'Sister-in-law can't pronounce my Irish name, but wants to use it for her baby'

A social media user has expressed their frustration at their sister-in-law wanting to use an Irish name for her son without knowing how to properly pronounce it. Irish names are popular around the world and many American parents choose them for their newborns.

Popular Irish names in the US include Liam, Aiden, and Gael for boys while Riley, Sloane, and Kennedy are popular for girls . However, there are other Irish names that people tend to struggle with .

That is because the Irish language works vastly differently from the English language . So, things aren't pronounced the way they would be if they came from the English language.

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Names that often catch people out are Saoirse , Caoimhe, and Tadgh, to name just a few examples. One Reddit user has expressed frustration at a unique issue they are having with an in-law.

The Redditer has said that their sister-in-law doesn't know how to pronounce their Irish name properly but still wants to name her son after that name. After asking other users for advice, other people seemed to agree with the frustration.

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"AITA (Am I the -------) for telling my SIL she should learn how to say my name correctly before she names her son after me?" the user asked. One person responded: "It is categorically weird to name a kid a name you cannot pronounce correctly."

Another said: "Talk about lukewarm cultural appropriation. They want to give their not-at-all Irish child an overly Irish name, not bother to understand how to pronounce it, and instead use it as a ticket to go to Ireland. It’s pretty offensive. Moreover, your SIL tried to bait you by wanting you to act smug and then attacking you for not rising to her BS."

A third wrote: "I worked in London for five years and several of my colleagues refused to listen to me when I told them how to pronounce my Irish name correctly. They insisted that it was just ‘my accent’ and that they were pronouncing it correctly as an English person would."

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