How to pronounce "Clodagh"

Irish-born American designer. If you could explain me the pronounciation using common language words I would really really appreciate it. Thank you zillion times in advance.

I would say Clo (as in close)-da, with the stress on the Clo.

Thank you crusoe! Absolutely nothing else at the end?

Just making sure.

What does that word mean?? Can't find it on the german website I use that tells you the words

It doesn't mean anything, it's a surname of an Irish-born American designer.

Agree with Crusoe. Nothing at the end, just clo-da.

Edit: Has the title been modded? Did it say "Irish or English" before? That's what I thought, but maybe I'm seeing things. Anyway, as you know, I'm not Irish. I have heard it many a time though (as a first name).

Thanks Tiggi

It is actually a female firstname in Ireland rather than a surname. There is a river in Tipperary (its a long way to...) called River Clodagh.

Oh really?! I guess this is an artist name then now. So, how would YOU pronounce it? Also clo-da?

How is Brid (there is an accent above the i) pronounced and what about Niahm

Clodagh Rogers was/is a country singer if memory serves me well.

Yup, gaelic first-name, pronounced like the German "Toilet there" or "Klo da".

Clodagh is defo pronounced klo-da

@astro rabbit
Niamh is pronounced nee-ivf
Bríd is pronounced breed ... (kinda)

Legend has it that the song you make refernce to (It's a long way to Tipperary) actually has nothing at all to do with Tipperary in Ireland. The song was co-written by Harry Williams who lived in the Tipperary cottage, not far from the Tipperary Inn in Warwickshire, England.

To quote Michael Caine: not many people know that

I guess I will not test their sense of humor by writing "Toilet there" in my translation this time. Funnily enough I almost probably will never forget now how to pronounce it. Thanks.

Thank you, everybody.

Niahm is pronounced Neev...it's my boss's daughter's name (her husband is irish)

Coming from Tipp I can vouch for the River Clodagh. Agree its pronounced Clo da.

Whats the hardest Irish name to pronounce?? donnchadha would be up there i reckon??

Here's a few tongue-twisters:

Aoibhín
Dáithi
Mairéad
Saoirse

How about Aodh or Ruadh?

caoimhin. pronouned kwee veen

Being a Tipp South man meself, if I'd a penny every time I told people I'm from Tipp and they then started singing this song, well I'd have a lotta pennies...


That would be Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh.

Muireann Ní Chinneide

Paddy Murphy

To pronounce straight off or to divine from its spelling? Can, meet the worms.

Medb? Maeve isn't it? Or Diarmuid? Aoilbhe? Daithi? Caoilte? Naoise? Caoimhin?

Yeah, Naoise is a fecker

Siobhán is another good one (pronounced shove-awn)- my friend gets called s-eye-oh-ban a lot

Eoin. My name - pretty easy to pronounce I would reckon, but then again I am biased being Irish. I have got E-O-IN, OYN, EUAN, EEEN, JUUN...the list goes on

If your 2nd name is McLove you could be in the draw for todays Geansai-in-a-banana-cake.

Patsy: Thanks for everything, Father. Oh, and thanks for not mentioning Eoin's "problem."

Father Ted: Oh yes, you mentioned that before. What was it?

Eoin: I have no willy.

Get away from me, I don't wan't to catch the menopause.

You leave me alone. I could have you killed

Hello, is Patsy there?

This one smells of wee.

Lavatory mnemonics - flushes the men from the boys every time.

You're welcome

nah. I'd define a difficult irish name to pronounce as being one that the irish themselves cant figure out.
Something like Conchobhar, pronounced Cruh-hoor in Conemara , springs to mind - which is irish for Conor

ok, maybe its easy to pronounce but you'd never guess how to say it from the spelling.

Here's a few...

Siún Nic Gearailt
Gráinne Seoige
Síle Seoige
Sharon Ní Bheolain
Aoife Ní Thuairisg

OK, OK, so they may not be so hard to pronounce but they are easy on the eyes!

Dude, you gotta supply piccies of hot Irish women

Saoirse is another tough one methinks.

There's a lovely woman at my work called Eimer. But my head thinks German "bin" every time - Eimer Eimer Mülleimer.
Sorry Eimer, I like you tons but my head says bin.

Saoirse is the irish word for "freedom" and pronounced Serhsa...Eimer? That should be Eimear surely? Lovely name though, whatever the spelling...

It's an alternative spelling of Emer, lovely name. Wife of Cu Chulainn.

My opinion of it is in no way influenced by a beautiful redhead of that name that I met once.

Blaithnaid's nice too...or Daire...or Cathal...

I'm getting homesick now for lovely Co Louth...

I never dreamt I'd read those words. Although that leafy stretch between Ardee and Dundalk is quite a nice drive, as far as I remember.

Gobhnaid is another one, but it always makes me think of puffins. And Siofra is quite lovely.

I lived in Dundalk...and yes, the drive to Ardee is quite nice...unless you're driving at night...

Then the chances are you know a few headers that I know, especially if you ever drank or went to see bands in the Sunshine Bar (think thats what it was called).

Never heard of the Sunshine Bar must admit, unless you mean the Spirit Store? Located on the Quays in Dundalk Port?

It is, or was, on the main street heading north out of town, slightly grungey, used to have gigs out back in the beergarden, pretty cool pub back in the day. And the other one, MacManuses or something, one of the Corrs used to work there.

I don't think it exists anymore, I've certainly never heard of it or seen it. McManuses isn't far from where I used to live, belonged to the Corr's Aunts I think, however, they sold it off about a year or two ago...

Can someone give a clue as to how to pronounce the individual sylables. I know the language has a lot of silent letters,

My family are from Cluain Cearbán, so I have an Irish connection, but thats all.

She was (is) from Nothern Ireland... See here.

Maolseachlainn Uilechumhachtach

Oh God! it's early and I'm off to Ballymahon via Munich airport.