# How is the name "Padraig" properly pronounced in Irish Gaelic?

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**Created:** [March 17, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-name-padraig-properly-pronounced-in-irish-gaelic/162084 "2003-03-17T20:36:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-name-padraig-properly-pronounced-in-irish-gaelic/162084/1 "2003-03-17T20:36:25Z")

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Today’s holiday got me thinking about this.

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**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-name-padraig-properly-pronounced-in-irish-gaelic/162084/2 "2003-03-17T20:47:43Z")

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It can actually be pronounced in a few different ways, depending on the person’s preference:

Porick  
Porig  
Pahdrick  
Pahdrig

It’s properly spelled _Pádraig_, btw.

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**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-name-padraig-properly-pronounced-in-irish-gaelic/162084/3 "2003-03-17T20:57:35Z")

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pauhdrig  
pauric

as ruadh said, depending on the dialect and person’d preference.

slán