I’ve spent my life being called “I’m Here”

[@michritch3493]

😄

[@eimhearodalaigh3677]

@@Christine-777 exactly. That’s how to pronounce it.

[@GreenmanDave]

That's interesting. I would have thought the "mh" would make either a "v" or a "w" sound. Well, that adds a bit more complexity to it. 😬

[@eimhearodalaigh3677]

@@GreenmanDave usually it does, but there are a few exceptions

[@BoganTheLastard]

Ó Dálaigh is my old family name! Mcmhuirrich! From Muiredach Ó Dálaigh, a poet who was expelled from Ireland for killing the king of Tyrconnel's tax collector. He settled in Scotland and became a retainer of the mormaer of Lennox. Later he went on crusade. His descendants became the hereditary court bards first of clan MacDonald, lords of the isles, and then clan Ranald. After the Jacobite wars, the name was anglicized to Currie.

[@quaerensdeum]

I really enjoyed her silent camera glances. In the South we's translate that to "Bless his heart."

[@Philrc]

??

[@sarahtimmerman3425]

😂😂😂 truth

[@crystalvincent7960]

Yes!!! 😂😂😂

[@jillspears6331]

Haha yes!

[@ANIMOM1976]

We say that in Kansas, too! 😁

[@SilviaLopez-eg9wh]

Irish names are gorgeous. Half of their beauty is the unexpectedness.

[@drjekyll-and-mrhyd3]

Awwww thanks so much 😊

[@niamhiebeanie8661]

We have the element of surprise I guess

[@autumnwright]

Yes ! ❤️

[@l.bunting5754]

Love them. As we have Irish descendance in the U.S., we have many of these beautiful names here with English spelling, though.

[@michelleflood7225]

You’re right I’ve got cousins in Ireland with some of these names I’ve got one called Aisling and another is mairead

[@kelloscully9632]

Á á = aw .... As in RAW, É é = ay .... As in HAY Í í = ee .... As in DEE Ó ó = oh ..... As in ROW Ú ú = uw .... As in TOO In the sound of..... 👍🍀 Takes time but you will get the hang of it as with all languages learnt ..

[@lucygedrites7193]

Y R U wearing a T-shirt w/ a 👑 on it? Eire is NOT part of the UK. 26 + 6 =1

[@kelloscully9632]

@@lucygedrites7193 Just wondering from all the likes you din't get on your comment here.... What was your point ?

[@GreenmanDave]

But is that row or row? 😜

[@shanekayat3217]

@@GreenmanDave it's the one that rhymes with "bow" 😉

[@MrFeric30]

And that’s exactly how the vowels are pronounced in Spanish 🤷

[@sineadbarnett2933]

I really enjoyed this. these names are so normal for us. You sometimes forget they are not English. ha

[@lily_the_banana6903]

Yeah its so weird to see ppl stumble

[@CathyD1976]

What a weird think to say. Esp when English was forced on us

[@smashyrashy]

@Ingrid nobody really says gaelic. It's irish

[@drjekyll-and-mrhyd3]

This is mine! Clodágh

[@thegamingnoob6292]

Yeah I always forget

[@paulmahony280]

Fada is Irish for long, it elongates the sound of the vowel. Easy to explain really

[@MichaelTuohy]

Haha, was literally about to post the same comment. :)

[@Reina.Nijinsky]

Ty! And here I was thinking she was saying “father” 😂 hugs from NYC 🍎

[@paulmahony280]

@@Reina.Nijinsky Easy mistake to make, greetings from cork

[@henriquealmeida8511]

Fada literally means “fairy” in Portuguese, nice name though

[@mikehewitt8256]

Thanks for providing the meaning of fada. I started doing Gaeilge a few years ago and didn't know this.

[@r2Gt06]

Around Oisín and Niamh I stopped breaking into crazy laughter and began to RESPECT the man. Éabha just made it clear he's a genius.

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

She had explained by then that bh is pronounced as v so it was pretty obvious& certainly didn't take a genius. I'm not Irish & nailed it.

