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 ...

Irish monikers can puzzle those not used to the Emerald Isle's unique spelling traditions. Born from Ireland's rich legacy and culture, some names boast peculiar consonant clusters and fadas, leading ...

Discover Niamh, a radiant Irish name meaning “bright” or “radiant”. Find out its mythology roots and timeless beauty.

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 ...

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 ...

Discover the beauty, meaning, and Irish roots of the name Teagan, a timeless choice full of charm and character.

President Biden on Friday was photographed holding cheat cards with pictures of Irish officials — accompanied with prompts on how to pronounce their names. The 81-year-old commander-in-chief exposed ...

Met Éireann has said it needed to be sure that none of this year's storms shared a name with any of the candidates for the ...