2006-07-29 23:53:38 · 12 answers · asked by lykovetos 5 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Scottish Football
Celtic is pronounced 'Seltic' on the insistence of one of the Club's most prominent founders - Brother Walfrid. Originally from Ireland himself, he help establish Celtic so that they could fund the many soup kitchens in the east end of Glasgow that were run by the Catholic Church. Interestingly, the name that was first muted was Glasgow Hiberninans to reflect the Irish input. However, it was decided that a better name would be Celtic and Brother Walfrid insisted that pronouncing it 'Seltik' in a fashion as to how most Scots speak could reflect both a Scottish and irish identity. An identity the club still maintains today.
2006-08-01 01:02:54 · answer #1 · answered by pauljosephmullen 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It isn't. It's PRONOUNCED Seltic because that's the way we do things in this country. A letter "C" followed by the letter "E" is always pronounced as a "soft" C.
Cat, cauldron... Hard C
Cedric, Cecil, ceiling - Soft C
Look the rest up for yourself in a dictionary if you're that interested!
2006-07-30 00:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason Cilla Black is "Silla" and not "Killa". C can be pronounced either as S or K, and the followers of the club pronounced it as an S, although as you presumably know the word celtic is normally pronounced as a K. I suspect that this is purely because they were unfamiliar with the word "celtic" when the club chose that as their name, and consequently mispronounced it.
2006-07-30 00:07:43 · answer #3 · answered by Graham I 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! It is because there is a Scottish word " Celtic " pronounced Keltic , and because Celtic fans think they are from Eire they like to speak with "S eltic in a kid of Eire slang sounding way. Its a stupid religious thing they have..
2006-07-30 09:04:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You pronounce Celtic as in 'Seltik'
2006-07-29 23:57:07 · answer #5 · answered by domesticavalanche 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've got it wrong Jimmy. They are called Sellik by those who follow them
2006-07-29 23:58:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause they are and if you want to argue about it come up too glasgow!
2006-07-29 23:56:27 · answer #7 · answered by sco_jam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its because they are a team of fannies
bjk
2006-07-30 09:51:27 · answer #8 · answered by mr_soapytitwank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe its something to do with ireland everything else to do with scoish football is
2006-07-30 03:35:09 · answer #9 · answered by gerald_kelly2004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because in english "c" is pronounced like either "s" of "k"
2006-07-29 23:57:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