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Flemingsean
Member Username: Flemingsean
Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 08:50 am: |
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Hi there, > > We've been looking on the web for help with naming our newborn baby boy. We > like the name Cadhan but we are unsure as to the correct pronounciation. Is > it Kay-din as in Aidan with a 'k', is the 'd' pronounced or is it silent as > in Cah-in or are both our efforts way way of the mark. We would be really > grateful for any assistance you could give us. > > Regards > > |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 3333 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 10:27 am: |
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More like the english word kine |
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Dennis
Member Username: Dennis
Post Number: 1548 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 10:48 am: |
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Do you know that "cadhan" as a common noun means "barnacle goose" (Branta leucopsis) in Irish? Go raibh [do rogha meafar] leat!
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Pangur_dubh
Member Username: Pangur_dubh
Post Number: 66 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 11:44 am: |
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Cadhan aonair could be translated as 'a lone bird'. In an anglophonic world, however, 'kine' sounds a bit bovine, albeit in a poetic way. So consider well before definitely deciding on the name as the whether is will be ok. |
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