Below is a list of names used in the novel "Mananan MacLir". Using the pronunciation guides in both Jeffrey Gantz"s Early Irish Myths and Sagas (ISBN 0140443975) and T. W. Rolleston"s Celtic Myths and Legends (ISBN 0486265072) I have tried to give a phonetic spelling afterwards using received pronunciation (Just imagine your average BBC newsreader, minus any with regional accents of course).
| Celtic Name | Pronunciation | Notes |
| Mananan MacLir | All the "a" sounds are pronounced as in "father" | |
| Danu | Dana | As above for the "a" sound. The terminal "u" is pronounced like the "a" in "sofa". |
| Sera | The "e" as in "bet" | |
| Eriu | Eria | |
| Albu | Alba | |
| Fionula | Fee-onn-you-la | The "i" as in pin, the "o" as in pot. The "u" is as in put. Every vowel is sounded. |
| Droichead Átha | Droch-eth Autha | Tricky one. "ch" as in Loch, final "d" like "th" in rather, Á is "a" in law. |
| Temuir | Temur | |
| Ogmae | Ogma | "g" is as in "magen" in german i.e. sounded further back in the throat. |
| Dagdae | "g" as above, "d" as th in rather. | |
| Dían Cécht | Dee-an Kecht | |
| Drai | Dra | |
| Núada | "úa" is "oo" as in "moor". "d" as above. | |
| Túatha Dé Danand | Tootha De Danan | |
| Slíab Errigal | Sleeav Errigal | |
| Bres | Bresh | |
| Drai | Dra | |
| Coirpre | Corpra | |
| Óengus Mac Óc | Oingus Mac Oak | "Oi" as in oil. |
| Lugh | "gh" like "g" as in german "magen". | |
| Iucharba | Youkharva | The "b" has a "v" sound |
| Fergus Mac Roech | Fergus Mac Roich | "oe" as "oi" in oil |
| Conchubur | Conchuvur | |
This is not an exhaustive list but should give enough of a guide to work out the pronunciation of any of the names in the novel.