Gaelic (help me name the bairnie!)

[davidlpope]

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The Gaelic form of the name Cary is Ciardha

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Cerridwen

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Kirowyn

Pronunciations?

I know it's supposed to be pronounced "ash" but I kind of fell in love with the pronunciation Ays-lin...which is probably how everybody that reads her name will say it anyhow.

Hate to be the naysayer here and not trying to be ugly, but I think you've hit a major problem right on the head...If you can't figure out how to pronounce these names on your own, how do you expect anyone else to?

Scots Gaelic is a completely different language than English with different sounds represented by letters shared by English. Unless one has some knowledge of Scots Gaelic, one wouldn't know that Scots Gaelic "bh" or "mh" (as in Daibhidh) is pronounced as English "v" (Davy). Hence, your child will always have the pronunciation of his name butchered, particularly outside of Scotland.

Why not shoot for Scottish names that are easily recognizable in their English form? James (or Jamie or Seamus or Hamish), Robert (or Rabbie), Alexander (or Alistair), etc./ Catriona, Jean, etc. That seems like it would maybe be better than giving a child a Gaelic name when his/her parents, family, etc. don't speak the "Gaidhlig".

Cordially,

David