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Pronounciation

Pronounciation

Posted: 4 Jul 2001 8:53AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 29 Nov 2005 5:42PM GMT
Surnames: Keady
Hi,

I'm about to begin what looks to be a pretty big task of at least tracing my name back a few generations, and I'd like to start with this:

My family has always pronounced it with a hard 'a' so that it sounds like "Kay-dee". Is this the universal pronounciation? Or do some pronounce it "Kee-dee" (everyone always trys... Lord only knows how many times I've said "No, Kay-dee")

BTW: I'm in Oregon, the son of Todd and Pam, Todd the son of Robert and Verlee. If you run accross the name Verlee in any of your records, email me if you could (long shot, I know) because you may have done a lot of my work for me ;-)

Thanks again,

Josh

Re: Pronounciation

Posted: 14 Jul 2001 11:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 29 Nov 2005 5:46PM GMT
Surnames: Keady
"Once a certain Mrs Tweedie
Asked a man the way to Keedy
The man replied"Excuse me lady
The proper name of the place is Keady"

This is taken from a local history book about
Keady, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland and confirms the
pronunciation you use being a close
approximation to the original Irish "ceid(h)e"

Re: Pronounciation

Posted: 7 Oct 2001 3:57AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 May 2006 1:01PM GMT
Surnames: KEADY
My family all pronounces Keady, kay-dee, with the exception of one of my uncles, who gave in to everyone saying key-dee. We have had some people try to pronounce it ked-ee. My family is mostly located in upstate New York. My grandparents were Martin and Mary Keady, ggrandparents John Walter and Margaret Keady; gggrandparents John Thomas and Mary Keady. John Thomas Keady came to the states from Ireland in the 1840's.
Good luck on your search.
Kris

Re: Pronounciation

Posted: 27 Feb 2002 7:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
In my family, it's the same pronounciation as yours. Not easy since everyone else wants it to be keeeeedy! :)

Re: Pronounciation

Colum Magee (View posts)
Posted: 18 Jul 2002 6:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
My family have lived in and around Keady, County Armagh, N. Ireland for the past four generations. The town is referred to exclusively as "Kaydee". Only newer residents from outside the area will pronounce it as Keedee, and locals will invariably draw attention to the error of their ways very quickly indeed!!!

Re: Pronounciation

gerry keady (View posts)
Posted: 28 Aug 2002 9:23AM GMT
Classification: Query
We say Key-dee.
I am from the galway line, a lot of keady's come from near headford in galway. My grandad (born 1920ish) was william keady.

Re: Pronounciation

Michael John Keady (View posts)
Posted: 3 Sep 2002 2:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
Back in the 40s, in Greenville, MS, my dad, Michael John Keady built a cabin cruiser in the sideyard and named it "The Kaydees". We had great fun on that boat!

Re: Pronounciation

Chuck Keady (View posts)
Posted: 15 Jan 2003 1:41AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 29 Nov 2005 3:55PM GMT
For a starter, you're pronouncing it correctly! Don't let
anyone tell you differently! My E-mail address is the Irish
spelling of our name. As far as I can tell, if a Keady goes
back far enough, he'll(or she'll) end up in Galway, Ireland,
whether they like it, or not! More specifically, the name
is identified as coming from the Connemara region. There are
still quite a few remaining, but, unfortunately for them,
most pronounce it as "Kee-dy"...say a prayer for them! Good
luck in your search... return, especially near the village of "Spiddal".

Re: Pronounciation

Deborah Keady (View posts)
Posted: 15 Mar 2005 11:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Keady
I am married to an Oregon Keady (Kay-dee) is how I was told to say it. My husband is a descendant of William Keady of Waldport, OR and we are tracing the tree now. I don't have much info other than the bits and pieces I have found online.

Re: Pronounciation

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Kris,
We must be family!Cousins perhaps?
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