Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Help me find a beautiful Irish name that isn't too hard to pronounce/spell!

63 replies

Glittermania · 22/04/2011 18:20

Please help me! I am Irish, but my DH is English, and we live in England. I really want to give DD1 a beautiful Irish name,

My favourites are Aofie, Saoirse, Caoimhe and Aoibheann, but no-one is able pronounce/spell them!

DH is suggesting Niamh, because its quite common and well-known, but I'm not keen on Niamh.

Do you know any other Irish girls names that are easy for non-Irish people to say? Thank You!

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Jemma1111 · 22/04/2011 19:24

My Irish cousins are Sinead , Eilish ( I-leesh ) and Aine (Arnya)
and I think these are lovely names!

BibiBelle · 22/04/2011 18:46

Meabh and Eibhlin are both lovely

what about Maude

agree that Orla is lovely too Smile

Whatevs · 22/04/2011 18:45

Caoimhe is pronounced either Kweeva or Keeva depending on where in Ireland you are from. Lovely name.

Mairead (Muh-rade)?

ILikeToMoveItMoveIt · 22/04/2011 18:44

You may have Orla.

It has always been on my name list, but I am pg with ds3 and he'll be the last Grin

TapselteerieO · 22/04/2011 18:42

I quite like Nuala but dh (who is Irish finds it a bit comical).

IngridBergman · 22/04/2011 18:42

how do you say Caoimhe?

I know an Aoibheann who is called Evie by everyone.

Also an 'Emer' but it's spelled much longer, can't remember how Blush

TapselteerieO · 22/04/2011 18:39

Dervla
Maeve
Roisin

Whatevs · 22/04/2011 18:39

Maeve is beautiful.

irishqueen · 22/04/2011 18:37

Millions of niamh's! My eldest is Caoimhe and everyone loves the name but spelling is a problem in Scotland. I have a 7 week old Maeve snoozing on my knee and its had fantastic reactions. My shortlist had Clodagh and Emer on it too! I lost a baby who if had been a girl would have been Saoirse but its quite republican meaning freedom! We have the same tastes lol! Go with Maeve ... Its worked for me lol. Congrats

irishqueen · 22/04/2011 18:37

Millions of niamh's! My eldest is Caoimhe and everyone loves the name but spelling is a problem in Scotland. I have a 7 week old Maeve snoozing on my knee and its had fantastic reactions. My shortlist had Clodagh and Emer on it too! I lost a baby who if had been a girl would have been Saoirse but its quite republican meaning freedom! We have the same tastes lol! Go with Maeve ... Its worked for me lol. Congrats

Whatevs · 22/04/2011 18:27

Cara
Ciara
Emer (ee-ma)
Bronagh (Brona)
Clodah (Cloe-dah)
Ita
Nuala
Orla

BibiBelle · 22/04/2011 18:25

Erin
Muiranne pn Mirren - I love this one

crystalglasses · 22/04/2011 18:22

Is Ciara Irish? It's lovely.