Surname Pronunciation?

brummytom

Mods, I've no idea where this should go so apologies.. feel free to move it.

How would one pronounce the surname Meehan? I get Me-HAN (emphasis on 2nd syllable), MEE-n (Fading off) and Mee-HAW (as In a Horse noise)
How would you pronounce it? (Waits for inevitable Your Ma or Asian-sounding name)


Anyone else have a name that people don't know how to pronounce?

My name is URL

Mee-hinn

Ahmadinejad's a tough 'un

Terry

Mee-an

Aodan83

Mee-hinn.

dr.bollocko

Me arse.

KTRIC

Me Ma ?

Aidric

Me head hurts.

Terry

I'm right. Everyone else is wrong.

SV

KTRIC wrote: »

Me Ma ?

...argh

Puddleduck

Me maw

In some places its also pronounced 'Ambulance siren'

listermint

Terry wrote: »

Mee-an

If you want to sound like a bogman


Tis Mee Hinn

brummytom

I shouldnt have laughed at some of those posts (can they be reported for personal abuse?)

And i've no idea what a bogger is - will anyone enlighten this poor child?

Loopy

Me Nerves

Michellenman

Mee-hinn. Equal emphasis on both syllables.

kevmy

brummytom wrote: »

I shouldnt have laughed at some of those posts (can they be reported for personal abuse?)

And i've no idea what a bogger is - will anyone enlighten this poor child?

Someone from Tipperary

xOxSinéadxOx

Michellenman wrote: »

Mee-hinn. Equal emphasis on both syllables.

this

Rented Mule

Terry wrote: »

I'm right. Everyone else is wrong.

Me bollix

AnonoBoy

Murphy.

RonMexico

Michellenman wrote: »

Mee-hinn. Equal emphasis on both syllables.

That is correct. I have noticed that auld bats and scobes tend to say Mee-an.

kingtut

brummytom wrote: »

Mee-HAW (as In a Horse noise)

Can't say I have ever heard a horse make a Mee-HAW noise......the mind boggles as to what you did to the horse in order to make them make that noise......:eek:

Mr.Lizard

I pronounce it "mee-han", crazy I know.

delllat

kevmy wrote: »

Someone from Tipperary cork

ejmaztec

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Me arse.

I never cease to be amused by people whose Christian name is pronounced "me hole", or am I listening to it wrong for the hell of it?:D

phasers

Mee-hn


everyone else is wrong

pikachucheeks

brummytom wrote: »

Mee-HAW (as In a Horse noise)

That made me laugh a lot!


I get all sorts of pronunciation for my surname ; Willoughby.

It's pronounced Will-oh-bee

But people really do come out with some weird spellings and pronunciations (will-lough-bi, willow-bi, willeby ... list is more endless than humourous :P)

Turd Ferguson

Dickface I would pronounce it Meehan

brummytom

Weirdly, Mee-hin is one of the few pronunciation's I've never heard but that seems to be the general consensus.. so ta.

My 'Meehan lot' are from Limerick,, is that a 'bogger' area? (Im not a troll, just ignorant)

blubloblu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_names_in_English_with_counterintuitive_pronunciations

bicardi19

I always snigger when someone says their name is Ma Gee..

brummytom

I recently taught my mates that word... its just fun to shout "Gee!!" during a maths lesson.

And over here, no one knows what it means anyway

General Zod

It's pronounced "Raymond Luxury Yacht"

TPD

Me-Hun probably. I've an english accent though.

edit: heh fitting

chughes

brummytom wrote: »

I shouldnt have laughed at some of those posts (can they be reported for personal abuse?)

And i've no idea what a bogger is - will anyone enlighten this poor child?

BrummyTom, anyone from outside of Dublin would be considered a bogger. Sometimes the other word of endearment used is culchie. These would be similar to the word yokel in England.

brummytom

Ohh so a sort of farmer/country type?

General Zod

brummytom wrote: »

Ohh so a sort of farmer/country type?

the kind of people who may very well drive a tractor through your haystack last night, or even throw a pitchfork at your dog to be quiet.

brummytom

General Zod wrote: »

the kind of people who may very well drive a tractor through your haystack last night, or even throw a pitchfork at your dog to be quiet.

I feel dirty for getting that reference, moreso with the fact I'm sitting here wearing a flatcap with a banjo at my feet (wish I was joking)

I'm from Englands 2nd City though, city boy through and through.

chughes

In England, the social divide is between northerners and southerners. In Ireland the social divide is Dublin and everywhere outside Dublin. Dubliners would refer to those outside Dublin as culchies or boggers and culchies/boggers would use the name jackeens to refer to people from Dublin.

brummytom

Oh right, i've heard the term jackeen before, but not bogger or culchie - Jesus, they're great words.

Seeing as I'm right in the centre of England, I probably don't notice the divide too much -northerners are poor, all drink 'ale' out of big thick glasses are fight a lot,, southerners are soft as sponges

MEE-n for me

friend has the surname "abe" pronounced abbay - must be an annoying name to have

brummytom

Reminds me of a story (funny to me, probably not to anyone else)

My mom's friend's a headmistress, one day a mom came in to register her son at the school.
Headmistress: "What's his name"
Chav Mom: "It's Gew-ey"
Headmistress: "Erm, how's that spelt?"
Chav Mom: "G-U-Y"

That kid hasn't got a hope

chughes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culchie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackeen

These will give you an idea of the meanings of these words.

brummytom

Ok cheers,, is it just me who thinks those words are great fun to say?
I'm gonna have to start using them

chughes

Brummytom, the most effective way to use these words is to use them on people who will understand them. There's no point in slagging someone off if they don't "get it". I would imagine that Birmingham would have a sizeable population of Irish extraction so they would probably be your best audience. Although they are supposed to be derogatry terms, you would want to be pretty thin skinned to be insulted by any of these words.

brummytom

I have the build of a dragonfly.. the irish people who frequent Brum's many irish bars, and the 'irish centre' tend to be terrifying looking; I might think twice before insulting any of them.

Ahh I'll give it a bash tomorrow

RonMexico

chughes wrote: »

In England, the social divide is between northerners and southerners. In Ireland the social divide is Dublin and everywhere outside Dublin. Dubliners would refer to those outside Dublin as culchies or boggers and culchies/boggers would use the name arseholes to refer to people from Dublin.

FYP:pac:

brummytom

RonMexico wrote: »

chughes wrote: »

In England, the social divide is between northerners and southerners. In Ireland the social divide is Dublin and everywhere outside Dublin. Dubliners would refer to those outside Dublin as culchies or boggers and culchies/boggers would use the name polish to refer to people from Dublin.

FYP:pac:

Surely?

chughes

Brummy, as I said in a previous post, you would want to be pretty thin skinned to be insulted by any of these terms. I should have said most people would take it in a lighthearted spirit but there are some who would be touchy about the slagging. If you say it with a smile you can get away with lots.

brummytom

Well I wear braces so when I smile it looks like I want to grate their face,, but i'm in digbeth tomorrow (the real irish-y part), I must try and use those words

brummytom

chughes wrote: »

Brummy, as I said in a previous post, you would want to be pretty thin skinned to be insulted by any of these terms. I should have said most people would take it in a lighthearted spirit but there are some who would be touchy about the slagging. If you say it with a smile you can get away with lots.

We have lots of insults over here, many not commonly used - such as yokel, gyppo, twozzer.. even christian names have historical connotations. Apparently, those of my own name, 'Tom' dates back to 1347, when an invading tribe was led by two twin brothers. When these were defeated, Tom meaning Twin, the insult was rife "Ye Tom" "Ya Big Hairy Tom" "You Stupid Tom, I'll kill ye". Luckily, with the rise of prominent 'Thomas's' the term became more used as a nickname, even used to affectionately describe army officers (Tommy's)

Blush_01

kevmy wrote: »

Someone from Tipperary

I guffawed. No, seriously. Mayo? Ah g'wan aura dat!

OP - Dubliners consider anyone from outside Dublin to be a bogger. It's usually countered with the term Jackeen as in, small John, coming from John Bull. (Then again, they're pretty much West Brits, and the jealousy of boggers / culchies is a burden they have to bear. They're nationally pitied, really.)

midlandsmissus

Terry wrote: »

I'm right. Everyone else is wrong.

Not at all, I know a guy who is most definitely a Mee HAN