Are You Irish?
Yes, it time again for all the Irish Yoga posters to pop out; we’ve all seen them, but you have to love the Irish not only because they gave us Guinness and flavored potato chips. Those problem solving Irish also gave us the submarine, the tank, and the first 4-wheel drive Formula One car. Their writers—James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, to name a few—have treated us to stories filled with satire, wit, and insight. In the 20th century, Irish writers won the Nobel Prize for Literature 3 times.
And who can forget Milk Chocolate? No me. It was Sir Hans Sloane who first mixed milk with cocoa.
So are you Irish? Have you ever checked your surname? Many names that are typically considered English or Scottish are Irish. The Scottish Gaels were emigrants to Scotland. The word “Scotus” being Latin for “Irishman.” Some websites to check your surname at are:
www.ireland-information.com
www.behindthename.com
www.ancestry.com
Just a shout-out to my favorite Irish character, Briana Kaleigh, the protagonist of my Marin Mystery Series. Briana is the feminine version of Brian, meaning powerful. And Kaleigh being Irish for party, which is an aspect of Briana that she fights from within.
Erin go Bragh and Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all.
Hi Nicola,
I found your name meaning here //www.babynamescube.com/name/nicola
It shows your name origin is “Swedish”
Hey Linda,
Actually Nicola is a Latin derivative of Nike meaning vanquisher. Trwst is Gaelic. The website you noted looked interesting until every name I searched had a Swedish origin, even Mary. I guess it uses cultural meanings, which you can see if you check Mary. There is a meaning in every different culture. Still a good website. Thanks. I’ve bookmarked it.
Thanks for your comments Nicola.
I am big fan of this website because I fond of helping parents to provide names and meaning. BabyNamesCube.com helped me to help others.
I appreciate your deep understanding of name meanings.
Keep in touch by comments.
Hey Linda,
I like BabyNamesCube website also. A lot of writers use it for finding character names. It’s good because of the different background searches.
How do you pronounce Trwst? I can’t quite wrap my tongue around it. Thanks!BTW, enjoyed reading Bolinas Bongo, I used to live in Lagunitas.
Trwst is pronounced like “Troost”. Glad you liked Bolinas Bongo. San Rafael Sizzle is supposed to be release end of Jan. I like Lagunitas. I’ve thought of moving out there to be closer to the water.