An Irish woman whose extended English family named their son a traditional Irish name was shocked to discover they've been pronouncing his name wrong. Having an Irish name can be a struggle sometimes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a ...

We’re used to people struggling with our names and we’re here to help. But it’s an issue heavy with history. Quips and scoffs can hurt Last year, the lead singer of The 1975, Matt Healy, managed to ...

The same announcer called a horse named Lisheen (after a townland in Tipperary) Lie-sheen -- it’s actually Lish-heen. There are lots of place names Americans have problems pronouncing properly. Now I ...

Anyone can choose any name that they want for their child, but they should always ensure they can at least pronounce it correctly. When it comes to picking out names for a baby, the options really are ...

(CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of gibberish. That’s because while the Irish ...

Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...