4 Irish First Names Nobody Can Ever Pronounce

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Irish people have the mis-fortune of never being able to have their names understood by people of other nationalties and even other irish people.
Here is 4 irish first Names nobody can ever pronounce!
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[@JawshMann]

My name is Josh, but everybody calls me asshole for some reason.

[@Iamthyreaper]

My initials are B.J. but people would just call me cock sucker for some odd reason.

[@bjam89]

my name starts with bj, and morons online thinks a name who is from the viking era somehow should factor in blow job as a joke, when that isnt even what it is called in my nation

[@mylink.orb17]

bjam89 what is it called, may I ask?

[@resistnzisfutl]

Josh Tongate j

[@resistnzisfutl]

bjam89 m

[@miaschannelforcommenting]

people who could never find keychains and shit with their name on it as kids are now reaping the benefits of available username space so there's that

[@MiyukiYuki]

haha true

[@iwishiwasapotatoe468]

I've never got a keychain with my name spelt right on it 😢 sad Irish names

[@anthonycleary4676]

But as soon as you go to Ireland you have 14 souvenirs with your name on it and you're like FINALLYYYYYYY

[@prophetezekiel]

*applause*

[@mallory8664]

My name is Shane O'Neal which makes very little sense because I'm a hispanic woman so in school when they would call my name, theyd look for a white boy and instead they would find a hispanic girl.

[@ChoppedCarrots1]

There's a girl in my school called Dara, and whenever there is a roll call and she's doesn't answer t hey always go ”Dara Whelan..... Dara Whelan? Is HE here?" It's so funny because it's really embarrassing for her 😂

[@ChoppedCarrots1]

***** well it happens when she doesn't hear them the first time and if she's not there people from the class tell her about it later

[@rickyboy613]

Love it... Shane here also..

[@christine2166]

mallory my sister-in-law is Puerto Rican and names my niece Moira Kelly, so my niece understands your struggle.

[@larryrenz2647]

mallory Shane is how u say nice in German

[@JinxVanAshke]

I live in the States, and my Grandma decided (For no reason we have no Irish in our background) That she loved the name, Rory. Then talked my mom into spelling it Ruaidhrie based on a book she read. That was a nightmare growing up. So I ended up using my middle name most of my childhood. Now I love it.

[@FaithRox]

Well, at least the book spelt it right. Would be worse if you found out that the book was wrong the whole time.

[@brucehearn2621]

JinxVanAshke -- your grandma probably had a crush on the actors Rory Gallagher or Rory Calhoun.

[@sybariticcupboardrat3763]

The real question is... how do you pronounce Vanyel Ashkevron? Or Ashke? Or Tylendel Frelennye? Or Yfandes? HOW?

[@aero-potato4901]

My name is Oisín and for 20 years one of my neighbours called me Yoshi.....

[@seanmcgonegon]

Ar they irish 🇮🇪

[@Martinkilbane831]

I pissed my self laughing oisín

[@oisinleane]

Haha I once got called “Oh-Shane”

[@aero-potato4901]

@@oisinleane yeah I got that one too.

[@aero-potato4901]

@@seanmcgonegon No. Very much english.

[@CriticalListener]

There's no mystery why most people don't know how to pronounce Gaelic Irish names. No one outside of Ireland (or Irish families) is ever taught Gaelic pronunciation. If you don't know what phonic sounds are represented by letters, you will of course substitute the sounds you have in your own language's usage, because that's how it looks to you. Most people can't pronounce Welsh, either, for the same reason: no one ever taught the sounds that correspond to the letters in THAT language.

[@RaghnaidAnnaNicGaraidh]

+CriticalListener Gaelic-speakers? I grew up in Australia with Scottish (Gaelic-speaking) family, so I can pronounce Irish names no problem (although I'm constantly told I have such a Scottish accent when I do... particularly the a-fada, has a very different sound in my language). You could probably find certain parts of Canada (I mean Alba Nuaidh/ Nova Scotia) that could have a fair whack at it, too.

[@CriticalListener]

+Rachel Hay I have no doubt that's true. You're still making my point. Only those who have SOME kind of active Gaelic cultural background--whether Scottish or Irish--will have absorbed those sounds in their inner ear, and not have difficulty in reading and pronouncing those names. While I've heard the name Nova Scotia, know it's Latin for "New Scotland", I never saw 'Alba Nuaidh' before you wrote it there. I have no idea how the second word would sound, assuming "Alba" sounds like it would in Latin--though I realize there's no guarantee of that, if that spelling sounds like something else in Gaelic.

[@RaghnaidAnnaNicGaraidh]

+CriticalListener "Alla-puh nwye" or "alla-puh noo-eye"... I wasn't entirely disagreeing with your point, just pointing out that I'm neither in Ireland nor from an Irish family... then again, we refer to the two languages as the same (I'd say "Gaidhlig na h-Eireann", literally "Gaelic of Ireland" and they'd call my language "Gaeilge na hAlba" or "Irish of Scotland"). Anyway, Gaelic likes to have epenthesis (intrusive vowel) after L or R - think of how Scottish people sometimes pronounce "girl" or "world" with two syllables. "Nuaidh" is some grammatical form of "nuadh" (pron. "noo-ug") meaning "new" - it's simply "nua" with a fada on the A in Irish. In Gaelic-speaking circles it's common to refer to Nova Scotia as "Alba Nuaidh", but I thought I'd better clarify although I never use the Latin for it!

[@CriticalListener]

+Rachel Hay So there's an extra syllable before the 'b' in 'Alba' is turned into a 'p' sound, while the 'd' in 'Nuaidh' appears to be silent. Between the epenthesis (thank you for the new word/concept--I'd never encountered it before) and substitution of sounds, my head is spinning! My ignorance of things Gaelic is directly proportional to my lack of exposure to it, both Irish and Scottish. Big cities like New York and Chicago have sizable Irish-descent populations, so our immediate response to the concept "Gaelic" is " = Irish". Since our Scottish descent populations are either minimal, &/or have assimilated into the melting pot so very long ago, they sadly don't even show up on the radar--unless you're of that descent. (That's also true of the non-Gaelic UK-descent population in general.) That's why a Scots' Gaelic didn't even occur to me. The main place I've seen the word "Erse" is in a crossword puzzle. I mean no offense at all--that's simply the literal truth.

[@RaghnaidAnnaNicGaraidh]

+CriticalListener Close enough. B and D aren't as hard in Gaelic as in English, so a B is sort of halfway between B and P, and a D is halfway between D and T. But DH is a whole different kettle of fish - it's like a glottal G when it's broad (next to A, O, or U) and more like a Y when it's slender (next to I or E) - hence why nuadh="noo-ug" in the nominative but nuaidh="noo-eye" when it's slenderised. Yeah, I can see how this is complicated. I actually couldn't read/write Gaelic until quite recently, so it boggled my mind for a bit, but once you work out what combinations make what sounds, it's very consistent, unlike English. Only about 1.5% of Scotland actually speaks Gaelic, so I can see how it wouldn't register, given most expats seem to be from Glasgow, where they speak broad Scots (itself officially a different language, but a Germanic one, not a Celtic one). A majority of speakers were killed/deported during the Clearances, so aside from a few pockets of Canada and New Zealand, anyone of Scottish-Gael descent a few generations removed has lost the language and wouldn't know, basically.

[@Casperski1312]

I'm so glad this video exists. I've been binging on the Facts channel and I felt bad because I liked Bláithín the most, but I had no idea how to say her name.

[@donnascales-k2851]

I am Black American, with the Irish name, Deirdre. I thought I was the only one but there are quite a few with variations. i was called all sorts of Drip-dra, Dim-dra, Din-dra. My Mother said tell them its like writing a letter to a person named Dra, Dear-dra. One of my Mom's friends named her child LaDeirdre. Oddly enough I had my DNA done and I AM 10% Irish.

[@ZipplyZane]

Ah, you're a DEAR-druh. A lot of people I know are a DEE-druh. (Apparently including someone further up in the comments, who says people think she's saying "Zebra")

[@donnascales-k2851]

LOL, a lot of people call me DEE-DRA. When I went to college I went by D.D.

[@ItsmeeSaoirse]

The actual authentic irish pronunciation of Deirdre is Dare-Drah because it should have an accent over the first e which broadens the sound of the letter e. The authentic Irish spelling of the name is " Déirdre"🙂

[@Finderskeepers.]

Irish legend has it that Kings would go to war over Déirdre. Your mum has it down perfect and the Irish like to make friends with everyone, hence the DNA

[@LadyOfWater]

I'm a Gráinne too! The new school year in my international school in the middle east was always fun. When doing the first roll call, there would normally be alot of awkward stutters and pauses by teachers for lots of my classmates' names, but at least they would bravely plough on, no matter the pronounciation. Then came my name. You could see teachers succumb by their stretching awkward silence and facial gymnastics. My class would throw knowing smiles and glances my way which the teach followed to find me. I do answer to all 7 tentative variations when I can't be arsed though!

[@ferrisromero8996]

My name is Ferris and I always get 'Bueller'.

[@TyrannosavageRekt]

+Ferris Romero This needs more likes.

[@jaydeutscher]

+Ferris Romero At least you don't get "Bueller? Bueller?" :)

[@mjix1984]

+Ferris Romero Ugh. That must get old fast...

[@liannachambers5830]

That's because you get the best days off

[@1aundulxaldin]

+Ferris Romero And what do you do on your _days off_? XD

[@Antifa_Alex]

I really like the name Blaithin! (Blaw-heen) It's lovely!

[@izzycook-fraser311]

My friend's daughter's name is Aine, which is pronounced Awn-ya. I LOVE it!

[@evan6036]

Irish for Anne😉

[@caomh6168]

@@evan6036 different etymologies

[@saoirsehyland1511]

They should have gotten a Saoirse up there. I remember when in German class, the language assistant was calling out the role. She had trouble pronouncing a good few names, but when it came to my name she stopped completely and looked around the room helplessly :'). For all you non-Irish people out there, Saoirse is pronounced 'Seer-sha'. (NOT Say-or-i-sa, which I've been called //a lot//

[@michellepotter5805]

My name is Michelle. Standard spelling, standard pronunciation of one of the most common baby names in my country (US) at the time I was born. People routinely call me Melissa. Moral of the story is, people are stupid, no matter what your name is. Might as well accept it.

[@SunyiSideUp]

+Michelle Potter I actually knew some twins when I was growing up named Michelle and Melissa, lol

[@UNITDW]

+Michelle Potter Well you live in the US so it's not particularly surprising 😂😂

[@christiansleepvideos]

Told someone my name was Deidre yesterday, and he said, "What? Zebra?" Wasn't the first time.

[@graybridgetipton7921]

😂😂😂 I'm sorry

[@grainnedaly7023]

lmao

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

My given name is Stevie, but for some reason a lot of people hear it as "Dee Dee". I don't know if it's my pronunciation or what, but it weirds me out.

[@Knight-Bishop]

+SpamWarrior3000 My given name is Stephen. People either spell it with a 'V' when they ask it and have to write it down, or call me Steffan if they read it off of something without knowing it. It's such a common name I have no idea how people twice my age still get it wrong.

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

+RogueBishop89 That really is ridiculous -- just about every Stephen I know or have heard of spells it Stephen. I think I've only ever known a single Stephen that actually spelled it Steven.

[@eibhlinnidhonnachadha5757]

I've had *MAJOR* trouble with my name, growing up, even though I live and was raised in Ireland. Many, many, *many* people pronounce it "Eh-vileen" or something similar to that. -(Here in Ireland we subconsciously pronounce "mh" and "bh" as a "v" sound.)- My name is Eibhlín. It is pronounced "Eileen." It is a beautiful name, or so I am told. Nice to meet you!

[@andrewwhite1576]

My name is Andrew and I always get Andrew.

[@tarantulady]

andrew white wait so it's pronounced Yan-green-gwoof, right?

[@YellowZinnias]

+Georgia Speaks English +tarantulady Wow, xenophobic much, guys? The names mentioned here are a lot older than YOUR names, to be sure.

