Boy's name
Feichín
“FEH-heen”
from fiach, 'a raven'
Why it is said that way
Another slender ch, softened to an h by the e and i around it: FEH-heen.
- ch → the back-of-the-throat sound in loch — not ch as in church
- á é í ó ú (the fada) → a long vowel — and never optional
The story behind the name
Five Irish saints, of whom one was abbot of Fore in Westmeath and patron of west Connacht. His day is 20 January, and the seven wonders of Fore are still counted off for visitors.
Where the name belongs
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