Irish Culture
2007-02-09 18:11:54 · 6 answers · asked by Jay 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Irish names fall into four broad groups; Names referring to an ancestor, names deriving from a place, names relating to work or a profession and names based on personal characteristics. You might find the following sites interesting:
NICKNAMES
Irish hereditary surnames - An Introduction
IRISH NAMES AND NICKNAMES
The Distortion of Irish Surnames
Irish Surnames of Gaelic Origin
2007-02-10 04:27:45 · answer #1 · answered by alpha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I named my cat Seamus, I think it's Irish. He looked like a Seamus or some kind of dopey irishman.
2007-02-10 02:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oisin (pronounced Wa-sheen), Briggete (bridg-eet), Sean, Martin...
2007-02-10 02:17:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried doing an online search? I did it once and the results are overwhelming, theres so much information out there to suit your own needs.
2007-02-10 02:15:09 · answer #4 · answered by kaledrina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patrick means nobility.
2007-02-10 02:21:07 · answer #5 · answered by Playing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patrick!-my bros name.
Pat/Patty
2007-02-10 02:14:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