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[Opinions] Re: Angharad
by Briallen (Ora)
2/11/2006, 3:19 PM
in reply to a message by Bear
Angharad is pro. 'ann-har-ad'? WHOA. I thought Maria said it was easy to pronounce? lol, I was thinking 'ann-gar-ad', like en gaurde (sp?) in fencing. lol.Well, I still like both names. But if a person with that name came to the states - I agree with - most Americans would have NO idea how to pronounce either name!
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble
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- Bear (guest)   +1
2/11/2006, 4:36 PM
Yes, I wouldn't have known how to say it from just seeing it. Think of it this way: In Celtic / Gaelic, "h's" often* silence the letter immediately before them. English carried this over a little in words like "night" and "eight."
* Notable exceptions are "bh" (= v, Siobhan) and "mh" (= v, Niamh).
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- Briallen (Ora)
2/11/2006, 5:12 PM
Yah, the 'bh' and 'mh' are what I think of usually when I see Celtic names as I'm not too familiar with the 'gh' form especially.Good to know though! And I never even realized that about 'night' and 'eight' lol I guess when it's something you've just known since you were little it doesn't stick out! Thanks :)
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble
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