[@TyrannosavageRekt]

My name's not difficult to pronounce, and not even particularly uncommon, but hardly anyone can spell it properly. I always get Nikki, and Nicki. I once tried to explain to a girl in Starbucks that it was spelled with a Y and got "Ynicki" on my cup. I'm really hoping she was trying to be funny.

[@Kasino80]

You can really hear the difference in the pronunciation of Caitríona. The right way has a softer "t".

[@billirvin9057]

My youngest daughter's name is Katarina ... I think we've heard every variation of that name you can think of.

[@bandit911]

It's all in the fada over the second í

[@natasharose2125]

I pronounce it the way she says it.

[@elchavoguero]

I have an Irish friend called Aoife, and I'll admit when she spelled it for me, I knew I needed to learn the Irish language. Which I have :) Thanks Ee-fuh!

[@niamh7301]

my name is Niamh ( pronounce Nee-of, although a lot of irish people pronounce it Neeve) whenever im in a different country people ask me whats my name and when i tell them they are like Ok can you spell it but it just confuses people even more Number one rule with Irish names dont ask how to spell it will just confuse you even more hahaha

[@kristent225]

oh I always thought that was pronounced Neem.. well damn it!

[@ceisiwrserith2224]

Kristen T Depending on where you are in Ireland, "mh" is pronounced either as "v" or as "w." It's because the sound [m] can change into a [v]/[w] under certain circumstances, so they show you that that happened by putting "h" after the "m." Then, since they didn't need to spell the [v]/[w] sound any other way, they just went with the "mh" instead of adding a letter or two to the alphabet.

[@aoleary9681]

My 5 year old daughter's name is Niamh and we live in Alabama! Poor kid, I already have people who can't pronounce it. It's fine if you just say "It's Neeve." but you are right, if I spell it for them I just get rather blank, incredulous looks. :)

[@kristent225]

Adrienne O'Leary yes that has to be tough when the spelling is nothing like the pronunciation. It's a beautiful name but she may decide to change the spelling when she grows up just to save confusion

[@MagpieMyth13]

I always have to elaborate by saying it's like Eve with an N at the start, and even then people don't seem to get it. I love my name, but it doesn't half become a hassle sometimes.

[@avengingechelon]

Should've gotten someone called Aoife (ee-fah), my history teacher's first name is Aoife, she studied in America for a while and ended up changing her name to Eva while she was there for convenience sake. And it's a really common name, half the people in my school are called Aoife haha. Kinda lucky I got a pretty generic name (my name (Claire) is actually French. My Irish teacher insists on calling me the Irish translation Clár though).

[@aoifekelly6699]

Im aoife😂

[@epeep69]

Aoife Kelly no, im Aoife

[@eefah95]

Aoife Coco No, I'm Aoife.

[@lunaisinactive4014]

I'm Aoife actually

[@r-dogriverbranch7670]

Im rebecka

[@bangganger]

I have a traditional native American name. Raven. I get Ramen, Rachel, Reagan, got Draven once. I get all these things never raven so I just introduce myself as "Raven just like the bird" so they call me Robin........

[@seanmoran84]

Raven Pittman but raven is easy, at least to me

[@rhea9999]

my name is Rheagan(reagan) but i always get Raven, Regina, and rachel

[@jmesser6743]

Raven Pittman jeez can people not read?! Smh or listen lol

[@sirwheezy1232]

my names Draven but people usually call me Dra-ven so I have to say raven with a d at the beginning

[@slevans100]

My name isn't even difficult...but on occasion I get weirdos that ask what Jason is short for.....I don't even know what you could add to my name to make it short for something.

[@darkbrokenangel21]

My name is Calina (pronounced Ka-lee-na) and it means sunshine in sanskrit. The way that it is spelled is different from how it is usually spelled Kaleena because my mom wanted me to have a name that started with a "C" just like her name, Carol. But ever since I've gone to school, from Kindergarten until now in my last year of college, I always heard "Celina", "Caroline", "Catalina", and everything you could possibly think of, except for how it is really pronounced. It used to bother me that my name was so unique compared to all of the other girls with "normal names" like Lauren, Ashley, and Rachel, but now I like it because it makes me stand out as a person.

[@siangreenwoodx]

My name is Welsh, it's pronounced Sharn, I get called See-anne, Sane....but the strangest thing is when i say my last name to someone they ask me to spell it and as you can see, it's not that hard to spell.

[@otakufanatic98]

my last name is Greenfield and people always ask how to spell it. I know the struggle

[@mefzy]

i have the exact same struggle and even after i tell them it's just sharn they continue to try and sneak an i in there like shiarn? sharni? ive literally given up hahahha

[@siangreenwoodx]

siandevaney I just answer to see-ann now I give up correcting people

[@EchosGrove]

My step-sisters last name is stone and she gets asked that a lot. She always replies "I hope you can spell it"

[@MsCissyBlue]

+Sian Greenwood - Hey Sian. My given name is Cecile. No one... No.One. in Texas can say my name. Period. All my life, been called so many wrong versions... haha so now I just go by Cissy. You can hardly get that wrong, right?

[@mesaaa08]

When Irish-American parents decide to give you the original spelling of Medb (Maeve). -_-

[@maevemca]

mesaaa08 like mine? ;) just so you get less of the confusion!

[@giakulasa]

+mesaaa08 That's like once my Irish teacher asked us how to pronounce Niamh (apparently Neve), so now I know how tricky Irish names can be =P

[@motherofchaos5519]

+mesaaa08 Those odd spellings are originally Gaelic, aren't they?

[@mesaaa08]

Revonda Ball Old Irish. And it's not odd, it's just not English, which makes it hard for people.

[@motherofchaos5519]

+mesaaa08 Okay. Sorry about that. I just meant odd in that the pronunciation is so different from the spelling.

[@celiashen5490]

A favorite author has a series where about half the characters have such names. In the first few books, she even included a glossary.

[@adrienne220]

My name is Adrienne and people find it very hard to pronounce and spell. There's always one part of the way they say it that is wrong. I got so used to saying in class "it's not how you pronounce it but it's fine I answer to it" when a teacher always asked if they were pronouncing it right haha

[@bloomingirishrose]

I grew up with a German last name and the only person I know, who has ever gotten it right on the first try, was my last boyfriend. So I married Him

[@shamiajohnson9954]

omg that is so cute!

