As a last name. Any help would be much appreciated, for example of you have or know of anyone who has the same name.
If by a strange chance anyone knows this guy, he works for Midlothian Council, and I don't want to offend him by getting his name wrong!
2007-02-14 22:38:06 · 19 answers · asked by the_happy_green_fish 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
My buddy pronounces it 'hockey' - it's his surname too
2007-02-14 22:40:59 · answer #1 · answered by chillipope 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's an Irish name. A former Taóiseach* of Ireland was called Charles Haughey and the pronunciation of his name was a bit like 'hockey', but the 'ck' is a spirant - not a plosive, so it sounds like the the 'ch' in 'loch', or the noise you make when trying to clear a bit of food that has got stuck in your gullet.
I'm not sure whether it can also be a Scottish surname too. if it can, then, no doubt, it will have an alternative pronunciation. Anyway, I doubt that he will be offended, as it.s not at all obvious how to pronounce his name.
*{I think that 'Taóiseach' is the Irish equivalent of prime minister.}
2007-02-15 01:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by deedsallan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charlie Haughey was a government figure in Ireland, its pronounced Haw-hee
2007-02-15 04:58:23 · answer #3 · answered by ruthieelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haw - hee. We used to have a Charles J Haughey as PM in Ireland.
2007-02-15 13:44:30 · answer #4 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd pronounce it hoff-ee but you could just ask him how to pronounce it, I'm sure he won't be offended by that.
He'd probably be pleased someone took the initiative to ask rather than just taking a guess like I'm sure many people will.
2007-02-14 22:48:14 · answer #5 · answered by Emzi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By following the rules I learned in English class, I would pronounce it Hauffy. But anyways, you won't offend him because people must get it wrong from time to time and he must realize that it is a rather difficult name to always get right...and at least it isn't Bohner ;)
2007-02-14 22:45:16 · answer #6 · answered by gnomus12 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's pronounced Haw-hee.
2007-02-14 22:41:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In Ireland it's pronounced haw-hee and scottish is pretty close so i would say try that.
2007-02-16 20:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by kyles GG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its very hard to pronance somethin in words but it sounds like Haughey...or if youre from the south Hawghey.
2007-02-14 22:42:54 · answer #9 · answered by clever investor 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Whore - hee
It sounds very much like an Irish surname.
2007-02-14 23:01:34 · answer #10 · answered by Quickswitch79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