[@NiamhSmith-gp8ng]

my name is actually Niamh and its uite hard to pronounce so its funny to see people attempt to say it

[@DeviltoGeorgia34]

"Aisling means 'dream.'" "Awwww..... what does Ash-TON mean?" "A nightmare." Got 'em!!!

[@michelleflood7225]

That’s my cousins name she’s in Dublin

[@pit2ryan3]

Justin Humphrey - They laugh because his name is Ashton...

[@ciderfan823]

@@pit2ryan3 I didn't know that until I watched one of their other videos. I thought of Ashton Kutcher, which seems to also possibly fit that meaning.

[@phoenixrising8240]

🤣🤣🤣

[@EoCEoCEoC]

Funny thing is that these are the MAINSTREAM Irish names..I struggle with the obscure ones.

[@lovehandle69]

These are normal for me

[@meabh1044]

Well just read my name haha

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

My Irish (Gaelic) teacher in secondary school had a daughter called Siobhfhradh (pronounced 'Sheefra' in American)

[@EoCEoCEoC]

siofra

[@shivbob1]

@@andrewg.carvill4596 she made that up 😉😂

[@katesxoz]

When he went washing ma-Oisin I lost it 🤣

[@eoinmccann8450]

No-one takes offence to people pronouncing our names wrong as we're so used to it, sometimes I just let people call me Ian because I cannot be bothered correcting them 😂

[@yellowmushroom1339]

Ikr it’s owin I’m guessing well that’s how I would pronounce it

[@merschavonia4745]

Don’t worry bro, I know you’re Owen after this vid :)

[@noeleen5250]

If other cultures took this kimd of stuff nlike the Irish do, we would have less problems

[@sianplatt9913]

Just saying as a Welsh Sian (with a ^)..I have appreciated the Irish expansion of Celtic pronunciation!

[@aoiferyan4876]

God ya, sure my name is Aoife and if it wasn't such a popular name no one would ever get it. I still get some hilarious pronunciations every now and again.

[@Lily8061]

I had a college teacher who was Irish and his name was spelled 'Caohmin O' Fearghail' (there is an accent in there, but idk where.) I was so proud if myself because I thought I knew exactly how to pronounce it and then he told us and I was like 😶. It was pronounced Kevin O'Farrell.

[@stephenhargrave5766]

Kevin O Farrell is the English translation

[@magsbrowne3447]

I think his first name would be pronounced Keevin. Lots of Irish names were Anglicised over time.

[@dedtte4162]

Cwee-veen oh fer-gal

[@magsbrowne3447]

Kevin O'Farrell would be the Anglicised pronunciation but it wouldn't be pronounced like that in Ireland. If he was working abroad it was probably simpler for him to just make it easier for other people. 😉😊

[@user-jd7yr9mz3j]

@@magsbrowne3447 no. She's right. We don't say keevin ever. It sounds as its translated.

[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

"No one named their child 'Sadhole'!". That was so funny ^_^

[@stephengrimmer35]

Caherciveen - fortress of little Sadhbh

[@vickimorgan8646]

And now I'm wondering if there is some person out there named Sadhole, who was previously happy about his or her name. "No one names their child Sadhole," tell that to poor little Sadhole sitting all alone on the jungle gym.....LMAO

[@EricaMeeee]

I was dying!!

[@thatssoderek2188]

Once you remember that mh and bh have a V sound and C always has a hard C sound, you'll be able to pronounce most Irish names

[@ellawheeles8900]

and that e is usually more of an “uh” than an “eh” or “e” sound

[@Xindi86]

@@seanm4964 🤭👌

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

The trick learning to pronounce Irish names is to make sure you've learned to pronounce it by ear (listening and repeating) before you even permit yourself to look at the spelling. My sister in law in the USA used to write on her business card: Niamh (Neeve) ......

