What is the origin of the name of the Boston Celtics? why is it pronounced with a soft C?

as we all know, if you are Irish you are considered Celtic, but in that form its always said with a hard C sounding like Keltic. What is the origin of the word in use with the NBA team??

What is the origin of the name of the Boston Celtics? why is it pronounced with a soft C?
from the NBA's website:





The legend of the naming of the team dates back to when the franchise was formed in the summer of 1946. Team founder Walter Brown was an avid hockey man who just happened to fall in love with the sport of basketball. With professional hockey in place, the perceptive Brown could now fill the empty seats at his famous Boston Garden with another winter sport team - professional basketball.





The name seemingly grew out of a conversation between Brown and Howie McHugh, a member of the Garden's publicity staff and the man assigned to handle the basketball entity. Both men suggested several nicknames, including Whirlwinds, Unicorns and Olympics.





But it was Brown, who suddenly exclaimed, "Wait, I've got it - the Celtics. We'll call them the Boston Celtics!" Brown excitedly went on, "The name has a great basketball tradition from the old Original Celtics in New York. And, Boston is full of Irishmen. We'll put them in green uniforms and call them the Boston Celtics!"





McHugh tried in vain to talk with, negotiate and dissuade Brown not to use the name Celtics, but Brown's mind had clearly reached a final decision and that would be the end of that conversation.
Reply:well, there is a football (soccer) team in glasgow scotland called "celtic" and it is pronounced with the soft c. so they have it that way over there sometimes too.

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