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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 1999-2004 » 2002 (July-December) » How do I spell my Irish name in Irish? « Previous Next »

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Patricia ORiordan
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2002 - 04:04 am:   Edit Post Print Post

I am a new, very new, student of Irish (gaelic). I thought I'd start very small with one question: My name is Patricia O'Riordan. What is the Irish spelling of that so I can use it on my letterhead?

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Elinor
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2002 - 07:09 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

Pádraigín Ní Riordáin

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James
Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 12:44 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

I believe you would use the Ní Riordáin as a single female. If you are using it as a married name it would be
Uí Riordáin.

At least, that's the way I understand it as explained in the Teach Yourself Irish text.

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Thomas William McCaffrey
Posted on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 12:38 am:   Edit Post Print Post

Could someone please help me to spell my name in Irish. My name is Thomas William McCaffrey.

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Sam
Posted on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 06:54 am:   Edit Post Print Post

a cara,
check out this link to find out the Irish spelling for your name
http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/

Slán
sam

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alec1
Posted on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 08:19 am:   Edit Post Print Post

Thomas William McCaffrey=Tomás Liam MacCafraidh

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Patricia ORiordan
Posted on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 08:00 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

thank you, elinor and james, very much for the information about my surname. now, another question: does using the spelling you've suggested change the way my name is pronounced? most people think it's spelled O'Reardan when they hear me pronounce it because that's how my family pronounced it. when i correct them, they are puzzled and no explanation of what i know as dipthongs as used in irish seems to help. no big problem that, but i'm curious if it can and/or should be pronouned differently. sam: i've been to that website at the irish times and found it most helpful in learning about my family history. thanks to you, too.

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