I’m assuming it’s a rare enough name in Ireland. Any high profile Dianaimhs? Anyone know a Dianaimh at all? And can I have a check on the meaning of the name, is “flawless” a decent translation?
Never heard of it, Pushkin…Why not give an Irish language school a call if you haven’t already - think there’s one on the lower Ormeau? (Or ring someone at the Andytown News )
Ok, I give up. How do you pronounce Dianaimh?
Heh, a friend just finished a placement there, else I’d have asked her to ask.
There’s one in my family. We’ve also got a Siofra and we’ve overheard a woman talking to her child of that name, someone in Warrenpoint has the numberplate S1OFRA and a boat in Kinsale is named Siofra.
Me? I got the only English name in the family
We use dee-a-nuv, we’ve heard gee-a-nuv and day-nif. The latter two depending on whether you’re speaking to a self pronounced expert in Irish language or someone a bit posh.
I’ve never come across that name Pushkin. Síofra is common enough though, lovely name. Pretty much the only Irish name I don’t like is Risteard. I bet I’ll meet a Dianaimh in the next week.
A little girl who lives down the road is called Dianaimh, she’s one of my daughter’s gang.
Her parents prounouce it dia-neve, and the rest of us follow their lead. My mother in law,
whose first language was Munster Irish, always says that’s wrong, and it should be dee-neve.
As to meaning, flawless,perfect is reasonable.