[@paulbombach]

The reason that there are so many vowels is in a word is because sometimes those letters aren't used as vowels but rather as a method of changing the sound of the consonant that they surround (making them slender). For example, when an "s" is surround by an e or an i, it becomes a "sh" sound. The reason that letters like mh becomes v is because in certain phonological (and grammatical) situations some consonants change their sound. This used to be indicated with a dot. For example m becomes ṁ. Since English in general doesn't have many diacriticals (accent symbols), it was indicated with an h. Similar to how ö in German is spelled oe when umlauts were not available

[@tracyz9155]

Thank you. This was extremely helpful. I wanted to ask about the “s” versus “sh “ sound”

[@stuckinmyshow]

Thank you I was trying to figure out the pattern lol

[@martinharrington6159]

The ‘ dot ‘ that you referred to is called “ buailte “ which literally means “ to hit “ or “ hit “ in present tense., is now replaced with a “ h “. mh bh can have a ‘ v ‘ sound or a ‘ w ‘ sound depending on the word and region in Ireland. Chuaige mé go dtí scoil lán gaeilge ar feadh mo shaol ar fad agus is féidir liom beagáinín gaeilge á labhairt fós

[@MrsKeane25]

over 12 years in the Irish ed system and I never heard this explained.

[@hosealumadi5869]

I just enjoy when he always says “No it’s not” 🤣... love from 🇿🇦

[@caelainncox5008]

“Tadhg is the king of recess” That’s my brothers name and I started laughing so hard when Ashton said that.

[@joepineapples9332]

I'm from Kildare but I've lived in the US for 20 odd years,my names Eamonn but if I'm ordering food and they ask for a name I say Dave or Bill just easier 😂

[@laurenceoconnor6499]

Your real name is Jack Cass.

[@djfhfh]

Just put wee french twist on it and say ur A mon 😂 closer than dave or bill 😂 😂

[@swatisri2409]

How is it pronounced? Omon? Evan? Avon? Amon?

[@djfhfh]

@@swatisri2409 its pronouced aim mon, or aim min, depending on accent

[@joepineapples9332]

@@swatisri2409 more like aim en

[@redfog42]

Did she mention how many letters are in the Gaelic alphabet and the letters/rules that make the sounds of the letters that aren't in it? Makes things so much easier, then you have differences from region to region, then variants from North to south, then differences between Scottish and Irish then the Islands. It's fab!

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

Fab or fav?

[@drjekyll-and-mrhyd3]

Im not gonna lie our accents are the same

[@muls9571]

It's a bit of fun. She also explained that bh and mh sound like v...

[@sadhbhoconnor3672]

Róisín 1:06 Gráinne 2:21 Caoimhe 3:07 Seán 4:21 Pádraig 4:32 Oisín 5:48 Niamh 6:18 Aisling 6:47 Éabha 7:21 Aoife 8:14 Saoirse 8:44 Ciara 9:11 Áine 9:32 Méabh 10:04 Siobhán 10:30 Mairéad 11:03 Muireann 11:57 Eoin/Eoghan 12:50 Tadhg 13:34 Cathal 14:09 Donnacha 14:48 Ruairí 15:01 Diarmuid 15:11 Daithí 15:34 Sadhbh 15:58 Síle 17:19

[@eleary9581]

I have never seen schive (🤣) spelled as this, it’s fab 👍

[@chipixie]

Caoimhe... was our puppy Aoife... my nickname Saoirse...my wee one

[@AdamOBrien29]

This list makes me thankful I've the easiest first name ever lol

[@moggycampbell06]

😂😂😂😂

[@irish66]

Why doesn;t Cathal have a fada?

[@justindowning8680]

Learning recently that over 90% of my ancestry is from Ireland, I do plan (God willing) when I have a child to bless them with a gorgeous Irish name.

[@icemav5740]

Just make sure you dont pronounce it wrong. It pains me to see Americans/Brits with Irish names pronounced wrong

[@justindowning8680]

@@icemav5740 that is why I make sure I know how to properly pronounce the name and practice before I bless them with such a gorgeous name. Haha

[@earlyre]

You could always go with the easier ones... Like Liam.... That's common enough stateside these days...

[@Rachel-xp4th]

@@justindowning8680 Hi Justin don't worry I am Irish and believe me lots of non Gaelic speakers here in Éire can hardly pronounce the names correctly, but obviously there are those who can, because they like you will educate themselves on their child's name etc. Take care 🇮🇪 💚 ☘

[@justindowning8680]

@@Rachel-xp4th thank you for your supportive and kind response!

