Éimí atá orm, ní hEimi | It's Éimí, not Eimi

Éimí, an dá fhada i gcorcra | Éimí, both fadas in purple. Éimí atá orm, ní hEimi | It's Éimí, not Eimi. eim.ie.

Le hÉimí Mhic an Ridire | By Éimí Mhic an Ridire
3 Márta 2026 | 3 March 2026
Nuashonraithe: Updated: 23 Meán Fómhair 2026 | 23 September 2026

Is minic a fheicim m'ainm scríofa gan na síntí fada. B'fhéidir gur mionrud é sin do dhuine eile: dhá chomhartha bheaga os cionn dhá ghuta. Ach is cuid de litriú agus d'fhuaim m'ainm iad. Éimí atá orm. Tá fada ar an É agus fada ar an í.

I often see my name written without its fadas. To someone else, that might seem like a small detail: two little marks above two vowels. But they are part of my name's spelling and sound. My name is Éimí. There is a fada on the É and a fada on the í.

Nílim ag súil go mbeidh gach duine ina shaineolaí ar an nGaeilge. Táim ag iarraidh go dtabharfaí an cúram céanna do m'ainm is a thabharfaí d'aon ainm eile. Má tá tú anseo chun an fada a aimsiú ar do mhéarchlár, seo an treoir, agus is féidir leat na litreacha a chóipeáil freisin.

I don't expect everyone to be an expert in Irish. I am asking for the same care with my name that anyone else's deserves. If you're here to find the fada on your keyboard, jump to the guide, or copy the letters you need.

Conas m'ainm a rá | How to say my name

Seo áis chuimhne i mBéarla: an chéad chuid de “eight”, gan an “t”, agus ansin “Mii”, mar atá sa charachtar Nintendo. Cuir le chéile iad: “AY-mee”, go garbh. Is áis í sin do chainteoirí Béarla; ní tras-scríobh cruinn ar fhuaimeanna na Gaeilge í.

A handy English-language memory aid: start with “eight” without the “t”, then add “Mii”, as in the Nintendo character. Put them together: roughly “AY-mee”. That is a guide for English speakers, rather than an exact transcription of the Irish sounds.

Seachtain na Gaeilge: tosú leis na hainmneacha | Seachtain na Gaeilge: start with names

Seachtain na Gaeilge Irish Language Week

Scríobh mé an t-alt seo ar dtús ag tús Sheachtain na Gaeilge i mí an Mhárta. Is deis í an fhéile chun ár gcúpla focal a úsáid agus an teanga a cheiliúradh. Is cuid den cheiliúradh sin freisin ainmneacha na ndaoine a labhraíonn í a litriú i gceart, i mí an Mhárta agus i rith na bliana.

I first wrote this post at the start of Seachtain na Gaeilge in March. The festival is a chance to use our few words of Irish and celebrate the language. Spelling its speakers’ names correctly is part of that celebration too, in March and throughout the year.

Ní maisiúchán é an fada | The fada isn't decoration

Sa Ghaeilge, athraíonn an síneadh fada fuaim an ghuta agus, go minic, brí an fhocail. Ní comhartha roghnach é ar féidir é a bhaint gan difríocht. Seo ceithre shampla; tá na focail nasctha lena n-iontrálacha in Teanglann.

In Irish, the síneadh fada changes the sound of a vowel and, often, the meaning of the word. It is not an optional mark you can remove without changing anything. Here are four examples, with links to their entries in Teanglann.

Fada amháin, difríocht mhór | One fada, a big difference
Gan fada Without a fada	Le fada With a fada
fear duine fásta fireann man	féar planda glas a fhásann sa talamh grass
cead toiliú nó údarú permission	céad an uimhir 100 hundred
briste damáistithe nó ina phíosaí broken	bríste ball éadaigh do na cosa trousers
te a bhfuil teas ann hot	té an duine atá i gceist: “an té” the person: “an té”

Gan na síntí fada, tá m'ainm cosúil le cláirseach gan sreanga: tá an cruth ann, ach níl an ceol ann.

Without the fadas, my name is like a harp without strings: the shape is there, but the music is gone.

Ár n-oidhreacht, ár n-ainmneacha | Our heritage, our names

Is cuid de m'fhéiniúlacht é m'ainm. Ceanglaíonn sé mé leis an nGaeilge, lenár stair agus leis an gcaoi a bhfeicim an saol. Nuair a bhaintear na síntí fada de, braithim go bhfuil cuid den fhéiniúlacht sin á cur ar leataobh. Ní hionann “Eimi” agus mise.

My name is part of who I am. It connects me to Irish, to our history and to the way I see the world. When its fadas are removed, I feel that part of that identity is being pushed aside. “Eimi” is not me.

Tarlaíonn botúin. Is é an rud is tábhachtaí ná glacadh leis an gceartúchán agus an litriú ceart a úsáid ina dhiaidh sin. Ní gá leithscéal fada: ceartaigh an t-ainm, sábháil i do theagmhálacha é agus lean ort.

