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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 856
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Caoimhe the name.
When i first saw Caoimhe's name i was pronouncing it Kay-oi-me.
But then i found out it is pronounced Kee-va, and wonder how such variance on the spelling is acheived?
It's the same with Padraig ( Pad-raig) being pronounced as Poric, and Siobahn (Si-O-barn) being pronounced as Sha-vorn.
Is there some sort of grammer rule here that can be used to ascertain other similar spellings, or is it just a matter of an interpretation?
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