[@iuile]

Once I learned that Irish is a phonetic language and I could pronounce any word in Irish even if I've never seen it before, it became much easier for me to get over that hurdle of learning a new to me language. Memorizing the combination sounds of bh, ch, dh, etc., the sounds of the vowels with a fada (á, é, í, ó, ú), and learning about lenition happened pretty quickly. Now I'm just working on understanding what all the words mean.

[@eleary9581]

Too much dialogue irish folks can’t relate 👍

[@traceurs619]

So it’s pretty similar to Spanish. Once you learn how to pronounce the letters and the letters with tildas and accents, it’s much easier to pronounce words you’ve never seen before. Understanding what it means is a different story. Haha. At least memorizing them

[@emilywhittle1420]

Hi 🙋🏻‍♀️ from Newfoundland. When the Sean name popped up and you said it like 4 times, my husband (Named Sean) called out “What do yea want woman?!?”

[@janeh3134]

😂😂

[@mcnally1456]

A lot of Newfoundlanders still have a more Irish twang in there voice than Canadian, considering it’s been 100 years since first emigrated. You’d think it’d have left somewhat.

[@dubmait]

Fair play he learned the rules quite quick....this was the best video on the irish names

[@FreakyLoserJiruu]

Show my mom this video. She *lost* it when he said "Sadhole". Tear glory. Thank you

[@KK-ce2hf]

I don’t remember the last time I laughed so hard by myself 😂 “SaD-hOLe” 😂😂 16:18

[@tomsprincessa3905]

I can not unhear “Sad-hole” 😂🤣😂

[@bronjaprazdny8567]

Still laughing here 😂😂😂

[@janmoline]

I loved the comment about the strong Gaelic sound. Me mum was born in Dublin in 1923. She attend school on scholarship as she was brilliant with languages. The schools (primary and secondary) she attend were taught entirely in Irish (she always said Gaelic, though that's changed now to Irish) except the English and for her French. Though as a mum of 4 who taught full time she didn't have the time to teach us Irish she'd use Irish herself. We'd question her and try to imitate her. I used to tease her and say she sounded like she was hacking up hair balls. I had such a hard time with the back of the throat, guttural sounds. I'm now attempting to learn Irish. I'm sure Mum is rolling in her grave at my pronunciations!!! Loving the videos!

[@mydiaryfrom2007]

I'm American, and I was waiting for Saoirse. I love that name so much, I dunno why

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

Shy young fella contemplating first date: I really like her, but.... Friend: Well go on then, see'er, sure (but the 'sure' has to be short, the way it's pronounced in, guess where, Ireland)

[@liverpool_9767]

I have a cian means little warrior saoirse eire which means freedom ireland

[@susaniacuone5758]

My Aussie-of-Irish-descent friend ( married to another Aussie of Irish descent ) spelled her daughter's name Sorcha only so the kid didn't have to constantly correct we ignorant folk. Sorcha has cousins and aunts with traditional spellings.

[@magsbrowne3447]

@@susaniacuone5758 Saoirse and Sorcha are different names. Saoirse means 'freedom'. Sorcha means 'light' or brightness. Both beautiful names. ☘☘

[@elenaderoet4926]

I love the name Saoirse and I love the name Siobhan.... if we would have had pronunciation guides readily available 20 years ago when I had my eldest daughter, her name would have been one of those. And her middle name would have been Anais.... as it was, I picked her first name from a book I was reading at the time, and since it's so common and has been used has a fake name by adult entertainers in the intervening years, she hates it. I still think it's beautiful.....

[@LeslieToronto1971]

I was in Ireland in the later part of May into June of 2019. She is a BEAUTIFUL Country and I left my Heart in Ireland. So it is calling me back.

