{"id":7818,"date":"2016-04-05T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7818"},"modified":"2016-04-11T20:36:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T20:36:22","slug":"five-more-irish-names-for-boys-sean-seamas-seosamh-liam-micheal-pt-1-sean-sea-ach-sa-tuiseal-gairmeach-agus-sa-tuiseal-ginideach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/five-more-irish-names-for-boys-sean-seamas-seosamh-liam-micheal-pt-1-sean-sea-ach-sa-tuiseal-gairmeach-agus-sa-tuiseal-ginideach\/","title":{"rendered":"Five More Irish Names for Boys \u2013 Se\u00e1n, S\u00e9amas, Seosamh, Liam, M\u00edche\u00e1l, Pt. 1: Se\u00e1n, \u2018sea, ach sa tuiseal gairmeach agus sa tuiseal ginideach?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"C\u00e9n<\/a>

C\u00e9n t-ainm a bheadh ar an bhfear seo sa teanga Gaeilge?\u00a0 Freagra sa ch\u00e9ad bhlag eile.\u00a0 Photo: Cecil Stoughton, White House (John_F._Kennedy_White_House_color_photo_portrait-public-domain-because-White-House-by-Cecil-X.jpg)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

We recently looked at five Irish names for boys, including at least a couple that are off the beaten track.\u00a0 Here they are with a couple of letters missing.\u00a0 Recognize \u2018em?<\/p>\n

Alabh__ __ __ s, \u00c9ad__ __ ard, F__ __rdor__ __ a, R__n__n, T__ __ rn\u00e1n.\u00a0 (Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today we\u2019ll look briefly at the first of the names I\u2019d consider the top contenders for boys, “Se\u00e1n<\/strong>.” \u00a0We\u2019ll check out the basic form, plus an tuiseal gairmeach<\/strong> (for direct address) and an tuiseal ginideach<\/strong> (for showing possession and some other grammatical purposes).<\/p>\n

For parents-to-be outside Ireland considering baby names, you\u2019ll probably just need the basic form, unless you\u2019re in the Irish-speaking diaspora and intend to raise your child speaking Irish.\u00a0 For those who are in \u201cGaeltacht Mheirice\u00e1 Thuaidh<\/strong>,\u201d mar shampla<\/strong>, the direct address and genitive case forms will be important for any time you want to speak to your child (hmm, like, go han-mhinic, t\u00e1 s\u00fail agam<\/strong>) or to say that something belongs to your child (Sin Slinky She\u00e1in agus sin Slinky Sh\u00e9amais<\/strong> \u2013 not that there\u2019s that likely to be much difference between the Slinkys, ermm Slinkies?, but the kids can probably tell them apart).<\/p>\n

The good news, by the way, if all this variety sounds like it\u2019ll be overwhelming, is that the name “Liam<\/strong>,” and several others, will never change spelling, with no inserted \u201ch\u2019s\u201d or slenderized endings.\u00a0 So \u201cLiam<\/strong>\u201d is always a great choice, recognizable but distinctive, relatively easy for non-Irish-speakers to manage, and with some great namesakes out there (Liam Neeson agus Liam Clancy, mar shampla<\/strong>).\u00a0 But more on Liam sa ch\u00e9ad bhlag eile<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 This blogpost will just cover the name “Se\u00e1n<\/strong>;” the others will follow.<\/p>\n

Se\u00e1n<\/strong> [shawn], Se\u00e1n, equivalent to \u201cJohn.\u201d\u00a0 Just remember where the long mark goes (over the \u201ca\u201d).\u00a0 It\u2019s important in Irish because \u201cs\u00e9an<\/strong>\u201d means \u201cprosperity\u201d and with no long mark, \u201csean<\/strong>,\u201d the word means \u201cold\u201d (as in \u201cseanfhear<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cseanbhean<\/strong>\u201d).<\/p>\n

Direct address: A She\u00e1in<\/strong>! [uh Hy<\/sup>OY-in].\u00a0 The \u201cs\u201d has become completely silent.\u00a0 The initial \u201ch\u201d sound is pronounced like the \u201ch\u201d in \u201chumid\u201d or \u201chew\u201d or \u201chue\u201d or \u201cHugh.\u201d\u00a0 In other words, it\u2019s not like the \u201choy\u201d of \u201cahoy.\u201d\u00a0 Why does it matter?\u00a0 Well, as much as it matters in English whether we say \u201cHugh is there\u201d or \u201cWho is there?\u201d \u00a0We immediately recognize the difference between \u201cHugh\u201d and \u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, as I think about it, the sound like the English \u201choy\u201d doesn\u2019t really occur that much in Irish.\u00a0 Offhand, I can think of just a few examples, but not many.\u00a0 Seo c\u00fapla ceann:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a hoighearshruth<\/strong> [uh HOY-ur-HRUH], her glacier, if you could imagine a context for that phrase.<\/p>\n

a hoighear<\/strong> [uh HOY-ur], in theory we could say this for \u201cher ice\u201d but I\u2019d be more inclined to say \u201ca cuid oighir<\/strong>\u201d [her share of ice], where we just have the \u201coy\u201d sound, not \u201choy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The good news to all that attention to the \u201csh\u201d sound is that it is repeated for the possessive form:<\/p>\n

Possessive form\/genitive case: She\u00e1in<\/strong> [Hy<\/sup>OY-in], like the direct address form, but without the initial word \u201ca\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sampla\u00ed: Slinky She\u00e1in<\/strong> (Se\u00e1n\u2019s Slinky), m\u00e1thair She\u00e1in<\/strong> (Se\u00e1n\u2019s mother)<\/p>\n

Well, discussing the name \u201cSe\u00e1n<\/strong>\u201d has taken up a full blog.\u00a0 The remaining names for our current discussion will be in the next blogpost.\u00a0 SGF\u00a0 — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed: Alabhaois. \u00c9adbhard, Feardorcha, R\u00f3n\u00e1n, Tiarn\u00e1n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) We recently looked at five Irish names for boys, including at least a couple that are off the beaten track.\u00a0 Here they are with a couple of letters missing.\u00a0 Recognize \u2018em? Alabh__ __ __ s, \u00c9ad__ __ ard, F__ __rdor__ __ a, R__n__n, T__ __ rn\u00e1n.\u00a0 (Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos) Today we\u2019ll look briefly at…<\/p>\n

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