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21 Irish Names That Are Never Spelt Or Pronounced Correctly

Irish names are mispronounced more often than Donald Trump tweets. We're tired of having our names misspelled, mispronounced and butchered on a daily basis. It's exhausting trying to go through the vowel sounds and clarify our names - So much so, we have to use pseudonyms just to order a Starbucks. Here are 21 names that are never spelled or pronounced correctly that you need to know and remember:

1. Shona

If it's not spelled Shuna it's Shauna. It's SHONA and it's pronounced SHOW-NAH.

2. Caoimhe

You never know what spelling you'll get with Caoimhe. It's pronounced QUEE-VAA.

3. Garret

It's either Gareth, Garreth or Gareth that poor Garret gets stuck with. All are different. It's GAR-RET, not Jer-eth.

4. Cathal

It's not Cal or Cotal it's Ka-hul.

5. Tadhg

Best of luck with this one, Tadhg is pronounced TY-GUH.

6. Niamh

Niamh usually gets spelled Neeb or Neve.

7. Daithí

In fairness, we struggle with this one too.

8. Maobh

Usually spelled Mave, not to be confused with a maze. Translates to Maeve.

9. Oisín

Pronounced Ush-Ian, this name is truly butchered by the world.

10. Saoirse

We'll let Saoirse Ronan take over from here:

11. Ailis

Pronounced Ay-Lish, Ellis or Alish is usually how people try and spell it and it's not on any more lads.

12. Diarmuid

Is pronounced Deer-muid. You could say Dermot but that's offensive.

13. Pearse

It's Pearse, not Pierce.

14. Siobhán

Not SIOBAN, Shi-von!

15. Bríd

It's not Breege, it's BRE-D.

16. Afric

No, it's not Africa, it's AF-RICK.

17. Pauric

Is pronounced PAW-RICK. Other options for spelling Pauric include Padraig but get one right. Please.

18. Gearoid

Nope, it's not spelled like Garoge but you can pronounce it GAR-ROID.

19. Turlough

TUR-LOCK, simple really.

20. Lorcan

It's a straightforward name but a difficult one for the average joe to get their head around. It's pronounced Loor-ken.

21. Aoibheann

Eve-een is how you say it but for the love of god don't spell it that way.

Also Read: 19 Irish Names That Only Old Men Have Now

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