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Seal of Catherine of Navarre. She and John III of Navarre were parents to thirteen children: [5] Anne of Navarre (19 May 1492 – 15 August 1532). Magdalena of Navarre (29 March 1494 – May 1504). Catherine of Navarre (1495 – November 1532). Abbess of the Trinity at Caen. Joan of Navarre (15 June 1496 – last mentioned in November, 1496).
During the "Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán.
The Germanized version, Killian, used to be the dominant spelling in Ireland, says Ó Séaghdha, but in 2003 – the year after Murphy’s breakthrough movie “28 Days Later” was released ...
The guidelines for Irish-language names, above, apply to place names. In deciding article titles: Where the English- and Irish-language names are the same or very nearly the same, but the spellings differ, use the English spelling. Example: Rosmuc, not Ros Muc. Inishmore, not Inis Mór. Where the English- and Irish-language names are different ...
The Irish spelling is Dearbhla — and not surprisingly, that wasn’t used either. Donnacha — This popular boys’ name in Ireland is pronounced dunn-ah-ka , and means “brown-haired warrior.”
Irish orthography is the set of conventions used to write Irish. A spelling reform in the mid-20th century led to An Caighdeán Oifigiúil , the modern standard written form used by the Government of Ireland , which regulates both spelling and grammar . [ 1 ]
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil ([ənˠ ˌkəidʲaːn̪ˠ ˈɛfʲɪɟuːlʲ], "The Official Standard"), often shortened to An Caighdeán, is the variety of the Irish language that is used as the standard or state norm for the spelling and the grammar of the language and is used in official publications and taught in most schools in the Republic of Ireland.
The remains of two Irish nationals who died of accidental drug overdoses in Florida were mislabeled, leading to the burial and cremation of the wrong people, according to a medical examiner.