Baby's Name Query

emmetor

Hi lads,

We wanted to call the baby Isabelle Rós (like Róisín), since da babby has roots on both sides of the atlantic. Isibéal Rós or Sibéal Rós would be her Irish name, and she's definitely going to the Gaelscoil in a few years.

I'm slightly concerned that Rós is written like "Ros" as in Ros na Rún which can mean either "a wood or wooded headland" or "a headland or promontory", (thanks wikipedia).

Does that sound OK?

Em

craoltoir

Rós = Rose

MathsManiac

"Seán" looks like "sean" (old), but that doesn't bother anyone, as far as I can see. I don't see any reason to worry about "Rós" looking like "Ros".

By the way, I wouldn't be in favour of translating names, and it seems to be getting less common now. If her name is "Isabelle Rós", then that's what it is - I see no reason to change it to "Sibéal Rós" just because you're speaking to her in Irish. Although common enough in Irish schools many years ago, trying to change someone's name into another language is regarded by many now as mildly offensive, from what I can tell. If I was speaking to someone called Miguel, I wouldn't address him as Michael (or Mícheál).

deirdremf

I'd be more worried about people calling her Rose (with a 'Z' sound) if you use the name Rós.
If you're cool with that, no worries.

emmetor

I'm cool with either pronunciation, but thanks for the feedback! We're calling her "Isabel Rós" now - herself insisted on the Spanish version.

Go raibh maith agaibh go léir!