Irish names aren't always easy to pronounce for the uninitiated, but pronouncing them under pressure in the middle of a work conference call is a whole different ball game, leading to this absolutely ...

Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...

When it comes time for parents to decide on a name for their new bundle of joy, there is the age-old question of whether to consider picking a name based on how easy it is to pronounce. With more ...

We’re used to people struggling with our names and we’re here to help. But it’s an issue heavy with history. Quips and scoffs can hurt Last year, the lead singer of The 1975, Matt Healy, managed to ...

The same announcer called a horse named Lisheen (after a townland in Tipperary) Lie-sheen -- it’s actually Lish-heen. There are lots of place names Americans have problems pronouncing properly. Now I ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Meet Noeleene, Sharon, and Jenn, three friends that work at Albany Med and have formed a traditional Irish band called Triskele. They say a fundamental difference between them ...

Social media users have erupted into a heated online debate on a name a popular dictionary identified as the "hardest" to pronounce. Merriam-Webster triggered a major debate – and caused the ires of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a ...