[BillyBob1]

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[Big Brother Fan]

Yeah no need to hear your ****e twice

[Niall]

Originally Posted by BillyBob1

When the Tree of Temptation mocked Caoimhe's name, do you think she would have woken up to the truth: that it sounds dumb?

Hopefully, she'll change her name by deed poll to Keeva.

And it's true, even though you disagree, it's very much like me calling myself Frank and insisting it be pronounced Jessica.

Err no?

She's Irish and that name was probably gaelic to start with. Its a part of her heritage, and where she comes from. I'm Irish too, my full name is Niall (pronounced like the river Nile) Patrick McCrohan. Even though it really pisses me off when someone mispronounces my name, I like my name because its unique and reminds that I'm Irish. I don't wanna change my name at all.

Caoimhe is probably used to having her name mispronounced as well, and probably wouldn't have thought much of the tree taking the mick.

[Big Brother Fan]

I still think her name is prounounced Kwee-va, but maybe thats just the pronounciation in Munster

[Ramsay]

Originally Posted by Big Brother Fan

I still think her name is prounounced Kwee-va, but maybe thats just the pronounciation in Munster

thats how we say it over here too

[BillyBob1]

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[SoFarSoGood282]

Originally Posted by Big Brother Fan

I still think her name is prounounced Kwee-va, but maybe thats just the pronounciation in Munster

Thats how we pronounce it in Wexford too...

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

blame her parents not her

[BOOSH]

Nahh it's her bloody name she can't help it. I have a good friend who's name get's pronouned wrong all the time but she lives with it.

but this did make me laugh:

it's very much like me calling myself Frank and insisting it be pronounced Jessica.

[LiquidGold]

Originally Posted by BillyBob1

When the Tree of Temptation mocked Caoimhe's name, do you think she would have woken up to the truth: that it sounds dumb?

Hopefully, she'll change her name by deed poll to Keeva.

And it's true, even though you disagree, it's very much like me calling myself Frank and insisting it be pronounced Jessica.

i agree but she's irish! so name spelling are always weird ie oraith from bb6

[Cristina]

Originally Posted by Me!

Err no?

She's Irish and that name was probably gaelic to start with. Its a part of her heritage, and where she comes from. I'm Irish too, my full name is Niall (pronounced like the river Nile) Patrick McCrohan. Even though it really pisses me off when someone mispronounces my name, I like my name because its unique and reminds that I'm Irish. I don't wanna change my name at all.

Caoimhe is probably used to having her name mispronounced as well, and probably wouldn't have thought much of the tree taking the mick.

fair enough. But do you have any proof that "Caoimhe" is translated as keeva into English? Don't take it as a p... take. I am just genially curious as to how that writing translates in to "Keeva".

[Robertocarlo]

My first name is spelt "Robert" but you pronounce it "John"

[Jedward]

Huh? It's a normal spelling to the irish. ?? xxxxx

[stonedape]

my named is "stonedape" but it's pronounced "Siavash" itsirishdonthate

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by BillyBob1

When the Tree of Temptation mocked Caoimhe's name, do you think she would have woken up to the truth: that it sounds dumb?

Hopefully, she'll change her name by deed poll to Keeva.

And it's true, even though you disagree, it's very much like me calling myself Frank and insisting it be pronounced Jessica.

Wow you really have some sort of pathological hatred of her dont you? Thats two threads now on the same thing, her name.

Did some Irish girl with a name that looks different to the way its spelled stand you up, give you a dose or something?

You can share with us, we wont laugh(much)

[geoking66]

Originally Posted by Cristina

fair enough. But do you have any proof that "Caoimhe" is translated as keeva into English? Don't take it as a p... take. I am just genially curious as to how that writing translates in to "Keeva".

Irish was not originally written with the Roman alphabet; it has been approximately transliterated. It has broad and slender consonants, depending on the vowels around it. Let's take the letters apart:

c - pronounced as /k/ due to following "a"
aoi - pronounced as a long /i/ or "ee" in English due to the following "mh" forcing the triphthong sequence into a diphthong
mh - pronounced as /v/ as it's slender (the broad equivalent is /w/)
e - unstressed /ə/ due to placement at the end of the word

Thus, we get the approximation of "Keeva."