Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
Examples:
Seán (John)=A Sheáin (pronounced A HyAWN)
Séamas (James)=A Shéamais (pronounced A HAMISH)
Tomás (Thomas)=A Thomáis (pronounced A HOM-ISH)
Mícheál (Michael)=A Mhíchíl (pronounced A VEE-HyILL)
But if you want to get down to it, you'd have to deCelticize the names to their Hebrew origins. ;)