Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
Dia Dhuit, A Mhac Shíomóin,

That's okay, mine is quite rusty when it comes to grammar. (And thus practical application!) My vocabulary is still fairly good, though!

Congratulations on the wee one! I have a 2-year-old daughter named Siobhán Éama.

"Saráid Róisín Nic Shíomóin" (pronounced SAR-AWD ROESH-EEN NIK HyEE-MOAN) would be the correct form. Saráid, I believe, is a pet form variant of Sara, as I don't think there is really an Irish form of Sara, other that Sara itself, which still works within the rules of the language. In times past, the name "Sorcha" was often used as an "equivalent" of Sara, though it is completely unrelated.
I'm amazed at your daughter's name---my wife and I once considered the exact same name for our daughter! We decided upon Sara not only because we both love the name but it's also my mother's favorite. I chose (demanded, ha-ha) Róisín (from the Latin rosa, meaning little rose) for her middle name since I was adamant she possess a Gaelic name.

By the way, I completely blanked on feminizing her surname in my first post. See? I told you my Irish was rubbish.

Thanks for the reply.