How do you pronounce the surname 'Breatnach'?

Whistle
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Post title says it all.
No doubt I’ll get answers like ‘Wibble’!! :roll:

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Walsh :smiley:

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:smiley: :smiley:

I am sure people pronounce it different ways - my dad pronounces it “Bren-nacht”

Beth Walsh

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I pronounce it “Cormac.” :smiley:

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It’s pronounced “Breakneck”. The name originated from the family’s propensity for horseracing over uneven terrain at insane speeds.

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It was listening to ‘Cormac’ that prompted my question! :laughing:

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I think its pronounced “Throatwarbler Mangrove”

Tres

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http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~walsh/origins.html


click the ‘click for pronunciation’
sounds like brachna, bra as in ‘brat’, ch as in ‘clearing your throat’, na as in ‘none’

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I was under the impression that you pronounce it “Bren-na” and that maybe it is anglicized to Brennan or Brannon.