[@Chetxii]

Dare. Easy :-)

[@MaidenShyWhiteWolf]

My last name is German as well and EVERYONE mispronounces it...all but my family and boyfriend...i always have to say its Shin-, as in your shin bone , -uh-field which it means "Beautiful open Field"

[@christianklockner6596]

Same here, also a German last name, I've literally heard everything by now. Normally it wouldn't be that hard, but I got this little thing: "ö" in my name.. :D

[@MaidenShyWhiteWolf]

youre talking about the umlaut.

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

I have a cousin named Saoirse. She was born in Ireland and moved to America when she was thirteen, and she says that almost *nobody* in either country pronounced it right, so she randomly started going by Rick, just...because. I have no idea why she picked 'Rick', and I'm not sure she does, either.

[@SviraSvi]

Saoirse is an awesome Irish name, though. I love the spelling of it and how it differs so much from how you actually pronounce it. So many cool Irish names and just words in general out there :D

[@badgerrrlattin35]

Real proud to see Grainne pronounced here. Was having trouble with that.

[@niamhdixon4639]

my name is Níamh and the trouble I get is unreal 😂

[@dankmemes8369]

Yes! Coming from a fellow Niamh, when i first meet people or I get a new teacher they're like, " Nee- Neema?" and I have to say really loudly, "it's pronounced Nee-v. and then when my friends see it written down they're like how on earth does that say Nee-v? thats Nee am her. THE STRUGGLES!

[@niamhcostello4766]

Same here!

[@jasmineturnbull477]

is it pronounced nimf

[@niamhdixon4639]

Ome Staaa no, neeve i guess

[@niamhdixon4639]

Dave Appadoo the easiest way to explain it is Neev, no one knows haha

[@melanieehart]

My name is Melanie and everyone always calls me 'Melody'. I've also gotten 'Melanine'; and some people don't even know how to say it so they will say "Mel-" and murmur the rest. -.-

[@bosnakedisniksic]

+MelanieDoe Is it Me-lay-knee or Me-leni

[@mjix1984]

+MelanieDoe I'm an "MEL", too. "Melina." NO ONE says it correctly --- they're always inserting a phantom "D" between the "n" and the "a". It's not there. I am NOT Melinda, dammit...although pretty much everyone who has crossed my path from day one insists I am. Peasants.

[@classicartfoundation639]

+MelanieDoe or Melon-y, is that ok?

[@julianemery718]

+Danny Boy So, Melon-y but the "Y" sounds like an "E"?

[@melanieehart]

I pronounce it like Melon-ee. :)

[@illyr8590]

try having your first and last name unpronounceable xD my name is Níamh Ilfíyr and God forbid i hear more teachers call me "nee-yah-mi eel-fire"

[@Nynke_K]

So is it ill feer instead?

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

Neevie noo to friends?

[@johnflanagan2684]

Blaithin is a lovely name, always held by lovely ladies. It's my grans name and she was a dish back in the day. A prime trouble maker and the grand dame of the ball...she was the source of song and dancing for all us Flanagans here in the US. Be proud of that name, lovely lady! SLAINTE!

[@sarahcoleman5269]

You would think that I never had any problems with anybody mispronouncing my name, but I had a manager who printed up a name tag for me call me "Sar-aia". Apparently, he worked with an Indian girl previously who spelled her name "Sarah" but it was pronounced "Sar-aia". As much as I would prefer something cool and interesting like that, I'm just plain old "Sar-rah". I often regretted that there's no way to shorten or pep up my name. Though, some Latin guys at one restaurant called me Sarita for a while. Until another girl, who's name was actually Sarita, joined the crew.

[@cliodhnaleainde5538]

Clīodhna should be on the list

[@cliodhnacookie]

I feel your pain so much, please explain to me as I don't know myself, why the dh?!😂

[@jamesmccarthy6174]

My Irish name is Seahmas

[@jamesmccarthy6174]

It's James in irish

[@Gaff.]

Cliodhna IsNotOnFire Because the D used to be pronounced in Old Irish. Then they came up with ways to talk faster and some dialects did so differently, which is why the d is sometimes pronounced when discussing mythology and sometimes not, and is additionally why the language is so fucked.

[@cliodhnaleainde5538]

people call me cleena cliona like kleeona I hate it

[@projectmayhem6898]

I would pronounce Tadhg as Tad Mercurcy.

[@mauraobryan9314]

I always had a problem when I was a kid and people always pronouncing my name wrong. It made me wish that I had a different name, but now as an adult I'm proud to have a complete Irish name. My name is Maura Kathleen

[@aerithcolfer3623]

My name's Maura - the Irish form of it. It's pronounced EXACTLY the same as 'Laura' but with an 'M' instead of an 'L'. And I've had so many different pronunciations and spelling. I've had Maureen, Moira, and Mara which are ones I can understand but I've had Mow-Rah (like the first part is pronounced like 'now' with an 'M'), and most shockingly, Manray. The others I have a vague idea but I'll never now how i got Manray. I was given a certificate in primary school for poetry, and even though my name was listed as 'Maura' on the register, some genius decided that 'Maura' is not a name, but 'Manray' is. What makes this worse is my sister is Roisín (Ro-Sheen) and most people know how to spell and pronounce her name (some people struggle with it but for the most part they know right away or know after being told once) but for me, it takes months of telling some people, even going with the easy 'It's the same as Laura but with an M' way to remember it and it just doesn't sink in with some people, to the point I just have to sit down and accept people are always going to call me 'Moira'

[@declaration14]

my name in Irish is spelled Conchobhair and pronounced "cruh-hore" that's a fun one

[@The187Hitman]

whats your name in english?

[@declaration14]

Conor

[@The187Hitman]

declaration14 ya i thought so. im pretty sure its Conchobhar.. leave out the "i"

[@declaration14]

Really? I'm reasonably sure I know how to spell my own name but I'll double check

[@The187Hitman]

declaration14 ya because the "i" is only for 2 n's .. like O'Connor ..Ó Conchobhair

[@aoifecampbell6062]

My name is Aoife but I've been called Alfie 3 times on Holliday!

