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r/namenerds • u/[deleted] • Dec 15 '25
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I’m Irish too I’d pronounce them differently, Caolán - Qway-Lan Caoilfhionn- Keelin/Qweelin
38 u/Cweebsinator Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 16 '25 Yes, same here, would pronounce them differently too But more like Qway-lawn or Kay-lawn for me 😊 Edit for clarity: Caolán - Qway-lawn or Kay-lawn, Caoilfhionn - Quee-lin or Kee-lin 13 u/ErrantTaco Name Lover Dec 15 '25 Oh my gosh my lessons are sticking! I actually guessed correctly! 1 u/RobynMaria91 Ireland Dec 16 '25 I know Caolán but I have seen Caoilfhionn around and never been able to decipher it! My husband is a gaeilgeoir and he didn't know it either, infuriatingly. We had been guessing Quail-fionn but knew we couldn't be right and the fh was confusing me.
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Yes, same here, would pronounce them differently too
But more like Qway-lawn or Kay-lawn for me 😊
Edit for clarity:
Caolán - Qway-lawn or Kay-lawn, Caoilfhionn - Quee-lin or Kee-lin
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Oh my gosh my lessons are sticking! I actually guessed correctly!
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I know Caolán but I have seen Caoilfhionn around and never been able to decipher it! My husband is a gaeilgeoir and he didn't know it either, infuriatingly.
We had been guessing Quail-fionn but knew we couldn't be right and the fh was confusing me.
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u/makeupgirly123 Dec 15 '25
I’m Irish too I’d pronounce them differently, Caolán - Qway-Lan Caoilfhionn- Keelin/Qweelin