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Irish baby names anyone?

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lovesicecream · 22/07/2011 22:43

Can't decide! Dh is Irish so would like an Irish name, any ideas?

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Hi there - this thread is a little old. [[https://www.mumsnet.com/baby-names/most-popular-irish-baby-names
If you’re looking for an Irish baby name, find inspiration here]]. MNHQ

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WineAndPizza · 26/07/2011 15:25

Aisling is beautiful...means a dream or vision and is in a lot of Irish poetry.

Also love Aoife and Eimear.

Grainger · 26/07/2011 13:54

I'm Irish and my DS has one of the more pronouncable c names already listed a few times. That us typical of Irish names- the C's tend to be simpler.

If you want easy to spell and pronounce and not c;
Sean, Liam, Donal, Lorcan, Finn, Rory (ruairi), Brendan
Orla, Aisling /ashling, kiera, Aileen,

The easier to spell ones can tend to be less trendy though.
I'm actually having a cs tomorrow for ds2 and am keeping well away from any Irish names, easy to spell or not, because my fil is an arsehole who speaks in Irish a lot and whose first words to me after having his first grandchild were to question his nonirish second name. James? Why not Seamus? Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

pinkhyena · 26/07/2011 11:36

I'm pregnant with DC2 but only 5 weeks gone. If we have a girl we're going to call it Roisin. Neither of us are Irish but I love the name.

mskatemc · 26/07/2011 09:24

I was always keen on an Irish name until I realised I may spend the rest of my life being corrected by my in-laws on the pronunciation... Of my own child's name.

Decided now it can keep his McSurname and have a first name from this side of the Irish Sea.

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Lovesicecream · 26/07/2011 00:29

He has a friend called darragh who pronounces it that way

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SiamoFottuti · 26/07/2011 00:18

isn't it, math? Dah-rah, is the only pronounciation I have ever heard.

mathanxiety · 25/07/2011 23:57

That's a strange way to pronounce Daragh.

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Lovesicecream · 25/07/2011 23:33

Dp doesn't pronounce darragh the same as he pronounces dara though

Darragh- Dow (rhymes with wow) ra

Dara - dar ra

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rainbowdrift · 25/07/2011 23:24

lol lovesicecream my poor mother in law also has 2 other grandkids called kian and callam! She never knows what name to call

mathanxiety · 25/07/2011 23:22

I think I know what you mean Bandwithering. Sites that say Kelsey is an Irish name or tout names beginning with K, or include names with letters not found in Irish, like J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z.

I like this site though.

You can spell Daragh DARA if you thing it would cause problems, but the GH is no different from the GH of night or right. Or Kenneth BRANNAGH.

Alannah is derived from the phrase 'A leanbh', which roughly translates as 'darling', or 'dote', a fond diminutive for anyone of any age.

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Lovesicecream · 25/07/2011 23:21

Lol me to! My first two are c names , dp put his foot down after that and said no more c's ! I wanted chase or caleb

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rainbowdrift · 25/07/2011 23:08

I have Chloe, Ciaran and Cillian. If i ever have another would love using Carrick.
Lol i like C names as you see

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Lovesicecream · 25/07/2011 23:04

Think ill use spellings that will be easy to pronounce over here, don't know how I'd go about it if it's a boy and he insists on darragh though, can just see people pronouncing it dar rag!

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Bandwithering · 25/07/2011 22:39

Sorry, that sounded anti-american, i didn't mean it to sound like that. I think that Irish names are quite fashionable in the states and sometimes it's a kind of Irish that fits in with the fashion that is what is being sought.

Bandwithering · 25/07/2011 22:38

Yeah online sites that are aimed at Americans, I wouldn't take them as gospel.

Aislinn means Vision or dream ..............

debivamp · 25/07/2011 22:11

good website - www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-a-c.html

SiamoFottuti · 25/07/2011 21:35

Irish people speak Irish. Not Gaelic, which informally is more correct for Scots. Gaeilge translates to Irish, not gaelic.

debivamp · 25/07/2011 21:33

As an Irish person - gaelic is the true language of the Irish and the only language my great grandmother spoke. Welsh people speak welsh.

SiamoFottuti · 25/07/2011 21:27

Gaelic isn't Irish.

And be careful about the online resources, some of them have made up names and mix in welsh ans scottish too.

debivamp · 25/07/2011 21:15

My daughters name is Alanna - means beautiful in Gaelic. Another lovely name is Aisling - which means free spirit.

You can go on-line and most Gaelic names actually have a meaning. DD's second name is Cerys (welsh for love) - so she is beautiful love. You can get a sick bag if you like :-))

mamalovesmojitos · 25/07/2011 20:58

Can I suggest too that if you want an authentic Irish name it's good to check the spelling with an Irish speaker first. Lost of names are misspelt, even on this thread. I also regularly see Irish names pronounced incorrectly on baby name threads in mn.

Spelling isn't a matter of life or death of course , but if it's important to you then check it out online. If you don't care then ignore this rambling post .

prudaloo · 25/07/2011 20:48

My parents were Irish (Aoife and Seamus), and my sister and I both have names from the list. Much as I love my very unusual name, I would not choose an Irish name for a child who will be living in England. They have been Anglicised in a horrible way and some are now chavvy names, albeit spelt wrongly, and are a nightmare if spelt correctly.

Fooffy · 25/07/2011 19:33

Saoirse - I love this name. If I ever had another girl (which I won't) but if I did I would choose this.

DS is Rohan (which is anglicised version of Ruadhan) pronounced Roo-awn as Math has mentioned already.

My DGF is Paeder but it gets dreadfully skewed by most english people.

SiamoFottuti · 25/07/2011 18:28

not necessarily if you are thinking about multi-cultural pronounciation. Many people who spell their name Eva pronounce it Ava. So its fluid. However that doesn't change the actual point that the "name" OP said she liked is a piano and not a child.

Mixitnow · 25/07/2011 00:43

And so are Eva and Ava

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