Girl name

FFIL

Which do you prefer for a girl irish name

Líadan (Lee a din/dan) or Líadan ( with fada pronounced on last a so sounds like (Lee a dawn )I think u can still pronounce it Lee a dawn without actually putting the fáda on the last a [Líadán)

Any experience with ppl you know with this name

o1s1n

As someone with one fada in my name I can't imagine having to deal with two!

gipi

The second version sounds too much like amadán....(Apologies to any Líadáns out there)

pizzahead77

This is the feedback forum for Boards Support and not asking for feedback on other things

Would you consider Madison or Hunter?

Purple Mountain

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058396497/girl-name

I've not heard it pronounced Lee a dawn but have heard Lee a den and Lie a den.

Big Bag of Chips

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Hoboo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058396497/girl-name

To the best of my knowledge you need a fada on the second A for it to be pronounced “dawn”.

kowloonkev

They're both stupid names.

Tom Mann Centuria

Are they actual names or the Irish equivalent of Tragedeigh?

CelticRambler

Liadan is a genuine name from the annals of ancient Ireland. There was never a fada on the second A, so there's no reason to put one on now. The pronunciation follows the letter - the second syllable is "an" maybe softened to "en" or "on" in some accents, but definitely not "awn".

As for the first, it's been several hundred years since Irish used a fada on an "i" if coupled with an "a" so the modern spelling would be Liadan (as in the names Liam, Niamh, Ciarán ... ).

Purple Mountain

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123173246#Comment_123173246

Yes, Liadhan means grey lady.