Irish Translation Forum

My husband is considering getting my name tattoo'd but would like to use the Gaelic spelling - can you help? My name in English is spelled "Leslee", though the typical spelling is "Leslie". I'd also like to know the translation of my daughter's name "Meghan".

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

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"Leslie" sounds like an English name - and therefore cannot be "translated" into Irish. Only names that are originally Irish, or have a long-standing association with Ireland, or those that are Biblical may be translated to Irish.

Await more expert input on this, however.

Meghan is a Welsh name...Most Irish Meghans or Megans use Megan in Irish.
Names dont translate..regardless of Baby book "wisdom"...they render or phoneticize them

An tAinmneoir gives Leaslaoi for Leslie as a masculine first name. I would think that you could use it also a a feminine spelling since it is spelled the same in English. Many years ago Leslie was commonly used only for men and Florence was a man's name.

Gumbi wrote:"Leslie" sounds like an English name - and therefore cannot be "translated" into Irish. Only names that are originally Irish, or have a long-standing association with Ireland, or those that are Biblical may be translated to Irish.

Await more expert input on this, however.

Yes, "Leslie" is English. Originally it was a surname, then it became a man's given name, and then, like so many others in the mid-twentieth century, it was co-opted as a "unisex" (which in practical terms, means "woman's") name. It has no true Irish form.

BB is correct about "Meghan" as well. It's a Welsh pet form of "Margaret." I suppose if you really wanted an Irish name, you could use "Peig," but it would be a stretch, I think.

Redwolf

Actually, according to An Sloinnteoir Leaslaoi is the Irish for both the surname and the first name

I knew a couple of males named Florence...both from Cork...Florry for short

I also knew a fellow named Vivian

John Wayne used to be Marion ..but I never brought that up to him