[@drjekyll-and-mrhyd3]

Ireland is a really beautiful country (since im from ireland) it really is beautiful and we would love to have you back :)

[@ezranabisa541]

Honestly, I love Irish names it's beautiful and sounds unique😍

[@almaalicejuliettemeincke-w8340]

He’s so wholesome omg I love him

[@HeyLetsTalkAboutIt]

“Sadhole” 😂 I AM DYING!!! 😂

[@heartmountain1696]

First video I’ve seen of yours and you two are so adorable!!!! This was a lot of fun and great to watch- with a cuppa coffee, as I started my morning! Thank you- and Blessings!!!

[@kennethfrawley]

OMG! Luv, you and your mate were brilliant in the vid. Greatly enjoyed it! Well done! It was both worldly informative and hysterical.

[@dubmait]

"Mh" and "Bh" make v sounds...once you know that its much easier

[@grf1426]

Unless they make a "w"

[@Maggot91ify]

@@grf1426 Yeah the whole "it's pronounced v" is fine and all but oversimplified

[@mr.sentient7344]

@Bryce Griffin no one does and that's really creepy.

[@lilyraimey3499]

I mean, slender or broad vowels make a difference. A bit oversimplified.

[@DanaPAH]

@@lilyraimey3499 True. Although, M O C is correct when it comes to Ulster Irish, because if I remember correctly, both are commonly pronounced with a V sound, no matter what type if vowel they're next to. In all other dialects they change.

[@chandlerburkes6244]

I think "Sad Hole" should be a new scammer insult for Ashton to use. Loved this video. LOL! ♡♡♡

[@mpThand10]

My family has always had to struggle with Americans and Minnesotans who cannot pronounce our last name Meagher, (Maher). Our children are named Evan, Sean and Celia and even today people can't seem to figure out these Anglicized versions of Eimhin, Sean, Sile! Thank you for this video, it's wonderful to see your patience with teaching how to pronounce Irish names!

[@VenomHalos]

Wait, but Síle and Celia sound completely different??

[@ruthsteen6943]

@@VenomHalos Síle is the Irish version of the Latin name Celia.

[@VenomHalos]

@@ruthsteen6943 Huh. Did it come via English? Because both Irish and Latin have a hard C

[@ruthsteen6943]

@@VenomHalos Via Norman French. At the time the English first started to colonise Ireland, the nobility still spoke French.

[@acuriouscelt]

@@ruthsteen6943 wasn’t Celia just a shortened version of Cecelia, either a French or Italian Saint?

[@guytruth4907]

Good to see you have fun my friend....your channel covers such serious things....dealing with bad guys....glad you are doing this fun stuff here on Amy's Channel....Love both your channels!

[@JoJo-st6jk]

I came here for SAD HOLE. Did not disappoint ☘️

[@carola-lifeinparis]

Loved the video. Just started learning Irish and am still learning the pronunciation

[@lfhaneman]

What an education, thank you. I majored in English and when characters in novels had Irish names, I just had to skip ahead (no idea how to pronounce). You teach well, and you are both so charming. Great video!

[@VelcroKittie]

Beautiful video. So much fun. My wife is American and down through the years we have had a lot of fun with this

[@beautyprofessional4life554]

Such an adorable, smart lady! I love your accent, Amy!!

[@edwardlacorte6357]

That was a lot of FUN! And I feel for your Husband! I'm A Confused American too! You two are Great! Blessings!

[@danadover2396]

I just stumbled upon language pronunciation videos on KZbin. You guys are fun! Thanks for sharing.

[@jake5210]

I was surprised at how many I got right. All the Duo lingo is paying off.

[@joybarr8965]

This was wonderful 🍀 My husband & I got to visit Ireland for our honeymoon. It was amazing! I am very glad most signs in the area were in English & Irish…Erin go bragh 🇮🇪

[@ncshomevids]

This was really fun! I study family history, so it's fun and interesting to hear these pronunciations. Plus it lessens the chance for mistakes when interpreting documents.

[@Thr3pio]

He’s so respectful, it’s refreshing

[@ClassicWorld19]

This was great! I'll be watching more. I'm English and always need help with Irish pronunciations! I did get four of them, though ;)

[@aodhanmaccuinneagain7413]

When I went to the states no one could pronounce my name right but I didn't mind. Had quite a laugh at some of the attempts.

