So without further ado here are the 100 most common Irish names and how to pronounce them.

How to pronounce irish boy names. Hear the audio till you get your pronunciation right. A - Pronounced o as in dot and a at the end of a name E - Pronounced a at the end of a name I - Pronounced ih as in dip. Fyun is the correct Munster and the most common Irish pronunciation of Fionn but Fin is also correct particularly in UlsterDonegal Irish doesnt quite sound like English fin the n is broad.

A great way to find out how to exactly pronounce Irish male names. Names with bh and mh Irish baby names with bh are either enunciated as w or v while monikers with mh are pronounced as v Dearbhla. And below is a link where you can listen to author Frank McCourt pronounce many of these so you can get the correct Irish pronunciation of these Irish baby boy names.

Use UpDown Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Cillian Murphy actor Cillian Sheridan footballer 5. Niamh is pronounced NEE-av or NEEV.

This is probably somewhat of an understatement as any Irish person who has spent a considerable portion of their lives explaining how to pronounce or spell their names will know. Irish vowels are pronounced differently to English vowels. Top Irish boy names.

Padraig Is the Irish for the name Patrick. Many Irish names are notoriously difficult for people in other English-speaking countries to wrap their heads around. Listen and learn how to pronounce Feidhelm so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.

What you need to know about the name Cillian. Padraig Prounced as Pawd-rig. Against all common sense from an English language perspective this name is pronounced SHIV-on.