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 ...
April 9 is National Name Yourself Day and a quirky new survey has revealed how the Irish feel about traditional Irish names, from baby names to nicknames. From Cillian Murphy to Saoirse Ronan, Liam ...
Analysis of Google search data for 2025 revealed the most mispronounced words—and some popular Irish names made the list ...
Story and audio by Maureen O’Hare, illustrations by Leah Abucayan, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem ...