Dè an t-ainm a tha ort?

jay un TAN-um a ha orsht

/dʲeː ən ˈtanəm ə ha ɔrʃt/

Word by word

Dè: what
an: the
t-ainm: name
a: that
tha: is
ort: on-you

Literally: what the name that is on-you

Gaelic treats a name as something resting on you, not something you possess.

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