[@elenaderoet4926]

My last name is actually kuratko- you would be in stitches if you heard some of the attempts at pronouncing my name from seeing it on a piece of paper. I've just grown a thick skin in regards to people not pronouncing my name right... and had many a good belly laugh at other people's expense over it. I'm not sure I'll see your response, but how is your first name pronounced?

[@cullly]

In Irish it'd be pronounced AY-DAWN MACK KWIN-IH-GAN, but if it's in Scottish Gaelic, then I'm not sure if it'd be pronounced different as I only speak Irish.

[@erinfindley53]

This was fun! And you two are adorable.

[@jessicadavenport2808]

OMG ASHTON!!!! You guys were cracking me up. I also learned more about Gaelic than I expected. Ashton, I saw the full moon vid, pronouncing Gaelic names....not as crazy. But just as hilarious. Keep up the great content. Much love, and thank you for the laughs. You are both awesome. Not sadholes! 😆😆😆

[@orlahayes6943]

You should have tried him with Bláithín, that would have been hillarious!

[@rubyobr1en]

"You mean the fadas" "The whats-" 😂✋

[@tarafernandes9382]

Hilarious video. Fair play for giving those names a go and putting a smile on our faces.....Thanks and we'll done.

[@Ripplesinthewaters]

Thanks for the craic!! I laughed so much!

[@genevievenimhuiris5495]

The reason some of the letters aren’t pronounced is because the names are technically in a different language. For example you aren’t going to pronounce letters the same when you speak Chinese and English. Padraíg is the Irish version for Patrick etc etc

[@GumaroRVillamil]

That's it. However, Irish and English share the same written alphabet and despite being a Celtic and a Germanic language respectively, both are Indo-European. It would be more like French or German where diacritic marks and diphthongs change the sounds of letters. But yes, Irish is not English, and one should not expect it to be pronounced the same. Another example could be Turkish, while it's a Turkic language not Indo-European, it's also written with the latin alphabet. That why you see many diacritic marks, because the common latin letters are not enough for the nuances of Turkish pronunciation.

[@katemcgeough3109]

@@GumaroRVillamil They do not share the same alphabet. Many of the English letters are not in the Irish alphabet.

[@GumaroRVillamil]

@@katemcgeough3109 I meant the script. Both use the Latin Script. Other Indo-European languages use different scripts, for example Cyrillic or Greek, but alll modern Germanic, Romance, and Celtic languages are written with the Latin Script.

[@thomas_hobbs1453]

If you look at Chinese names or Arabic names which are written in the English alphabet then you'll see that they're written in a phonetic way. For example Chow Yun-Fat, Jet Li, Gong Li. Or Japanese names like Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda, Masayoshi Son. Arabic names like Rami Malek, Zayn Malik, Riz Ahmed, Salma Hayek, Shakira Mebarak. All of these different names are written in a phonetic way despite being from totally different languages. Irish people should do the same too.

[@katephillipsconnolly9880]

Exactly- it's why some of the transliterations look so odd to English speakers. If you tell people some of the basic rules* pronunciations suddenly start to make more sense. *for example, that an H after a consonant signals that the letter is pronounced differently (eg, BH -> V), or an E/I after a consonant is usually pronounced as a Y; that the emphasis is always on the first syllable, and the fada is the same as the accent grave in French, telling you which way the vowel is pronounced, etc.

[@LiamHagan]

Growing up as a Liam in 1990s New Zealand was hard enough. My heart goes out to anyone with these names living outside of Ireland

[@FireyTinkerHell]

Not only did I learn the true spelling for some of my favorite names, I laughed myself silly watching you two lovely people. Thank you for the fun lesson!!

[@estheretman4772]

Sadhole was the funniest thing i've seen! Thank you so much for the laugh!

[@triphophoney2981]

Thanks to pop culture, the names I was already familiar with are Siobhan, Sinead, Roisin, Sean, and Saoirse. Bananarama (Siobhan Fahey), Sinead O' Connor (and her daughter Roisin), Sean Connery, and of course, Saoirse Ronin.