[@Trillyana]

I just learned how to pronounce that! It's like "ee-fa", right?

[@demoncookies100]

Yup, I was shocked when I learned that from a few years ago :D When I was younger I thought it was pronounce "Eye-Oaf-Ee" :D

[@KJ-iv3bg]

Oifee?

[@VenymNyx]

I like the name Aoife. (Ee-fuh)

[@LuckyGinger26]

EE-fah

[@Silmerano]

I'm so in love with the red head.

[@CloakingDonkey]

yep as a german with not 1 but 2 umlauts in his name, I get this all the time. Irish names sound pretty great though

[@theshard5697]

+CloakingDonkey What was your name again?

[@doubtfulguest5450]

But German is simple? It's exactly what you would expect from Germans - logical. Irish, meanwhile, is exactly what you would expect from the Irish - fucking lunacy.

[@siramea]

Irish is actually logical, once you learn the rules you can pronounce anything, unlike English which is all over the shop.

[@ashdalbo6933]

my name is aisling and its usually the spelling that gets messed up (ashling or ashley) but i have gotten ace-ling before

[@MsAsh3070]

Who calls an ashling/aisling, ashley?! As an Ashleigh, I'm always just calling ashling. Despite the face that only the 'ash' part is similar...

[@cara7579]

A girl from my old class her name was spelt Aisling

[@jargoat7076]

My name is Aisling too. Teachers were the worst!

[@Ellzy1]

ashdalbo that’s my favourite girls name!!! I was going to name my daughter that but I had two sons 🤷‍♀️

[@mysterymakeable]

All american people dont understand how names like "cian" or "ciaráin" work, they always call me sien instead of cian its pretty frustrating

[@lmcd301]

You've got to be kidding me. I would have thought that would be one of the easiest.

[@mmahony18]

Same problem my sister Ciara has, People in America insist on calling her See-ara, it's nearly easier than explaining Care-a or Key-ra :P

[@Cianscorp]

My name is cian

[@hearhearhear1]

oh pardon us frustrating americans... we'll all go out and learn irish so we can pronounce your names right.

[@Cianscorp]

Lorraine Yea nah.you don't have to. I'm irish but I can't speak it well.

[@220lunacy]

I can somewhat relate to this. My surname is fairly easy to pronounce, Fowler. However, the vast majority easily overlook where the L (and sometimes add an S on the end when it's non-existent) is and say "Flower(s) is a beautiful last name." and I have to correct them each time (not rudely, of course). Or they misspell my first name (Danielle, shortened to Dani), they either add two N's with an I, or add the Y on the end. then some people that see how it's spelled, either say "Dana" or "Dawni/Dahni". It's amusing to see how people can overlook or mispronounce things when it's very clear how it's spelled lol.

[@Noelle_Meier]

My name is Noelle (Noh-Ehl) Meier (My-yur) which is really not hard to say, but I've heard some hilarious pronunciations. A lot of people pronounce my first name Noh-ehl-lee, once a Mexican substitute teacher pronounced it Noh-ai-yay (because in Spanish you pronounce "ll' as "y"), but the crowning achievement of them all is (drum roll!)....... Noll-leh Mee-eye-yer It still cracks me up to this day.

[@MsStarphishy]

My family is half Irish and half German so my parents decided to split the names between their three daughters. My older sisters got standard names: Bryana and Rachel, irish and hebrew. However, I got stuck with the unusual name: Alia (hebrew.) I generally just go by Lia because apparently three syllables are too hard to understand (uhl-E-uh.) It's been pronounced Aly-A, All-yuh, Al-yuh, Alice, Alyssa, and Allah.

[@TheNeilevans35]

ur name is lush tho

[@MiyukiYuki]

lol Allah, but ur name is nice tho

[@MsStarphishy]

MiyukiYuki Thanks, and yeah. That one threw me for the biggest loop. Someone read my name-tag and with a straight face addressed me as "Allah."

[@bluesevern]

+MsStarphishy could not help but comment: what a beautiful name you have!

[@sergeantbigmac]

+MsStarphishy It reminds me of that old rock song; Ahhh leeeee ahhhhhhhh!!! Good tune LOL.

[@themermaidmurders3643]

My neice's middle name is Saoirse, pronounced Seer-sha. I actually think it prettier than her first name but she'd have quite a time in school if it was.

[@BlastbeatsLOL]

Heard that pronounced Sor-sha and Ser-sha too. Dunno if there's a right way between them. Kinda like Roisin and Oisin on whether it's an "oh-sh" sound or an "awsh" sound.

[@margot6896]

My friend is called Saoirse!

[@georgiacavanaughgilbert8404]

I love the name Saoirse!

[@Mvbongobel]

Sour arse

[@oqeufh]

There's an actress with that name! Saoirse Ronan, I think it's a beautiful name.

[@ashleybailie8867]

Ha I'm Irish and just did my favourite girl baby irish names , you cant beat the uniqueness and original meanings x

[@ispychie]

My last name is Santa. Everyone says Santana, Santos, Sanchez, etc. I always have to say "like Santa Claus" for people to believe its not a typo. People say that my Bronx accent throughs them off. IDK. Its a Portuguese Gypsy name but my family is Puerto Rican so I guess some sailor long ago shared more than the spirit of Christmas with one of my ancestors. Either way, its interesting as it is a dying name on the island but it is a chore to go thru the explanation every time. By the way I love your videos. My daughter and I watch them all the time and we love your accents and funny commentary!

[@aoifeisnothot]

How in the name of God did Aoife not get on this list... It's just a mash of vowels... Basically no foreigners can ever pronounce it...

[@Untoldanimations]

Eefa. You'd think foreigners would see it often enough to know it...

[@loyaultemelie1452]

UntoldAnimations That name is pretty unheard of over in the US and Canada

[@Untoldanimations]

May K. Yup. If you do however see it, assume it's pronounced Eefa. I'm Irish.

[@onlysound8771]

It was always awkward for me meeting Irish people with Irish names, I'm Irish but didn't learn it in school, but in the case of names, I always thought aoife was alfie.

