""Fíadh is an Irish girl's name meaning wild or untamed. The name's connection to nature and the wild symbolises the untamed aspects of the individual, their tenacity, and their willingness to push boundaries. "This sounds both like my ... daughter Fíadh and most storms.""
""We certainly couldn't have a live storm with the name of a candidate during the election.""
""I think the names that are being suggested are good. The only one I would be a bit concerned with is Fíadh. It is a lovely name, but it might be one of those Irish names that people in Britain might pronounce incorrectly.""
Met Éireann proposed Fíadh as a storm name and wanted colleagues in the UK and the Netherlands alerted while finalising lists for 2025 and 2026. Concerns arose that a live storm could share a candidate's name during an election and that Fíadh sounded similar to 'fear' or might be mispronounced by British audiences. Met Éireann reassured colleagues by sending an audio recording of the correct pronunciation and sought to retain the name on the list. Fíadh is an Irish girl's name meaning wild or untamed, presented as the only Irish-language name and part of a public naming initiative.
Read at Irish Independent
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