Hunting the Little Deers

Welcome to my new blog, "Hunting the Little Deers." The name comes from the Irish surname "Oisin," which translates to "little deer." It translates to English easily enough, but man, the pronunciations and spellings are a bear! Here's a YouTube video in which actress Saoirse Ronan tries to teach Stephen Colbert how to pronounce Irish words. "Oisin" comes at about 3:06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwstj9FJHGg Here's another one. "Oisin" appears at 2:56. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU9w9qLynwE No wonder there are so many spelling variations! Here are some of the variations I've seen—I'm sure there are lots more: Hushen Hushan Hushin Hushon Hushion Husheon Hushing Hushong Husion Hussion Hutchins Haskings Haskins Hession Hasan Hesian Hussian Heshian Hutcheon Usher Escher Cushin Kashin Hirshon Herschen Hussan Husson Hussam Hushaw For the longest time my whole family was under ...