Mistakes happen. What matters is accepting the correction and using the right spelling afterwards. There is no need for a long apology: fix the name, save it in your contacts and carry on.

Conas síneadh fada a chlóscríobh | How to type a fada

Braitheann an t-aicearra ar leagan amach gníomhach do mhéarchláir agus, uaireanta, ar an aip. Ní leor na litreacha atá clóite ar na heochracha a sheiceáil. Mura n-oibríonn modh amháin, seiceáil an leagan amach sna socruithe nó cóipeáil an litir ón tábla thíos.

The shortcut depends on your active keyboard layout and sometimes the app. The letters printed on the keys do not tell the whole story. If one method does not work, check the layout in your settings or copy the letter from the table below.

Windows | Windows

Le leagan amach Irish nó United Kingdom ar Windows, coinnigh AltGr (an Alt ar dheis) agus brúigh an guta: AltGr + e → é. Cuir Shift leis chun É a fháil. Ní oibríonn an t-aicearra seo leis an ngnáthleagan amach SAM.

With the Irish or United Kingdom layout on Windows, hold AltGr (right Alt) and press the vowel: AltGr + e → é. Add Shift for É. This shortcut does not work with the standard US layout.

Le United States-International, brúigh ', scaoil é, ansin brúigh an guta. Úsáid Shift leis an nguta le haghaidh ceannlitreach. Chun uaschamóg shimplí a fháil ar an leagan amach sin, brúigh ' agus ansin an spásbharra.

With United States-International, press ', release it, then press the vowel. Use Shift with the vowel for a capital. To type a plain apostrophe on that layout, press ' followed by the space bar.

In Word deisce ar Windows, brúigh Ctrl + ', scaoil iad, ansin brúigh an guta. Le ceap uimhreacha agus Num Lock ar siúl, is rogha eile iad na cóid Alt thíos: coinnigh Alt, clóscríobh na ceithre dhigit ar an gceap uimhreacha agus scaoil Alt. Ní hionann an tsraith uimhreacha os cionn na litreacha agus ceap uimhreacha.

In desktop Word on Windows, press Ctrl + ', release both, then press the vowel. With a numeric keypad and Num Lock on, the Alt codes below are another option: hold Alt, enter all four digits on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. The number row above the letters is not a numeric keypad.

Mac | Mac

Le leagan amach SAM nó Briotanach, brúigh Option (⌥) + E, scaoil an dá eochair, ansin brúigh an guta: e → é, nó Shift + E → É. Le leagan amach eile, seiceáil Keyboard Viewer. I mórán aipeanna ar macOS, is féidir an guta a choinneáil síos agus an leagan le fada a roghnú; níl an roghchlár sin ar fáil i ngach aip.

With a US or British layout, press Option (⌥) + E, release both keys, then press the vowel: e → é, or Shift + E → É. For other layouts, check Keyboard Viewer. In many macOS apps you can also hold down the vowel and choose the accented version; that menu is not available in every app.

Linux | Linux

Má tá eochair Compose cumraithe agat, brúigh Compose, ansin ', ansin an guta, ceann i ndiaidh a chéile. Úsáid guta mór le haghaidh ceannlitreach. I GNOME, is féidir eochair Compose a roghnú i socruithe an mhéarchláir. Braitheann aicearraí AltGr ar an leagan amach; ná glac leis go bhfuil siad mar an gcéanna le Windows.

If you have configured a Compose key, press Compose, then ', then the vowel, one after another. Use an uppercase vowel for a capital. In GNOME, you can choose a Compose key in keyboard settings. AltGr shortcuts depend on the layout; do not assume they match Windows.

I réimsí téacs GTK a thacaíonn le hionchur Unicode, oibríonn Ctrl + Shift + U, ansin 00E9, ansin Enter chun é a chur isteach. Úsáid 00C9 le haghaidh É. Ní aicearra uilíoch é do gach aip Linux.

In GTK text fields that support Unicode input, use Ctrl + Shift + U, then 00E9, then Enter for é. Use 00C9 for É. This is not a universal shortcut for every Linux app.

Chromebook | Chromebook

Roghnaigh English (US) with International keyboard sna socruithe ionchuir. Ansin brúigh ', scaoil é, agus brúigh an guta. Úsáid Shift leis an nguta le haghaidh ceannlitreach. Oibríonn AltGr + an guta leis an leagan amach idirnáisiúnta sin freisin.

Select English (US) with International keyboard in your input settings. Then press ', release it, and press the vowel. Use Shift with the vowel for a capital. AltGr + the vowel also works with that international layout.

iPhone agus iPad | iPhone and iPad

Ar an méarchlár scáileáin, coinnigh do mhéar ar an nguta, sleamhnaigh go dtí an leagan le fada agus scaoil é. Tapáil Shift ar dtús le haghaidh ceannlitreach. Le méarchlár seachtrach Apple ar iPad agus leagan amach a thacaíonn leis an modh, brúigh Option + E, scaoil iad, ansin brúigh an guta; seiceáil socruithe Hardware Keyboard mura n-oibríonn sé.

