How Well Do You Know The Pronunciation Of These Irish Names?

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How Well Do You Know The Pronunciation Of These Irish Names? - Quiz

Most Americans finds It very difficult to pronounce Irish names, do you encounter this problems too? Try this quiz out to be able to determine weather you can pronounce this Irish names perfectly or not.

Questions and Answers

1.

Aoife is pronounced as?
- A.
  
  EE-fa
- B.
  
  RE-fa
- C.
  
  AA-fa
- D.
  
  AE-fa
- E.
  
  FA-FE
2.

Caoihme is pronounced as?
- A.
  
  KEE-va
- B.
  
  EEK-va
- C.
  
  ERE-va
- D.
  
  EKE-va
- E.
  
  KEE-va
3.

How do you pronounce Ciara?
- A.
  
  KEE
- B.
  
  EEK
- C.
  
  EKE
- D.
  
  AKE
- E.
  
  KAE
4.

Maeve is pronounced as?
- A.
  
  AYMV
- B.
  
  MAYV
- C.
  
  VAYM
- D.
  
  MAVY
- E.
  
  YAMV
5.

How do you pronounce Niamh
- A.
  
  VEE-ne
- B.
  
  EEN
- C.
  
  EEN-ve
- D.
  
  NEE-ve
- E.
  
  NEE-ve
6.

Saoirse can be pronounced as?
- A.
  
  SEER-sha
- B.
  
  REES-sha
- C.
  
  ESE-sha
- D.
  
  SEE-sha
- E.
  
  EESR-sha
7.

Sinead can be prounced as what?
- A.
  
  Shi-NAYD
- B.
  
  Nayd-SHI
- C.
  
  Shi-nayd
- D.
  
  Nayd-shi
- E.
  
  SHI-NAYD
8.

Which of these Irish names are correctly pronunced
- A.
  
  Celtic
- B.
  
  Tical
- C.
  
  Eltic
- D.
  
  Lectic
- E.
  
  Ticel
9.

Is it St. Patty's Day or St. Paddy's Day
- A.
  
  St.Patty's Day
- B.
  
  St. Paddy's Day
- C.
  
  Non
- D.
  
  Both
- E.
  
  St.Patty and St.Paddy's Day
10.

If your name is Timothy you are Grand
- A.
  
  False
- B.
  
  True
- C.
  
  True or False
- D.
  
  True and False
- E.
  
  Non