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What is with Damhnait vs. Damhnaic?

  • 15-05-2009 10:42AM
    #1
    PipRosi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    Is there some special significance to Damhnait, because it seems so much more popular than Damhnaic, which is quite a cool name.


    (btw Is it weird to use a super authentic Irish name when you're not in/from Ireland?)


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  • #2
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Cant find Damhnaic anywhere. Damhnait takes the form of Dymphna, Devnet, and/or Downet in English. Cant say as to its significance if any.
    If you are attracted to a particular name, there's nothing weird about that, no matter what language it's in!


  • #3
    Múinteoir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭Múinteoir


    PipRosi wrote: »
    Is there some special significance to Damhnait, because it seems so much more popular than Damhnaic, which is quite a cool name.


    (btw Is it weird to use a super authentic Irish name when you're not in/from Ireland?)

    I've never seen 'Damhnaic' before either and I'd say most people haven't. So that's probably the reason it's not used as a name choice much. Even the use of 'Damhnait' is rare, to be honest. I've only encountered two people with the name ever.


  • #4
    PipRosi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭PipRosi


    ah yes it's a little known variant I guess. strange. I've seen it mentioned as the equivalent of dominic (and you know how some presume the 'm' is interchangeable) a few sites list it as a stand-alone http://www.namenerds.com/irish/meaning4.html

    well I've assembled quite a list of old Irish names, which I'm thinking now may be quite rare in Ireland today, given the prevalence of the anglo bores :p


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