Top English words that have Irish origins. While English may be the most used language in the western world, it has borrowed from many other languages over the centuries such as French, Germanâ¦ and Irish. In fact, some of the most colourful words in the English language originated across the water in Ireland, or at least have Irish connections. Here are some of our favourites. Caricature of Charles C Boycott from Vanity Fair, 1881.
Josh Gad as LeFou in Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast (2017). (Disney Movie Trailers/Youtube)
Trivia. 1  His name is French for The Madman, and also a phonetic pun on The Fool..  LeFou is currently one of the few Beauty and the Beast characters to have the same voice actor in multiple versions of the movie, as Jesse Corti voiced Lefou in the English and Latin American Spanish dubs of the movie.