Date Posted:01:48:23 03/27/04 Sat Author:Brian O'Cathain Author Host/IP: cache-loh-ab08.proxy.aol.com / 195.93.33.14 Subject: Re: Translating a name In reply to:
Melissa
's message, "Translating a name" on 07:04:40 03/23/04 Tue
>I would like to tatoo my husband's name in Galelic
>with my Irish tatoo that I already have.
>How would you translate the name Nathan?
>Thanks so much.
Día dhuit,
Nathan is the diminuative of Jonathan and so comes under the various translations for John.
Seán, Shawn, Shaun, Eoin, Owen, Ewan
As ypu are using a diminuative I would take either Seán or Eoin and use Seánaí(Shaw-ny) or Eoiní (Owen-ee)
Brian