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Ogham Transliterator
This tool converts Latin characters to the Ogham
alphabet.

Try: Love | Family | Strength | Ireland

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Note: Ogham is written vertically from bottom to top.

What’s Your Name in Ogham?

Ogham is an alphabet which was traditionally

used to write Primitive Irish ~1,600 years ago,
the earliest known form of Gaelic. As it is known
only from fragments inscribed on stone, it is im-
possible to accurately translate all names, words
and phrases into Primitive Irish and then into
ogham. For this reason, modern Irish (Irish Gael-
ic) is used instead.

We have compiled a list of common names,

words and phrases in Irish and the correspond-
ing ogham transliteration. If your name is in
English, ideally you should find the Irish equiva-
lent first before transliterating it into ogham.

English Irish Ogham

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large)

John Seán ᚄᚓᚐᚅ

James Séamus
ᚄᚓᚐᚋᚒ
ᚄ
Kevin Caoimhín
ᚉᚐᚑᚔᚋᚆ
ᚔᚅ
Mary Máire ᚋᚐᚔᚏᚓ
Kathleen Caitlín
ᚉᚐᚔᚈᚂ
ᚔᚅ
Sarah Sorcha
ᚄᚑᚏᚉᚆ
ᚐ
100 Popular Names in the Ogham Alphabet

Most Popular Ogham Words &

Phrases

From our analytics collected over the

years, most visitors search for their first name or
a spiritual word/phrase such as grá (love)
or saol (life). Below are the top 10 phrases
searched.

English Irish Ogham

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large)

Love Grá ᚌᚏᚐ

Family Teaghlach
ᚈᚓᚐᚌᚆᚂᚐ
ᚉᚆ
Strength Neart
ᚅᚓᚐᚏ
ᚈ
Peace Síocháin
ᚄᚔᚑᚉᚆ
ᚐᚔᚅ
ᚈᚐ 
ᚋᚓ 
Tá mé i ngrá
I love you
leat ᚔ 
ᚍᚏᚐ 
ᚂᚓᚐᚈ
Life Saol ᚄᚐᚑᚂ
Ireland Éire
ᚓᚔᚏ
ᚓ
Most Popular Ogham Words
Most Popular Ogham Phrases, Sayings and
Blessings

Ogham Translator vs Translit-

erator — what’s the differ-
ence?

Most people are searching on Google for “Ogham

Translator”, however, ogham is not a language
but an alphabet, so the correct term should actu-
ally be “Ogham Transliterator”.

A translator translates from one language to an-

other, whereas a transliterator converts letters
from one alphabet to the corresponding letters
of another alphabet.

Much like the English language uses the Latin al-

phabet, the Irish spoke Primitive Irish (an early
form of Gaelic) and wrote with the ogham alpha-
bet long before the arrival of the Latin script to
Ireland.

This tool simply converts Latin characters (eg.

ABC) to ogham symbols (eg. ᚐᚁᚉ) – this is called
transliteration. This tool does not translate from
English to Primitive Irish and there are no such
translators or dictionaries in existence.

A Brief History…

Ogham is an Early Medieval alphabet used to

write the early Irish language, Primitive Irish.
Evidence shows that Ogham was in use since at
least the 4th century, long before the arrival of
the Latin alphabet to Ireland.

There are around 400 surviving inscriptions on

stone monuments throughout Ireland and also
several in western Britain left by Irish set-
tlers. Most of the inscriptions consist of personal
names, probably of the person commemorated
by the monument.

᚛ᚋᚐᚊ 
ᚉᚓᚏᚐᚅᚔ 
ᚐᚃᚔ 
ᚐᚈᚆᚓᚉᚓᚈᚐᚔᚋᚔ
ᚅ᚜
MAQ CERAN[I] AVI ATHECETAIMIN Son of Cia-
rán, descendant of the Uí Riaghan

᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚁᚔᚕᚑᚔᚋᚐ
ᚊᚔᚂᚐᚏᚔᚇ᚜
CORBI KOI MAQI LABRID Here is Corb, son of
Labraid

The more ancient examples are standing stones,

where the script was carved into the edge of the
stone.

Breastagh Ogham Stone in County Mayo, Ireland

The Breastagh Ogham Stone is a pillar with

Ogham carvings incised on two edges.

᚛ᚂᚓᚌᚌᚄᚇᚂᚓᚌᚓ
ᚄᚉᚐᚇ᚜
᚛ᚂᚓᚌᚌᚄᚇᚂᚓᚌᚓ
ᚄᚉᚐᚇ᚜
᚛ᚋᚐᚊ 
ᚉᚑᚏᚏᚁᚏᚔ 
ᚋᚐᚊ 
ᚐᚋᚋᚂᚂᚑᚌᚔᚈᚈ᚜
Legescad, son of Corrbrias, son of
Ammllogitt

This is believed to refer to a grandson of Amal-

gaid mac Fiachrae (died. AD 440), Irish King of
Connacht of the Uí Fiachrach. A succession dis-
pute broke out upon his death between his two
sons Óengus and Éndae. Saint Patrick himself
arranged for the high king Lóegaire mac Néill
and his brother to mediate the dispute!

Dunloe Ogham Stones, Beaufort, Co. Kerry, Ireland (Photo:

Robert Linsdell)

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