All around the Isle of Man, you'll find houses with beautiful Manx Gaelic names. If you've ever wondered what these mean, or are considering giving your own house a Manx name, this page will give you a helping hand! These house names are some of those featured in Douglas Fargher's 'Give your house a Manx name' publication.
Handy pronunciation tip: Many of these house names feature a tiny word: 'y'. This should be pronounced like 'uh' (think of it rhyming with the English word 'the'). The word 'ny' is pronounced with this same sort of vowel sound: 'nuh'; and 'dy' is pronounced 'duh'. Many Manx words also end '-ey' and this should also be pronounced 'uh', sometimes 'yuh'.
Describing words (adjectives) generally found the noun in Manx, so 'White House' in Manx would be 'Thie bane' - literally 'House-White' (Thie = House, Bane = White).
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