[@djfhfh]

What about Domhnall gleeson? Lol ☺

[@djfhfh]

@tacfoley she didnt say they were lol, she said thanks to the irish one in bananarama shes now familiar with the name siobhan ☺

[@djfhfh]

@tacfoley o 😬 ammm o dear 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@JD-dh7bk]

Watching him stumble through these names was hilarious.

[@jeromedoran6427]

So much fun, thanks for the video. You missed out on two of my favorites, Gobnait and Dympna. Maybe next time.

[@michritch3493]

Gorgeous eyes, Miss Amy! This was fun. I am studying the Scottish Gàidhlig and it's interesting to see how similar but different the pronunciation is. Just a wee click over on the dial. 🥰

[@Kristinapedia]

Great job Ashton! I got a few after learning the pronunciations. I think My favorite is Gráinne and Tadgh. I love the spelling of many of them but they would never fly in the US. My faves are Eoghan and Rauirí. Amy, you should do “learn Irish” videos. :-)

[@riohenry6382]

The Irish language predates Latin. When the Romans came to Ireland they tried to impose a Latin structure on a verbal, unwritten language. That’s why its so hard to learn. If it helps at all, the 'fada' emphasizes the vowel (á, é, í, ó, ú). For example, an 'a' sounds like 'ah', á sounds like 'aw'.

[@tonyoconnor877]

The Romans in Ireland? Never so.

[@riohenry6382]

@@tonyoconnor877 you’re absolutely right. But scholarship at the time was in Latin and the monks used Latin as a 'structure' for interpreting the Gaelic/Celtic language. It's why Irish grammar has so many exceptions to every rule. You almost have to learn it phonetically. But you’re right. The Romans never came this far. They ended their empire in northern England.

[@johndoyle2397]

The Romans never came ro Ireland. It is unqourable

[@riohenry6382]

@@johndoyle2397 let me explain it to you. Monks of the time all used Latin as a lingua Franca. Monks came to Ireland and tried to impose Latin grammar on the Irish language. More than that, use google. Nobody said the Romans invaded Ireland. See my previous response to the exact same question above

[@johndoyle2397]

@@riohenry6382 idiot

[@dunmwarupreachan4567]

This has been very helpful. Thank you.

[@Xindi86]

Thank you, very interested in Irish names. This was really fun!

[@Oscarsmom28]

I absolutely LOVE the name Aisling!

[@TheNavybrat92]

My kids are Seamus and Eibhleann 😂 nobody says it right and my kids always correct them before they continue saying it wrong 😂

[@Skittl1321]

Harry Potter ensured people would know how to say Seamus

[@djfhfh]

If i was having another son he was going to be seamus or cormac or maybe dualta but its a girl lol ☺

[@samiamisme]

Loved this so much! I love Languages and how words are put together. They're like puzzles to me. If you break the code on how/why words are written the way they are, I feel like you can read so many languages without formally learning the language. I use Duolingo as a game and have several languages going at once. Right now I'm focusing on Gaelic & I love it!!! Thank you for doing these videos. You guys are great!🥰

[@kekkelpenneypeckeltoot5700]

Its so wonderful seeing our native tongue being shared and kept alive so well! Thanks! My daughters name is Meábh and she’s yet to have an teacher, professor or employer not ask her how to say her name then reply with “Oh, really?”!

[@terrisuzuki6367]

Funny but thank you so much for helping us pronounce these!

[@annereidy7981]

Well done! Can't fault you for trying.

[@krauncoding3144]

My son is Eoghan and it's rare someone pronounces it correct. 🇮🇪🇨🇦 Thanks for these! It was a fun watch

[@haleygonzalez6211]

So crazy! How different! Especially Ava. My daughters middle name is Ava so it's so cool to see it in a different culture/language.

[@rsmith6366]

We had a girl called Niamh in our year, also another girl called Aoife Aisling. They got a lot of Christmas cards with 'Neave' and 'Efa' written on them.

[@cydkriletich6538]

This made me laugh aloud! Siobhan is one of my favorite Irish girl names. But, as an American, if I gave the name to a daughter, I’d deliberately spell it Shavonne so she wouldn’t have to spend her whole life spelling it for others!

