I am reading a birth cert. from 1887 and can't decipher this one word?
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what languages have an mark above the o?
2007-02-26 13:08:54 · 7 answers · asked by rusalka 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
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2007-02-26 13:19:48 · update #1
It just says O'reilly, that's the last name. Is a last name from Ireland.
2007-02-26 13:14:05 · answer #1 · answered by Charlie 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I know that Gaelic has the mark above the o and Breton may also (but I am not certain). I have seen the mark more in Irish Gaelic. The word that it looks like you're having trouble with seems to be Irish and it looks like it starts with an Fo and ends with a y. Are there any other clues on the birth certificate itself, like the birth place of the mother or where the parents were married? You may be able to narrow down your search by checking those areas too. I would also check baptismal records for the baby - check the Catholic Churches near where the birth occured. The Catholic churches tend to keep meticulous records so you may be able to get another example of the name that may be easier to decipher. Good luck.
2007-02-27 09:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by Susan G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The image you sent looks to me like an Irish, possibly Scottish or Welsh name. Its not an O with an accent, its an O'...as in O'Reilly, which is what I read the name as......Also, since the name is Mary Ann, and the certificate is from 1887, I'd wager it's an apostrophe.
In the event that it isn't, an o with an accent over it is found in many Latin based languages...French, Spanish, Italian among them.
2007-02-26 21:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mark in above the o, in Italian shows the stress. But there are languages, for example Hungarian, that have a mark like this above the o, and it's not the stress, it makes the vowel sound a bit longer when you pronounce it.
2007-03-01 20:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by baba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the mark (accent) is on the final 'o' of the words, it's Italian:
'però' (but, even if) (peh-ròh) (eh like in men, oh like in not)
'falò' (bonfire) (fah-lòh) (ah like in are)
'ron-dò' (rondo, traffic circle) (rohn-dòh) 1st oh like in saw, 2nd like in not
and in near all verbs at 3rd person of the past or 1st person of the future:
'amò' (he/she loved) (ah-mòh)
'suonò' (he/she played) (soo-oh-nòh)
'amerò' (I will love) (ah-meh-ròh)
'suonerò' (I will play) (soo-oh-neh-ròh)
Ciao.
2007-02-27 19:25:03 · answer #5 · answered by ombra mattutina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's Italian. Vietnamese also has that mark though.
2007-02-26 21:13:41 · answer #6 · answered by marshimaro1993 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
svedish
2007-02-26 21:16:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