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Favourite Irish names

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NoGoodDeed · 19/08/2018 15:33

Tell me your favourite Irish names, along with pronunciation.

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autumndreaming · 19/08/2018 20:36

Ciara, pronounced Keer-a
Aoife, pronounced Ee-fa

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IHaveBrilloHair · 19/08/2018 20:37

Niamh, pronounced Neev.

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OllyBJolly · 19/08/2018 20:41

Róisín -Ro-sheen

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Sakura7 · 19/08/2018 20:43

Girls:
Clodagh (cloh-dah)
Saoirse (seer-sha)
Alannah
Orla
Riona (ree-ona)
Aoibheann (a-veen)

Boys:
Darragh (Dara)
Conor
Eoghan (similar to Owen)

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DwangelaForever · 19/08/2018 22:14

Cillian 💖

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FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:18

Roisin (RoSHEEN)
Aoife (Eefa)

Sean

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Allycumpooster · 19/08/2018 22:20

Naoise ( Nee-sha) boys name, unusual and lovely.

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FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:24

These are lovely names, but unless you live in Ireland or London, people will just say 'what , what? and even mock.

I know this because I have family members with names like these (one mentioned). I have seen the smirking with my own eyes.

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FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:24

*or possibly Wales

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pollywolff · 19/08/2018 22:28

Aisling (ash-leen)

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Kool4katz · 19/08/2018 22:34

My favourite girls name is Caoimhe - pronounced Quee-Va - meaning gentle, precious, beautiful.

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Redteapot67 · 19/08/2018 22:35

Four fried - well that would just be racism.

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FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:36

well, yes , I suppose you could call it that. There's a lot of it about , you know..

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FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:37

it's not 'Queeva' it's Keeva..

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RedDwarves · 19/08/2018 22:41

Niamh pronounced Neev, and Maeve pronounced Mayv.

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Greeneyedgeek83 · 19/08/2018 22:48

Actually Caoimhe can be pronounced both ways. Keeva and Queeva depending on where you're from

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FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:49

Oh OK, I was just wondering if it was regional tbh.

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Dani18 · 19/08/2018 22:50

Niamh, Maeve and Sinead.
Cian, Killian and Brennan

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Amber0685 · 19/08/2018 22:51

Maura rhymes with Laura

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Kool4katz · 19/08/2018 23:04

It's definitely pronounced Queeva in the Rebel county. Smile

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Xocaraic · 19/08/2018 23:08

Girls:
Aine-Aww-n'ya
Cliona-Cleena
Eimear-Ee-mur
Fiadh-Fia
Orna
Una

Boys:
Áedán -Aidan
Cormac
Éimhín -Evin
Garbhán -Garvan
Riain-Ree-on
Torna

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MollyHuaCha · 19/08/2018 23:15

Saoirse- beautiful name

Seamus - love this too

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NoGoodDeed · 20/08/2018 10:14

Some gorgeous names here. My best friend's OH is Irish and wants an Irish name, it's been so informative looking at the pronunciations.

She loves Cormac and Saoirse

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newnamechange1234 · 20/08/2018 15:48

Erin

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MarthasGinYard · 20/08/2018 15:51

Caiomhe

k ee v a

Or Queeva

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