Irish granny chic names

[Fallingovercliffs]

Just wondering if any Irish posters reckon we will follow English example and start to revive the names our granny's generation had?
I just cannot imagine playgrounds being filled with little Nualas, Kathleens, Doloreses and Eithnes.

[DramaAlpaca]

I can't imagine a little Attracta or Concepta either.

Through work I came across a Perpetua last week.

[treaclesoda]

When I read the title, before I even read your first post, I was thinking 'Dolores'!

[MiscellaneousAssortment]

I'm afraid I already know a little Nuala and a Dolores is definitely one that's going to get popular!

[TheEagle]

I'm sure Gobnait is due for a comeback. And Dympna

[PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom]

Kathleen was on our list had DS been a DD.

[TheYuletideMovement]

Bridie, Delia and Mary!

[treaclesoda]

I met a young Biddy recently. And she was very lovely.

[Fallingovercliffs]

Biddy reminds me of the Chalet School so I'll allow that one pass .

But Gobnait, Dympna and Attracta

[moxon]

Kathleen is fab, though, and I've come across quite a few of all ages through the years.

[PrincessOfChina]

I know a Bridie and a Nuala under five.

[Fallingovercliffs]

To the posters who know little Nualas, Bridies etc. are they in Ireland or the UK?

[PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom]

I know a Nula. England.

[myotherusernameisbetter]

Deirdre?

[myotherusernameisbetter]

Theresa?

[PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom]

Argh. Autocorrect not correct. Is Nula even a name?

[Mrsmorton]

How do you pronounce Gobnait?

[KnockMeDown]

What about Assumpta? That was a great one from BallyK

[MildDrPepperAddiction]

How about little Bernie?

[Eve]

The baby girl name Gobnait is pronounced GAABNEYT

[Fallingovercliffs]

I don't think Deirdre really qualifies as old lady chic yet. It's more a 1960s/70s name than a granny one.

[TheEponymousGrub]

"Gub-Nitch" - I can't imagine anything sounding worse...in English. It's pretty okay in context (in Irish), but place it in the wrong language and it's like the ugly duckling.

But isn't Bridget already pretty acceptable now? And there's Caitlin - which should properly be pronounced Catch-leen and/or Anglicised to Kathleen.

[Fallingovercliffs]

Eve I've always heard it pronounced Gubnit, which I think is the ugliest name ever. It's Irish for Deborah apparently.

[TheEponymousGrub]

Eve...what?

[TheEponymousGrub]

Oh I know, I know - worse than Gobnait?

...drumnroll...

Gearoid, sloppily pronounced "growed"


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