Irish names

[Ned Ryerson]

Saoirse (meaning freedom)- Seer-shah and Ser-shah.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Any 'Liam's? - most people shorten William to Will, Willy, Bill etc. But the Irish, being the Irish, have shortened it from the other end to 'Liam'.

I'd never heard that, but it's too cool to not be true.

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Also the girl's name Caoilfhionn (pronounced Key-Lin), one of those words where ya think the original scribe must've been getting paid by the letter