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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

The Merriam-Webster account on X, known for snappier and snarkier posts than are usually associated with dictionary publishers, recently managed to provoke some ire from the Irish by answering its own ...

If you're from an Irish family- well, even if you aren't- chances are you have a Sean in your midst. Meaning God is gracious, it's one of the most popular boys' names in Ireland and can be spelled ...

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 ...

She's one of the well–known actresses in the world – but it turns out you've probably been saying Kirsten Dunst's name wrong this entire time. The star, 43, lamented people getting the pronunciation ...