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Baby name confusion??

  • 26-11-2009 11:59AM
    #1
    linola_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭


    Hey all..

    My sister just had a baby boy on monday!They have decided to call him Conal (Cone-al)...can anyone tell me whether there is a fada on the o or not?

    Thanks
    Linola


Comments

  • #2
    littlebug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,832 ✭✭✭littlebug


    no, no fada afaik. I've seen it spelt with two ls as well . Pronunciation as I've heard it is more cun-al or con-al than cone-al but then putting a fada on it would make it cone-al.

    sorry not much help really :o


  • #3
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Yeah if pronounced Cone-al and is in Irish the o should have a fada.

    Am I right in thinking that it's like Cónan?

    However it can be spelled without the fada if it's in English! Like Ronan.

    Sorry to confuse you more. :D


  • #4
    implausible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    Use a fada if you're pronouncing it 'cone-al'. But straightforward con-al doesn't have a fada. Nothing to do with Irish or English, it is an Irish name.

    It's great to see someone actually checking. I know an an Orán (oh-rawn, he pronounces in or-an) and a Séan (shane, even though he pronounces it shawn...?)


  • #5
    linola_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭linola_c


    Cheers everyone!!!!Now one more thing?How do u get a fada on a keyboard??


  • #6
    implausible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    AltGr + the letter:D


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