[@Dazzcon]

May K. how would u think to pronounce my name, Dáire

[@lolabigcups7121]

I catch pure hell with the bigcups name.

[@HeWhoChills]

Lol

[@banissadalton3302]

My name is Banissa (Ba ni ssa...You pronounce the i like the i in Melissa). I've had it pronounced so many different ways. In school I knew substitute teachers were at my name to call roll because they would always stop, looked puzzled, and try and pronounce my name. Over the years I loved to see what they would come up with. Most people, when I tell them my name over the phone or even in person will say "Vanessa" and I'm like "No, it's Banissa with a B like boy". I've also had it pronounced Banesha, Banessa, Bakneesa...so many ways. I'm that kid that couldn't find their name on mugs or key chains. Now that I'm older, I take pride in my name because it's so unique. I can say that I know I will always have someone who hasn't heard my name try and pronounce it, but when I'm a senior I'll have more fun with it.

[@taysunshine]

My given name is Teresa. There hasn't been too many occasions of it being pronounced wrong (except for people saying it "Tree-sa" or "Tracy") but I've gotten a million different misspellings- Theresa, Therese, Teressa, Tarisa, Tressa, Terissa, Trisa, and so on. It doesn't usually irritate me much unless it's on Facebook or something where my name is plainly spelled out & all they have to do is LOOK.

[@sailorscorpio27]

I'm named after the fucking tomato, Roma....what a fail

[@romirome345]

roma lauren Herp. Poor you. It's also a football club if that helps you..

[@nanniallen692]

I've seen the name once Roma before, and I think it's a very beautiful name.

[@sailorscorpio27]

Nanni allen thank you :)

[@jillianbarthlow9798]

Lol I'm named after my dad's favorite gun

[@cynopt]

+roma lauren - Roma is a beautiful name. It literally just means Rome, like the city. The tomatoes were named after.

[@wintermutesystems]

My name is Seaghán. I get called SEE-gen, seggen or se-GAHN (lol). So I have just gone by the anglicised version of "Shawn" because many people can't pronounce Seán either. Northern Irish people call me Shen or Shayn. I live in Japan now so people call me "Shown" hahaha..

[@SviraSvi]

But how do you actually pronouce that name? I'd really love to know :) Love from a Dane

[@TheRavenfish9]

My doctor in the states is from Ireland and her name is Sidhbh. (syve) She has a hell of a time getting people to pronounce it correctly.

[@mquirk00]

Try being a Quirk in America. It's been a blast. It's alright, you can laugh too. It was Quirke, but we dropped the ''e'' along the way so people would quit calling us Quirky.

[@ActiumFilms]

My name's Michael. A completely normal, common name. Yet people STILL somehow spell it wrong. It's MichAEl. Not MichEAl. It's not hard. What annoys me is people still make the mistake on like Facebook even though my name is right there in front of them.

[@20SexyGirl03]

Isn't one spelling for boys and the other for girls and it's pronounced like "Michelle"? I don't recall where I heard that at but it was a long time ago.

[@ActiumFilms]

I think you're thinking of Michel, the French version of Michael. Pronounced Michelle.

[@mike129995]

I feel your pain brother.

[@michaelfriel416]

I have the same prob lad

[@hauliemurray1530]

My name is Micheàl but every one just persumes that my real name is Michael cause I can speak irish. The struggle is real lad

[@kaelplatt]

I'm not Kyle, Kayla, Kal, or Kai-elle "How do you pronounce your name?" "'Kale,' like the vegetable"

[@catbeara]

My name is Caitríona and I'm with her on the pronunciation being different. I say it like she does, sorta like "Kah-tree-uh-na" (but quickly, so it all rolls together), because there's like a little roll on the Rs in Irish. At least, that's my favourite way that people pronounce it, but I don't mind if they can't. 🙂 Although, I will say that every time I introduce myself people say "what???", so then I just repeat myself but pronounce it "katreena", because it's not worth the hassle. 😪😅

[@MrBeatboxmasta]

I can literally count on 1 hand, the amount of times people pronounced Frantz correctly the first time. Even people who've known me for years, still can't pronounce it correctly. I've had people call me France, Frank, Francois, Francis, Frenks, Fran and names that don't even come anywhere near to sounding like Frantz. I just say my name, then spell it, then accept whatever the other person hears because I can't be bothered with doing much more, every single time I meet someone.

[@keefashine2657]

I go by Keefa but the name on my birthcert is Caoimhe. Studying abroad in Germany was a nightmare! I also knew a girl called Sadhbh once. Sive.

[@sadhbhdunne3611]

Sadhbh is a nightmare!

[@Mikey-cb2wx]

Wouldn't it be pronounced Queeva?

[@keefashine2657]

Mikey Whelan technically but I've always been called Keefa, so that's what I prefer.

[@oisinolochlainn4437]

Keefa Shine Your name on your birthcert is much nicer

[@keefashine2657]

Oisin O Lochlainn well I prefer Keefa. Seeing as its actually my name and all

[@seanaghomeara2935]

So, i’m Seanagh (sea-nag) and I named my girls (yes girls) Teague and Declan. i hope they like their names eventually and appreciate from whence they came.

[@kyrab7914]

Kyra which uses the y as an e sound. People pronounce it Kairuh or guess the spelling wrong if they know how it's pronounce. It's great

[@tainasaltysiak1413]

Taina - Rhymes with China but people always mess it up when they read it and I am Ty-ena or Tain-a or Tina or Tanya. Plus it rhymes with some anatomy which was not fun as a kid in middle school :/ I love it now though! I couldn't imagine what it would be like to have a common name and not have to go through the whole shpeil every time I meet someone new.

[@RoisinColette]

Funny enough anyone that's not from Ireland has trouble saying Róisín! I had a student in my class who called me Rosie instead !

[@rachelallen8564]

I love that name! I was almost named that:))

[@ClassyArtichoke]

I love that name!! it's in line to be my daughter's name if we have another girl!!

[@RoisinColette]

This makes me so happy ! I know no one that is under the age of 10 called Róisín !

