Talk:Conchobhar mac Toirdhealbaig Ó Briain

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This page was moved on 14 January 2011 by user:Fergananim with the comment "correct form of name".

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography uses the title "O'Brien, Conor,[third earl of Thomond (c.1535–1581)]", as does the older Dictionay of National Biography for this man's close relative and one of the article sources for this article.

What is the evidence that "Conchobhair Ó Briain" is the correct form of the name?
What is the evidence that it is the commonly used name in reliable English language sources?

Because for the purposes of titling an article, there is a difference between "correct form of a name" and "commonly used name" (see WP:AT). -- PBS (talk) 21:41, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Conchob(h)a(i)r Ó Briain is, it would seem, a correct gaelic spelling of his name, and most likely what he would have called himself. However, per WP:COMMONNAME I think this article belongs at Con(n)or O'Brien, that is: with the Anglicised spelling. Whether or not filing a WP:RM to move it back is required I don't know, but whatever the name of the article (Conor, Connor or Conchobar) the text should be made consistent with the name, and variant spelling mentioned in the lead. Finn Rindahl (talk) 22:56, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]