De-Anglicisation of Names

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Back in '84 I named my son Patrick Ian (two of my favorite names)

My daughter's is Shannon Morgan. I know you touched upon Morgan earlier.

You have Pádraig above, how would you write both their names (first & middle) in the Irish?

Thanks.

Patrick As I mentioned in that post, Pádraig is the Irish form of the Latin name, Patricius, while Patrick is the English form. The Scottish Gaelic form (In case you're wondering) is Pàdruig. Pronounced the same as the Irish, PAW-DRICK.

Ian from Iain, the Scottish Gaelic form of John. While people may pronounce their names however they like, Iain is technically pronounced EE-UN, not EYE-IN like the actor Ian Zierling. The vowel combination ia is always pronounced as EE-UH in the Gaelic language family. In English, of course, it usually isn't. Some examples include Brian, which is really pronounced BREE-UN, and Ryan (from Rian, pronounced REE-UN).

Shannon The name Shannon is not often found in Ireland, believe it or not. It tends to be thought of as an Irish-American name, along with Colleen and Erin. (from Cailín and Éireann respectively). The River Shannon (An tSionainn) derives its name from Sionainn, a spirit or goddess in Irish mythology. Thus, the Irish form would be Sionainn, pronounced SHIN-IN.

Morgan Muirghean, is often the Irish form of the name. Pronounced MwIR-YEN.