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Originally posted by AZ-AlphaXi
Having a son named Sean ... both are pronounced "Shawn" ... in Gaelic SE is the SH sound. Shawn is the anglicized spelling.
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Okay, I can said something like five words in Gaelic (Nollag Dhuit, btw!), but I get confused with the "sh" sound - how does Siobhan get to be pronounced "Chev-on"? And how are Maeve & Mairead pronounced?
I honestly think that some parents who were saddled with common names as kids go out of their way to make their own children's name a little different to make them stand out. Unfortunately, it just makes them look like poor spellers (or worse!).
And Erik, yes, genealogy DOES personalize history! I intend to make it my second career!