On the onscreen keyboard, touch and hold the vowel, slide to the version with a fada, then release. Tap Shift first for a capital. With an Apple external keyboard on iPad and a layout that supports the method, press Option + E, release both, then press the vowel; check Hardware Keyboard settings if it does not work.

Android | Android

In Gboard, coinnigh do mhéar ar an nguta agus roghnaigh an leagan le fada. Tapáil Shift ar dtús le haghaidh ceannlitreach. Má tá aip mhéarchláir eile á húsáid agat, d’fhéadfadh na roghanna a bheith difriúil. Seiceáil teanga agus socruithe an mhéarchláir mura bhfeiceann tú an litir atá uait.

In Gboard, touch and hold the vowel and choose the version with a fada. Tap Shift first for a capital. If you use a different keyboard app, the choices may vary. Check its language and keyboard settings if the letter you need is missing.

Litreacha le cóipeáil agus cóid tagartha | Letters to copy and reference codes

Is féidir na litreacha seo a chóipeáil go díreach: á é í ó ú | Á É Í Ó Ú | Éimí. Ní gá cód HTML a úsáid chun ainm a scríobh i ngnáth-théacs.

You can copy these letters directly: á é í ó ú | Á É Í Ó Ú | Éimí. You do not need an HTML code to write a name in ordinary text.

Cóid Windows, HTML agus Unicode | Windows, HTML and Unicode codes
Litir Letter	Cóid Codes
á	Windows: `Alt` + `0225` HTML: `á` Unicode: `U+00E1`
Á	Windows: `Alt` + `0193` HTML: `Á` Unicode: `U+00C1`
é	Windows: `Alt` + `0233` HTML: `é` Unicode: `U+00E9`
É	Windows: `Alt` + `0201` HTML: `É` Unicode: `U+00C9`
í	Windows: `Alt` + `0237` HTML: `í` Unicode: `U+00ED`
Í	Windows: `Alt` + `0205` HTML: `Í` Unicode: `U+00CD`
ó	Windows: `Alt` + `0243` HTML: `ó` Unicode: `U+00F3`
Ó	Windows: `Alt` + `0211` HTML: `Ó` Unicode: `U+00D3`
ú	Windows: `Alt` + `0250` HTML: `ú` Unicode: `U+00FA`
Ú	Windows: `Alt` + `0218` HTML: `Ú` Unicode: `U+00DA`

D'fhorbróirí agus d'eagraíochtaí | For developers and organisations

Má ghlacann do chóras le hainmneacha daoine, ba chóir dó glacadh lena gcuid litreacha freisin. Úsáid UTF-8 tríd an gcóras ar fad, agus ná cuir teorainn le hainmneacha do [A-Za-z]. Ná bain síntí fada as an ainm a shábhálann nó a thaispeánann tú.

If your system accepts people’s names, it should accept their letters too. Use UTF-8 throughout the system, and do not restrict names to [A-Za-z]. Do not strip fadas from the name you save or display.

D’fhéadfadh cuma chomhionann a bheith ar dhá shraith dhifriúla de charachtair Unicode: mar shampla, é mar litir réamhdhéanta, nó e agus comhartha géaraicinn comhcheangailteach. Úsáid normalú Unicode, amhail NFC, nuair is gá comparáid chomhsheasmhach a dhéanamh. Ní hionann normalú agus na síntí fada a scriosadh.

Two different Unicode sequences can look identical: for example, a precomposed é, or an e followed by a combining acute accent. Use Unicode normalisation, such as NFC, where you need consistent comparisons. Normalisation does not mean deleting accents.

Déan tástáil ar an turas iomlán: foirm, stóráil, cuardach, ríomhphost, easpórtáil agus allmhairiú. Ba chóir go bhfanfadh Éimí mar Éimí ag gach céim. Má cheadaíonn tú cuardach gan síntí fada, coinnigh an t-ainm ceart mar an leagan a thaispeántar.

Test the whole journey: form, storage, search, email, export and import. Éimí should remain Éimí at every step. If you allow searches without accents, keep the correctly spelled name as the version you display.

Is mise Éimí. Le dhá fhada.

I’m Éimí. With two fadas.

Foinsí agus tuilleadh cabhrach | Sources and further help

Seiceáladh an treoir i gcoinne na bhfoinsí seo an 23 Meán Fómhair 2026. Is féidir le leaganacha bogearraí, leaganacha amach agus aipeanna an modh ionchuir a athrú.

The guide was checked against these sources on 23 September 2026. Software versions, layouts and apps can affect the input method.

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