[@TheQueenofScream4]

I’m American too and my sister’s name is Siobhan and growing up everyone would ask “how do you say your name” and in school she’d know when she’s about to be called in attendance cause the teacher would just call her by either her middle name or our last name.

[@AdamOBrien29]

That kind of kills the magic of it

[@johndoyle2397]

You really should stay true to the name

[@Lysistrata79]

You two were cracking me up. I'll be watching! Trying to learn my Gaelic. 🙂

[@marilinpuig8562]

Absolutely enjoyed this video!

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

Very enjoyable, American of mostly Irish descent. This is mind bending because our pronunciation rules are so ingrained.

[@dermo1090]

What county in Ireland do you have ties with

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

@@dermo1090 so many! The Great Great Grandfather I’m named after was born Peter Cush (Cos?) in Monahan near Emmyvale, but on my Mom’s side (McGreevy and Glynn) are from west and West Central Ireland (after Cromwell) but there are a lot of other Irish relations from other Irish American ancestors after that. I just found out at a funeral last year that my generation of cousins is now eligible for an Irish passport because on my mom’s side there is an Irish born Great Grandmother. If you’re more curious let me know and I can did deeper.

[@dermo1090]

Wow!!!

[@annfrancoole34]

You have to stop thinking in English its Irish a difference language

[@AmyMcDonaghGuitar]

Yes we’re aware of that 😊

[@annfrancoole34]

@@AmyMcDonaghGuitar some people watching who are not Irish are thinking in English

[@Catlily5]

@@annfrancoole34 But knowing English pronunciation is wrong doesn't do any good unless you know what is right.

[@annfrancoole34]

@@Catlily5 you absolutely right

[@jessmulligan3586]

Omg this was hilarious! I have cousins in Ireland with a lot of these names and spellings. You two are so funny and entertaining!

[@theunrealwife9049]

Awww! I really enjoyed this video of you guys - so many interesting and very cool names and spellings! Hahahaa Ashton just said Sidehole😂... thanks for the laughs this morning - you guys are so cute! Have a great weekend ❤

[@Cassxowary]

Sadhole but either way 😂

[@theunrealwife9049]

​@Cassxowary hahahaa you know ... my phone probably auto corrected it and I'm terrible about proofreading! He definitely said Sad hole!😂

[@danielr.l.mccullough600]

I'd have spelled Maeve as Maedhbh, like the locomotive. Maybe a regional thing?

[@amourtoujours779]

If I had a child, would give them Irish name. Very beautiful.

[@eleary9581]

Damn right👍

[@IamCree]

I really love his reasoning and approach to the words lol. Totally how I would think about things, except he's funnier 😂

[@AbigailGossett003]

I love the way you make each other laugh. Thank you. - Abigeál

[@Rorymchair]

I was truly expecting one of the more confusing variants of Rory

[@aoifel895]

True that would've been good. I also would pronounce that irish spelling "roor-ee".

[@rorierickson8772]

Me too. 😊

[@Rorymchair]

@@rorierickson8772 get the ones with G’s in them

[@stephenhadiwibowo7557]

Sad hole??! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You guys are a fun couple! I really enjoy this video; watched it a few times already. 👍👍👍

[@katc2345]

I love the dream/nightmare quip. Shes fast and clever!

[@Aithis.]

Ruairi would be pronounced “rury” where I’m from but maybe that’s just my hometown alone who knows with Ireland and accents lol

[@djfhfh]

No. Me too we have both ruairi and rory 😂

[@maggielarkin9314]

You're right...Ruairi is pronounced Rury....It's the Irish version of Rory....

[@daerincakes]

I'm from england but my mum is from Northern Ireland and despite me never seeing these names in my life, I was randomly able to pronounce these 😂❤️

[@ladyEllie616]

And here I am,sitting in the bar,watching the video on headphones and laughing like crazy.people watched at me and wonder what's wrong with me...you two are so sweet and funny.make more videos,please...

[@johnnymac8680]

I enjoyed this video so much even though I live in Ireland and hear these names every day.

[@lilyraimey3499]

He’s so charming.