[@keric3673]

I had a penpal when I was younger from Ireland named Roisin. I think it's a beautiful name, I wish I hadn't lost contact with her.

[@amandasamalo3752]

How do you say your name?

[@iiiiiii6644]

My name is ACCTUALLY éireann (air-in) but no one could get it so we just spelled it Erin 😝

[@margothutton]

éireann is a beautiful spelling. I love it!

[@iiiiiii6644]

Awh thanks x Margot Hutton

[@SeanPaulNotTheSinger]

If I say my name to someone for the purpose of filling out a form, I always have to spell it, and normally they have to remove the "h' they've already written/typed. If they're reading my name without having me pronounce it first, it almost always comes out as "seen" (rhymes with bean).

[@ZipplyZane]

Sure, spelling it "Shawn" makes sense. That's a real name. But there are plenty of famous Seans out there. I mean, that's the type of mistake I'd make in grade school.

[@iloveprivacy8167]

Would be awesome if you could edit the video to put the spelling and English phonetics for each name each time they appear: they weren't visible long enough to really drill the connection (and drilling would be needed :)

[@cutemissbubbly]

Aha, my name is Irish and it's pronounced Kee-rah but I have gotten Kee-ah-rah, Kee-ay-ra, See-ah-rah and See-ay-ra. As for my surname, it's pronounced Fee-lan and I've gotten many different versions of it. Feh-lan, Fay-lan, Feline. Yes, I have gotten Feline before.

[@MollyPrewittWeasley]

It's my name too. Ordering Starbucks in the US is a struggle, I gave up and told them my name was Sierra sometimes, so it might be spelled right.

[@kristent225]

I'm sure it doesn't help that the first name in the US is spelled just like yours and pronouced as cee-arah. I work with a Ciara and that's how she says it

[@essekaye]

Apparently the italian name Ciara is pronounced See-ah-rah.

[@belieberbaby33]

I'm also a Ciara! I live in Australia so obviously I am always called 'key-ara' 'Ki-erah' 'see-arah' 'see-era' and anything else that isn't right!

[@emcosm]

ahhhh! our last names are both derived from the same one :)

[@princepis]

My name's Brendan, not that hard to pronounce right? Apparently not because people keep calling me Brandon even though I clearly say Brendan.

[@bpsutherland]

+Brendan Casey That was always my problem growing up (in the States). Now I just go by Jack.

[@princepis]

bpsutherland Wait, what's your name?

[@bpsutherland]

+Brendan Casey Brendan

[@princepis]

bpsutherland Oh, heh!

[@princepis]

***** Yep, I've kinda stopped caring

[@blusterybumblebee3958]

My name is Jeanne. It's really common in France but whenever I'm abroad it's a struggle ^^ I get called jaune(yellow), sean, jen ect... ^^'

[@mevrouwroos]

My mom used to work with an Irish lady called Gráinne which I thought was a gorgeous name!

[@DualFrodo]

My name is Patrick and everyone calls me "Prick", I can't see where they're getting that from

[@Sebastian-ze2oq]

I'm lucky in that nobody really struggles to pronounce my first name. Spelling it, on the other hand, results in a fantastic array of names. Sebastien is the most common, followed by Sebastion and Sabastian. I tend to run with Seb as it's hard to mess up three letters (that said, I've been called Sab before). My surname is Bengali but a fantastically simple name that confuses people. Hague, Hack, Hock, Hack-wei, Hack-you are all pronounciations I've heard before. It's pronounced "Hack". Do any of my fellow nice-name friends just resort to answering to any manner of butchery of your name in the hope that it's actually you? When I was in school, one of my teachers called me Sab. My sister is called Sam. We used to get mixed up all the time with him.

[@mdavid2884]

I'm American, and I was christened Meaghan Colleen, and despite Meaghan being a pretty simple variant on one of the most popular names in the US for that year (I had three others in my class in fifth grade - not my grade, just my class of eighteen), for some reason no one managed to either pronounce or spell it correctly. I never understood it - everyone can pronounce Megan and Meagan and Meghan and Megen and Meggin, but you can't manage Meaghan? And then there was middle school, where I tried to go by my middle name thinking it'd be easier and everyone spelled it with only one 'e' and called me Collin.

[@CallMeAbigail]

How did the name Siobhan not come up !!!

[@margothutton]

I had no idea Siobhan was an Irish name. This clears up a lot, actually...

[@Revidescent84]

That's literally the one I was waiting for to come up!

[@robinconkel-hannan6629]

It did.. You must have missed it..

[@Amthelia]

Siobhan They got use to to it but still don´t know how to pronounce it ^^. And to add to the joke, I live in Germany, their imaginnation has no limit

[@robinconkel-hannan6629]

Siobhan ..... Your name is one of my favorites.. If I'd had a third daughter she would have been Siobhean.. The first two are Carrie and Katie,after their grandmas.. Don't be offended but I did give the name to a cat.. I always try to give my cats Gaelic names..

[@so-niche]

Any time my foreign relatives ( I seem to have new ones all the time) see my name... To them it's pronounced 'Nay-oys'... It's "Nee-sha" Jesus. I don't blame them though, I mean it has four of the five vowels in it.

[@subakuba3000]

Damn, Naoise is a fucking class name

[@so-niche]

subakuba3000 thanks :)

[@ivana9541]

That's not weird at all....

[@MaydayKeeper]

XD I've always loved the name Naoise But if you separated the two syllables and read them individually Naoi - Nine Se - six I've learning Gaeilge/Gaelic For a few months now

[@so-niche]

Jazz Caro yeah I'm pretty much fluent in Irish, but I actually never looked at it that way 😋 haha

[@sineadinglis4602]

My name's Sinéad, and oh boy is it fun when I go to coffee shops or to doctor's appointments. It isn't the most amusing mix up to have when you need to go to the E.R., but on a lighter note I almost always get the copyright symbol somewhere in my name whenever I get printed mail-

[@CartB0X]

you'd be surprised how many people who spell Carmen wrong... -_-

[@Knight-Bishop]

My given name is Stephen. People either spell it with a 'V' when they ask it and have to write it down, or call me Steffan if they read it off of something without knowing it. It's such a common name I have no idea how people twice my age still get it wrong. Stephen Colbert helped a bit, but then Steph Curry came along and ruined it again.

