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BB11 Channel 4's last Big Brother series started June 2010. Josie Gibson was the winner. All the gossip about the Big Brother 11 house, series and housemates here!

Housemates:

Andrew,

Ben,

Caoimhe,

Corin,

David,

Govan,

Ife,

JJ,

Jo,

John James,

Josie,

Keeley,

Laura,

Mario,

Nathan,

Rachel,

Rachael,

Sam,

Shabby,

Sunshine,

Steven

Caoimhe: Caoimhe the name.

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16-06-2010, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by StGeorge

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?

irish spelling is always proper weird! i have to keep checking her name spelling if im going to write about her in this forum