There is no excuse for ignorance in the age of technology.

"Ruined her life"? Really? Sheesh, what a drama queen.

I agree, you can name your son whatever you want and pronounce it however you want. My son's name is Charles, pronounced pe-ter

So easy today to ruin a person's life. It used to be that you needed a whole villainous plot for that, now it's just a simple correction in pronunciation. Where is the challenge in that *sigh*

I know a guy whose name was given to him already mispronounced and later on he learned that but didn't care and so he still goes by the mispronunciation because it's his name tho it's usually an educational introduction when it comes to it.

What I'm finding hard to fathom, is if the mum named her child after her great grandmother, then that would have been her parent's grandmother. How can she hear about her great grandmother Gráinne from either a grandparent or a parent, but not know its pronunciation? I've just realised, I don't know the names of my great grandparents, but I can ask my parents and they would know their names and how to say them.

She's not ready to learn about new world immigrant surnames. Two of the most common options are new pronunciation of the old spelling and new spelling of the old pronunciation. Doesn't really ruin lives but genealogy is hard. That said, how did you not check? The kid is old enough to follow conversation - you had years!

I knew someone who called their son “Sileas”. Supposed to be pronounced “shee-lis”, she pronounced it “Sil-ay-us”. Majority of people had no idea how to say it and it came out sounding like “silly a*s”

It's an uncomfortable moment, but in a region where there's an Irish-speaking population, it's actually heading off problems in the future. Mom will now go online and practice the heck out of this.

It's wrong to use a traditional name and not pronounce it correctly. The mother of the child should have known how to pronounce her daughter's name way before this incident

She is on a hiding to nothing as the majority of people her daughter encounters throughout her life will use the correct pronunciation - making her look even more ignorant and stupid she’s already shown herself to be. Perhaps her purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others? Christ knows how she would have pronounced “Siobhan” 😀

My name is Edward but sometimes I pronounce it Yoodumass when I'm yelling at myself for screwing something up.

Why would the parents not do their research on the name?

Parents, stop trying to prove you're cool via your children's names.

Its more like gran-ya for context. Agreed if your not from here trying to pronunce some names would be an absolute shot in the dark for some people but generally we would never take offence unless someone was taking the p**s

I knew a woman who named her daughter Ceilidh and properly pronounced it "kei-li". Her poor daughter had one terrible time in school getting teachers to spell and pronounce her name correctly for the entire 12 years of her schooling in the US. I feel it too, since people can never remember how to pronounce my given name, despite it being only FOUR LETTERS! I am very tired of being called "Linda", "Lydia" and all sorts of other "L" names I could scream!

A former colleague of mine, many years ago (pre-web) saw a job he fancied in the classifieds in "Computing". The ad listed a number and said to call Siobhan O'Kelly. He rang up and asked to speak to "Mr O'Kelly" - not only did he have not one clue as to how to pronounce it, he hadn't clocked it as a female name. His face was scarlet when he hung up. Oddly enough, some years later I got to meet her. Celtic names are much better known and understood these days.

I never know if Brianna is pronounced like it looks or if it's pronounced as Brionna.

having an irish first name, myself, yep i feel this kid's future pain....

There are girls named Saoirse which is the Irish word for freedom which is pronounced Seersha, but there is a famous actress Saoirse Ronan whosse first name is pronounce Sersha and another famous actress Saoirse Monica Jackson whose name is pronounced Seesha

So not one older family member told this woman that Granny's name wasn't actually pronounced 'Grain'?? Hmmm, I don't think so, they would have been falling over themselves to correct the Gaelge roots. At least it wasn't a difficult one like Caoilfhionn, Bláthnaid or Meadhbh!

Like how they had "The Feast of the Gods" in Paris 2024 opening ceremony and all these uncultured people thought it was "The Last Supper". Just judge them in silence and let them get laughed at. Don't waste your time.

Wow... not just a helicopter mom, but probably owns a heavy lifter like a Sikorsky Skycrane. Reality is going to hit that kid like a killer asteroid someday. I've become so jaded at other peoples' colossal stupidity that I just shake my head and snicker.

According to this, I assume that the lady pronounces her child's name as "grain", like "a single fruit or seed of a cereal." Even if she thinks it's her ancestor's name, this word means something in English. Pronouncing her name the same way as "a single fruit or seed of a cereal" already ruined her life, I think. This reminds me of an old and noble female first name, Leocadia, which was not popular, but existed in my country too. The cause of its extinction is that it's sounds in my language like if you make up a name meaning someone is throwing up on someone or something. "Leokád" literally means in my language "throwing up on something". Okay, grain is not as bad as Vomita, or Upthrower, but still. Kids will mock her in the school, and it's hard to take seriously a person named "a single fruit or seed of a cereal". So yes, little girl's life is already ruined.

im welsh lmao n can't say either way its spelt 😂i mean us welsh basically pull loads of letters out of a hat n make a word no one else but us can pronounce 😂 irish is like us celtic so do the same and if you name you kids a celt name ffs learn how to bloody pronounce it seriously no lovely ur not the ah that american one is know all know nothing most of em poor kid spell ithow its bloody said or dont even go there as someone else says educate yourself 🙄i blessed be

Names pronunciations can vary by country. It's common and not a big deal. Look at how we say Michael in the US vs how they pronounce it in Germany. Does that mean I'm saying it wrong in the US? Or that Germans are saying it wrong? No. It's just a difference in language.

YTA. They can pronounce as “Kevin” if they want. Op and her partner are incredibly pompous.

Maybe you shouldn't have interfered with the mother's personal decision. First, you assumed with no evidence that she only picked the name because it was unique and special. As opposed to the person just liking the name or it being a family name. Then, you corrected the person who ASSIGNED THE NAME on how it's pronounced. In my country - the owner of the name can pronounce the name however they want. Are the laws of phonics/grammar sometimes abused? Sure - but that's their choice and there are no rules against it (where I'm at). The person who HAS THAT NAME is pronouncing it the way they want (sometimes tradition and logic be damned). That's how it works. You could've just minded your own business instead of saying something pointless/insulting and then trying to desperately apologize/backtrack. I *do* think the mother over-reacted a bit but maybe she was frustratedly trying to figure out why in the hell she was having this banal conversation where she had to defend her choices.