How interesting! I have often wondered about this name. It is in my family -- both Ulster and Munster. In Ulster, I hear it pronounced like "Kew" or "Hew" and have never heard the "i" as in "see" pronunciation. Wherever did the "ew" sound come from? Anglicization, I suppose. And how in the world did the "k" sound arise? (McHugh??) "Hew" is the pronunciation used by my ggrandfather (Hugh from Munster), according to the family. Cheers, Jude ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noel Healy" <jnhealy@eircom.net> To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:11 AM Subject: RE: [TIP] Hugh - Irish name variations > Karen, > Aodh is the Gaelic version of Hugh. Phonetically it is pronounced > ei (as in paid) in Munster Irish and i: (as in see) in Ulster. >

Jude, I was referring to the pronunciation of the name "Aodh", which is the Gaelic for the name "Hugh". However, you are right. The name "Hugh" is pronounced "Hew" in Munster and "Kew" in Ulster. -----Original Message----- From: JFW [mailto:jowyn@adelphia.net] Sent: 04 February 2006 19:54 To: IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TIP] Hugh - Irish name variations How interesting! I have often wondered about this name. It is in my family -- both Ulster and Munster. In Ulster, I hear it pronounced like "Kew" or "Hew" and have never heard the "i" as in "see" pronunciation. Wherever did the "ew" sound come from? Anglicization, I suppose. And how in the world did the "k" sound arise? (McHugh??) "Hew" is the pronunciation used by my ggrandfather (Hugh from Munster), according to the family. Cheers, Jude ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noel Healy" <jnhealy@eircom.net> To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:11 AM Subject: RE: [TIP] Hugh - Irish name variations > Karen, > Aodh is the Gaelic version of Hugh. Phonetically it is pronounced > ei (as in paid) in Munster Irish and i: (as in see) in Ulster. > ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== Join us for a chat about researching families in Tipperary (and everything else!). 'Open House Sessions' every Thursday/Friday (depending on your location). Starting at 11pm Thursday Tipperary Time. This means the time will be 11pm in England; 6 pm in New York and Montreal; 3pm in California and Vancouver; 7am (Friday) in Perth; 10am (Friday) in Sydney; 12 noon (Friday) in Wellington. http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip2/chat/index.htm