Original post on Irish province/kingship names
Below is a list I found in my CKII files, of Irish dynasty names. There are too many to format as a list, so you are better off using Ctrl+F to find the one you are particularly interested in - although they are split alphabetically.
Some caveats: I speak modern-day Irish, and spell modern-day Irish. This is not the same as medieval Irish, as you can imagine, and many of these names are archaic. So there are quite a few in there I was taking a stab at, based on what I figure they would have been pronounced as. There are also those names for which I know there are modern-day versions, but the medieval spelling suggests a different pronunciation - so that's what's listed.
These pronunciations are based on me making 'ooh' and 'uck' noises at my monitor for an hour. I'm assuming a sort of mid-Atlantic phonetic base here, so treat hints accordingly. Also, these hints are not going to get your pronunciation down pat - they should not be seen to suggest rhythm or emphasis, just enough sou you can get a grip with 'weird Irish spelling'. I might come back in the future and fix this up. Generally, just sound it out, and then run it all together as fast as you can. Your friends will be very impressed.
For family names, there are some basic patterns - some of which I'm sure you are already familiar:
- Mac (Mc) / Nic = son / daughter of. The Mc version is more closely associated with Scotland, however, even though both are perfectly fine.
Pronunciations: mak / nik - Ó / Ua = descendent of. Reflects a more indirect lineage than 'Mac'. Female version is Uí.
Pronunciations: oh / ooh-ah, female: ee
If anyone has specific questions, just let me know.
Side note - now I know that my entire family's names are in CKII, all seven of them. I shall be a benevolent god...
EDIT: any 'g' (as in 'gee') is a hard 'g' (as in 'gif').
Male Names:
Abbán: ah-bawn, Adomnán: ad-um-nawn, Áed: ay-d(uh), Áedgen: ay-duh-gun, Áeducán: ay-duh-kawn, Áedán: ay-dawn, Affiath: aff-ee-ath, Ailbe: al-buh, Ailbrend: al-brund, Ailbrenn: al-brunn, Ailchú: al-koo, Aildobur: al-doo-burr, Ailgel: al-gull, Áilgenán: al-gun-awn, Ailgus: al-gus, Ailill: al-ill, Ailpín: al-peen, Ainbchellach: ay-n-veh-kee-al-ack, Áindle: ay-n-dul, Ainftech: ay-nf-tuck, Ainmere: ay-n-meer, Airechtach: arr-uck-tuck, Airfhindán: arr-finn-dawn, Airfhi
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