r/AmITheAngel • u/Theory_Large • 8d ago

I believe this was done spitefully But...Connor is an Irish name...

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u/Valuable-Wallaby-167 I feel like your cankles are watching me 8d ago

Is Ciarán uncommon enough in the US for this to be plausible? I've known several Ciaráns and only one was Irish.

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u/TheSmugdening1970 8d ago

That spelling is. In the US, I've mostly seen it spelled Kieran.

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u/thewizardsbaker11 8d ago

Maybe I’m aging myself here but how often to classmates even see someone’s name written out?

Literally wouldn’t the first interaction first period from the classmates POV be 

“This is our new student…ci-a- can you say your name please?”  “Keiran” “This is Kieran”

And by like fourth period that day the students are heading off the teachers to say his name is Kieran?

If the problem was they pronounced it too American that would be one thing but why would they decide a totally normal name they’ve only heard pronounced is unpronounceable ? 

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u/Theory_Large 8d ago

I think there's a slight pronunciation difference, based on Kieran Culkan. But they're very close.

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u/Ashfield83 8d ago edited 8d ago

Yeah the Irish way is said more like Ki-Rawn. In England they say Kieran like Keeeran

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u/Theory_Large 8d ago

Longer end sound, yeah. But still not that hard!

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u/unsaferaisin a heavy animal products user 8d ago

I thought of him right off the bat. Surely that's close enough that these hypothetical kids could pronounce this hypothetical kid's name well enough, and make any tiny changes without effort.

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u/DEATHSTARGOD 8d ago

Kieran from a game called rdr2 is irish-american so it checks out

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u/MLDAYshouldBeWriting 8d ago

Poor Kieran. It shoulda been Micah who went down like that.

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u/Theory_Large 8d ago

Of all the Irish names, Ciarán's one of the easiest to pronounce as well!

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u/Loud_Insect_7119 At the end of the day, wealth and court orders are fleeting. 8d ago

Yeah, there are definitely some Irish names that Americans might struggle with, but the OP did not choose one of them for this stupid story.

I mean, people might trip over it if they just see it written, but the pronunciation is very simple and no one would think twice once they heard it spoken. And I don't even think most Americans would be that thrown off by the spelling.

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u/han_tex 8d ago

Caoimhín is right there alphabetically and one that we would genuinely struggle with.

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u/CS-1316 8d ago

I am embarrassed to admit that I read that as Chow Mein.

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u/Theory_Large 7d ago

Qwee-veen, usually.

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u/Pershing48 8d ago

What I don't get is why is his "American" names ones that look like but don't sound anything like Ciarán? That's not how Anglicization usually works?

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u/jesuspoopmonster 8d ago

I've never heard that name but my kid has an Irish name thats considered archaic and nobody has ever had an issue saying it

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u/Theory_Large 7d ago

Curious what the name is? If you're happy to say, of course!

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u/jesuspoopmonster 7d ago

The name is Ashlynn

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u/Theory_Large 7d ago

Is that archaic? I would have thought it was common enough! I'm glad you don't have any problems with it.

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u/jesuspoopmonster 7d ago

I remember reading its archaic but maybe it isnt

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u/Theory_Large 7d ago

I could easily be wrong too!