Boy's name
Dáithí
“DAW-hee”
'swiftness, nimbleness'; also used for David
Why it is said that way
Both fadas are long and the th is an h: DAW-hee.
- th → h — never the English th
- á é í ó ú (the fada) → a long vowel — and never optional
The story behind the name
Dathí is remembered as the last pagan king of Ireland, said to have died struck by lightning in the Alps while campaigning — a story historians treat with caution but nobody wants to give up.
Famous people with this name
- Dáithí Ó Conaill (1938–1991) — IRA member
- Dáithí Ó Sé (born 1956) — Irish television presenter
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Dáithí on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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