[@Fleurig-xr5mm]

RogueBishop89 I know a few people named Stef and Steffen, wich makes it more difficult lol

[@tadhgsweeney9241]

YES, A VIDEO I CAN RELATE TO!

[@erinnlynn7]

I've always loved the name Gráinne, it sounds lovely if you know how to say it.

[@kiahkavanagh1874]

My first name is Kiah (Ky-ah) and everyone says it as keeya. My last name is kavanagh (Ka-vuh-naugh) but say Ka-va-naugh. Did any of that make sense?

[@georgiacavanaughgilbert8404]

My maiden name is Cavanaugh and nearly everyone pronounces it wrong.

[@caoilfhionnsworld4256]

yr all think yere names were bad?MY NAME IS CAOILFHIONN (KEE-LIN)AND EVERY ONE CALLS ME CAULFON

[@ebell1960]

+Caoilfhionn Feehan O'Dwyer May I ask how that's pronounced?

[@caoilfhionnsworld4256]

+Emily Bell it's pro ounces kee-lin

[@Jarsia]

+caoilfhionn's world has anybody called you cauliflower?

[@bigboymooz]

My name is Jillian. It's simple, yet I have at most 5 people say "Julia" or "Julian" like wtf

[@AngelineProductions]

I swear, people are morons. They don't even bother reading people's names before saying them.

[@choerrim7745]

+Jillian Grace (Alyssa/Keenan) Ew wtf? I'm American and I can pronounce that right.

[@bigboymooz]

Exactly

[@colleenscookie312]

I get Laura a lot and people spell my name laragh which drives me mad it's Lara for feck sake

[@KlassyKat45]

+Jillian Grace (Alyssa/Keenan) People can't say Jillian? That's pretty sad. I like that name.

[@RoxieRoulette]

I went to a Catholic school in Britain and we had a lot of Irish names. But the best misspelling (by the girl's mother!) was Shuvawn.

[@alexstewart3159]

My little sister Niamh went to nursery with an Oisín, which my mum thought was just the best thing ever, seeing as we don't even live in Ireland

[@AdAstraLabs]

"João"

[@ChannahSorensen]

Yep, Channah. No one has ever gotten it right. It sounds just like it's spelled.

[@numberonemessagemanstan9892]

is it like SHA-nah? or no

[@RaghnaidAnnaNicGaraidh]

+Channah Sorensen I'd pronounce it with a hard CH like in Bach... "Channah" or "Khannah" pronounced like that is the original Hebrew of "Hannah". Do you have a hard CH like Bach or a soft CH like chair?

[@ChannahSorensen]

lily the peach No it's like Cha-nah. Like cha cha cha when you shake your booty (lol). My nickname is Chan-Chan.

[@ChannahSorensen]

Rachel Hay Soft CH like in Chair :D

[@RaghnaidAnnaNicGaraidh]

+Channah Sorensen Oops, I'd get it wrong, then! Sorry!

[@randomvideosasf5435]

My name is Isabella. When my old gym/health teacher first met me, he pronounced my name Is-Ella. Yep. I’ve gotten Isabeela, EE-sa-bella, Is-Abb-Ella, and my most hated, Isabelle. This substitute was doing attendance and when got to my name she said “Ice cream? Wait sorry, Ursula? Sorry I’m an elderly, and I can barely read. Let me try again. Istanbul?” I was so embarrassed. Really, where did you get any of those. I said back, “It’s Isabella.” Her: “Isn’t tell?” I couldn’t with this lady. My crush was next to me, and he had wide eyes. Me: “No, it’s Isabella.” Her: “Ok, Isabelle.” I accepted it. Where the heck did that go wrong? It’s embarrassing that my name is so easy to pronounce, yet people still pronounce it wrong.

[@AERZTElalelu]

You'd think "Lucy" would be easy enough, but not so when you grow up in Germany. Got a lot of French [Lucie] and German [Luzy/ie] variation there. When I was over there was even an Irish colleague who for whatever reason pronounced it kinda Italian [Lucia]. Guess folks can get every name wrong if they want to

[@spasticpeach]

My name is Caoimhe. As an American this name is the worst. Growing up i just thought my parents were drunk when when they came up with the spelling for my name.

[@isabelle7281]

HOW DO U PRONOUNCE THIS

[@spasticpeach]

Izzy Rae keeva

[@isabelle7281]

what in the fuck. how odd beautiful name nonetheless.

[@ConsRoxMySox]

spasticpeach My older sister is Caoimhe too, we pronounce it "Kwee-va" though. I'm not sure if that's a dialectal thing or what. My parents gave all three of us super Irish names, but Caoimhe is probably the most difficulty one. She once got called "Kai-o-mi" at a wedding.

[@ainem.8391]

lol same thing with me, my parents were originally going to name me Ruby, but changed it to Aine at the last minute, i figured my parents didn't know how to spell at first

[@caitlinnormanton6746]

My english teacher is from Ireland. Her name is Aoife, her name was one of the first things she explained to us on the first day

[@Marcel_Audubon]

sounds self absorbed - maybe she's in the wrong profession

[@colleenmcdermott4542]

My name is Colleen, pronounced ka-LEEN, but I've gotten koh-LEEN and Pauline before. Considering how many mistakes people would make if it was spelled like the actual irish word Cailín, I find myself quite lucky ☺️

[@echale3]

I'm male, and my name is Carroll, anglicized from Cearbhaill... The name came to me from my Hennessy ancestors (the anglicized version of O hAonghusa). They anglicized the spelling when they got here from Ireland.

[@ShannonL7]

My name is Shannon Shannon. I wish I had a dollar for everyone who asked me if my middle name was Shannon as well. fuckers

[@Trillyana]

My first name is spelled right 50% of the time, my last name is pronounced right 50% of the time, and the name I use online is spelled right 20% of the time

[@l-ee-la619]

Trillyana,nice name

[@Trillyana]

Jaqueline Simões Thank you!

[@Trillyana]

Kilooscarromeo Thank you :)