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Baby name confusion!!

  • 22-10-2012 3:21pm
    #1
    RICHIE.39
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭


    Can anyone give me the definitive translation of Elizabeth to Irish. Have looked online and numerous variations on both pronunciation and spelling especially the placing of fadas! Will be talking to my wifes grandad tomorrow who is a fluent speaker from Mayo. Until then im just looking for your opinions or knowledge :-)
    Thanks in advance everyone.


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  • #2
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Eilís is the standard.
    Older books add Isibéal and Sibéal.


  • #3
    RICHIE.39
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭RICHIE.39


    An gal gréine wrote: »
    Eilís is the standard.
    Older books add Isibéal and Sibéal.
    sorry about this but any help with pronunciation? is it eye-leesh or ay-lish ?


  • #4
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    eye-leash


  • #5
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    RICHIE.39 wrote: »
    sorry about this but any help with pronunciation? is it eye-leesh or ay-lish ?

    The standard is eye-leesh but you will get ay-lish as a variation. If you prefer the variation I'd spell it Éilis


  • #6
    Dublin Red Devil
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭Dublin Red Devil


    Something similar is the name

    Ailis - pronounced ay-lish

    It's an Irish name but also has other origins.

    It means Noble kind; of the noble sort


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  • #7
    mr chips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭mr chips


    I'd have gone with Eilís as well, but pronounce it "ay-lish". Since you can get a variety of opinions from the internet (or even from native speakers), there's a book called "An Sloinnteoir agus an t-Ainmneoir" which would be pretty much the go-to reference book when looking for the correct spelling of Irish language names. If you can get hold of it through the library you'll hopefully be able to save yourself any confusion.


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