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Post January 21 2011, 21:29 PM
Bodhránbob
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The Problem is we dont have a Caighdeán for them...so like English...Michael is spelled Mychal or some such. Names are a pain ..My dog answers to Sparky/Sparkie/Sparkey etc :lol: or..Hey Shitehawk!
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Nuair a shuíonn an coileach péacoige ar a thóin, níl ann ach turcaí
Chief Buffalo Breath
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Post January 21 2011, 23:08 PM
Antóin
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"Florence" is a strange name alright although still quite common in Cork for men. It goes back hundreds of years. I don't know how it originated. Everywhere else on the planet it's a girl's name. I suspect it may be dying out as a man's name now.
Warning: Reasonable command of Irish - but I still make basic errors.

Post January 22 2011, 1:22 AM
Beagle
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A lt of names used for girls now started as men's names; Shirley, Leslie, Beryl, Ashley, Florence,etc. And the more modern changeover Sidney.The Great Zeigfeld of Follies fame was Florenz so it was not just an Irish usage. The Florences I knew were O'Connors from Kerry

Post January 22 2011, 2:37 AM
Sassy Lassie
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Bodhránbob wrote:The Problem is we dont have a Caighdeán for them...so like English...Michael is spelled Mychal or some such. Names are a pain ..My dog answers to Sparky/Sparkie/Sparkey etc :lol: or..Hey Shitehawk!

:lol:

Sass
Sassy Lassie

Gorm Abú
Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste, ná Bearla cliste.

Post January 22 2011, 3:42 AM
Redwolf
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Sassy Lassie wrote:
Bodhránbob wrote:The Problem is we dont have a Caighdeán for them...so like English...Michael is spelled Mychal or some such. Names are a pain ..My dog answers to Sparky/Sparkie/Sparkey etc :lol: or..Hey Shitehawk!

:lol:

Sass


My dog answers quite happily to "Here kitty kitty kitty!"

Redwolf

Post January 22 2011, 5:16 AM
kenailan
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Redwolf wrote:My dog answers quite happily to "Here kitty kitty kitty!"
dátheangach

Post January 22 2011, 15:12 PM
scoobytyson
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My dog is quite handy at metalwork - I gave him a kick in the arse the other day and he made a bolt for the door.
The money-grabbing wankers who control this site can ban me too. Talk about recruiting trolls! I've spent enough time putting money in their pockets.

Post January 22 2011, 16:15 PM
Redwolf
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scoobytyson wrote:My dog is quite handy at metalwork - I gave him a kick in the arse the other day and he made a bolt for the door.


:lach:

Post January 22 2011, 22:16 PM
fiairefeadha
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Beagle wrote:A lt of names used for girls now started as men's names
Hyacinth was originally male (A polish saint) and some people are using Naoise as a girls name

Post January 22 2011, 22:35 PM
Redwolf
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fiairefeadha wrote:
Beagle wrote:A lt of names used for girls now started as men's names
Hyacinth was originally male (A polish saint) and some people are using Naoise as a girls name


Once a name is used for a girl, it will never again be acceptable to parents for their boys. That's the sad truth of so-called "unisex" names.

Redwolf


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