dapatrick Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 So how do you all pronounce Seamus' name? I use "SEE - MUSS" but got into a discussion recently where a local insisted that it was "SHAY - MUSS" I know the later is much more common and accepted, but I have been hesitant to place the H sound into words ever since it sponsored a rather dubious episode of Sesame Street. This has been made all the more confusing (to me) with the introduction of pronunciation guides in Rising Powers. How do people in your area pronounce Zoraida? - I personally avoid it, calling her just "The Hag". What about Silurid? Heck, I don't even know how to pronounce Nephilim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) So how do you all pronounce Seamus' name? I use "SEE - MUSS" but got into a discussion recently where a local insisted that it was "SHAY - MUSS" I know the later is much more common and accepted, but I have been hesitant to place the H sound into words ever since it sponsored a rather dubious episode of Sesame Street. This has been made all the more confusing (to me) with the introduction of pronunciation guides in Rising Powers. How do people in your area pronounce Zoraida? - I personally avoid it, calling her just "The Hag". What about Silurid? Heck, I don't even know how to pronounce Nephilim! Shey-muss - Seamus is an irish name and the pronunciation is Shey-muss. Zore eye duh is how we say it. Sill - urr - idd - Seems the most obvious, though a lot of our group just says Slur-id. Nephilim is pronounced Nef - il - em. Edited May 16, 2011 by Sandwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippieshopper Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Slur-rid Nef uh lim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Shey-muss Zor-ray-duh Sil-lur-rid Nef-i-lim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 The SE makes a Sh sound in Irish speak So Sean is Shawn Seamus is Shamus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I'm italian and can't figure out irish phonetics, so I just call him 'that perverted leprechaun pimp-looking bastard with the hat' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmike Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 its Shay-....eh you got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkcloud Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 I'm italian and can't figure out irish phonetics, so I just call him 'that perverted leprechaun pimp-looking bastard with the hat' Quite a conversation extender Paddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 You guys are missing which syllables are stressed! SHAY-muss Zor-AY (or EYE)-duh SIH-luh-rid NEF-ih-leem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergoth Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 How about Róisín, Bláthnaid, Caolán, Padraig and Tadgh? I have friends with these names - bloody spelled like it too. I regularly play Malifaux with Padraig and Tadgh. Edit: Let us not forget poor Oisin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevorin Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Aye, we irish have some odd spelled names that sound nothing like how its spelled... for instance Siobhann pronounced Sha-vaughn, or samhain, pronounced sow-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I have a friend who has a daughter named Niamh who's like 2 or 3, and I just now realized it's not pronounced "Neem". It sounds like he's saying something like "Neev". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergoth Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 "We Irish"? Where you based Sevorin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicpockets Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 How about Róisín, Bláthnaid, Caolán, Padraig and Tadgh? And Thor, Loki and Odin too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdelemental Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 How about Róisín, Yeah, like Roisin Murphy. [LOVE her] How do you really pronounce her first name so I don't sound like a doof when I fanboi out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angor Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Siobhann pronounced Sha-vaughn, We had a friend called Siobhann and we just used to call her 'Shabang!' instead. We are not friends anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergoth Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 And Thor, Loki and Odin too ... no. Yeah, like Roisin Murphy. [LOVE her] How do you really pronounce her first name so I don't sound like a doof when I fanboi out? ROW-Sheen, or ROH-Sheen. See: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN_G-FEFW8k&feature=related[/ame] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliver Chocobo Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I'm italian and can't figure out irish phonetics, so I just call him 'that perverted leprechaun pimp-looking bastard with the hat' Stupid pizza eating plumber How about Róisín, Bláthnaid, Caolán, Padraig and Tadgh? I have friends with these names - bloody spelled like it too. I regularly play Malifaux with Padraig and Tadgh. Edit: Let us not forget poor Oisin! Wow that looks difficult to pronounce "We Irish"? Where you based Sevorin? You Irish, me English (Of Irish decent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergoth Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 You Irish, me English (Of Irish decent) Speaking of which, Queen Lizzie is visiting Cork city today. Mostly peaceful except for a group of rednecks chanting and blaring rebel songs into Grand Parade. From Sullivans Quay, which is where I have to go to work in 5 minutes. Lucky me. If they start throwing sparkly things at the police like they did in Dublin I have an escape plan ready. It involves emergency exits, sprinting, warehouses and drinking ginger beer till they go away. Really. I pray to the Grave Spirit for a relatively quiet day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevorin Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 "We Irish"? Where you based Sevorin? Irish decent, but Im American. My father was very big on our irish heritage, culture, stories, and anything Hibernian which influenced me to learn all I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Stupid pizza eating plumber Hmmmmm......pizza.....mmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattyted Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 The SE makes a Sh sound in Irish speak So Sean is Shawn Seamus is Shamus. Corretc pronounciation but wrong reasoning old chap. Sorry to be pedantic but sean in Irish (and for that matter Scots) Gaelic is pronounced see-an and it is not a name. Sean translates as 'old' Seán on the other hand is a name pronounced shaun or Shawn. It is the Irish equivalent of the English name John. SE is not automatically pronounced as Sh, it depends on the context of the whole word. In this case the following letter a has a fada (or acute). This changes the pronounciation of the whole word. Which gives you the mildly interesting fact that 'Seán sean' means 'old John'. Confusingly Seamus would be pronounced Shay-mus if you were speaking about the person, but if you were addressing them directly it changes to something much more like Hamish. But then again, the english version of Seamus is James. Anyway, back to the real world..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliver Chocobo Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Corretc pronounciation but wrong reasoning old chap. Sorry to be pedantic but sean in Irish (and for that matter Scots) Gaelic is pronounced see-an and it is not a name. Sean translates as 'old' Seán on the other hand is a name pronounced shaun or Shawn. It is the Irish equivalent of the English name John. SE is not automatically pronounced as Sh, it depends on the context of the whole word. In this case the following letter a has a fada (or acute). This changes the pronounciation of the whole word. Which gives you the mildly interesting fact that 'Seán sean' means 'old John'. Confusingly Seamus would be pronounced Shay-mus if you were speaking about the person, but if you were addressing them directly it changes to something much more like Hamish. But then again, the english version of Seamus is James. Anyway, back to the real world..................... It's good seán translates into John and Peter, I would hate to have been called Peter Peter Also Sean (as well as Shaun) are English spellings of Seán Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattyted Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Thing is, regardless of how you want to pronounce it Seamus suits the character. James and the Redchapel Gang hasn't got the same ring to it. In the same vein; Seamus and the Giant Peach would just be silly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Seamus and the Giant Peach would just be silly! lol. Now, after all this back and forth about the proper pronunciation of Seamus, I am firmly convinced that my way is easiest. I'm italian and can't figure out irish phonetics, so I just call him 'that perverted leprechaun pimp-looking bastard with the hat' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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