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What do you think of orla?

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shakemyhead · 10/11/2012 22:45

Well just that really. Baby girl will be 1/8 Irish. Just like the name really.

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nsjuly · 10/11/2012 23:49

I like it. I have a cousin Orla and a friend Orlagh. Quite like the latter spelling.

MaryZezItsOnlyJustNovember · 10/11/2012 23:47

Don't spell it Orlaith Not if you live outside Ireland (or even in Ireland nowadays).

Or as Orfhlaith, as one of dd's friends was spelled [baffled], which I thought was made up but apparently exists

B1ueberryMuffin · 10/11/2012 23:45

Well there are lots of Orlas my age in Ireland. The fashion to spell it Orlaith is a recent one. It's definitely not wrong. It's more established if anything. Irish names are more fashionable now than they were. Certain names have always been popular. Orla and Maeve are two that have English spellings and they are not wrong.

PrincessOfChina · 10/11/2012 23:39

I prefer Orlaith, Orla looks wrong to me.

B1ueberryMuffin · 10/11/2012 23:38

I like it. I don't like it spelled Orlaith. It just doesn't look as pretty written down. With some names like clodagh i like the irish way because you know (even in english) not to pronounce the gh. but with Orla, it's just simpler and prettier without the ith at the end..

fuckwittery · 10/11/2012 23:35

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frantic51 · 10/11/2012 23:33

Love it but prefer the Irish spelling, Orlaith. Not sure about Orla Elizabeth, something awkward about first name ending in a vowel followed by second name beginning with a vowel that makes it hard to say without putting an "r" in between. Hmm

ItLooksLikeRainDear · 10/11/2012 23:30

Fairly popular in Ireland but not so much over here.

Both my DC have Irish names as DH is Irish as were my parents.

We were thinking of Orla for a name for DD but didn't go so well with our surname so check that it does with yours.

I think it's nice to have names that reflect their heritage.

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shakemyhead · 10/11/2012 23:11

Looks like a winner then. DP slowly coming round to it. Didn't know about big brother but that will be soon forgot.
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Thinking about orla Elizabeth

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TheEnthusiasticTroll · 10/11/2012 23:03

Love it

ItLooksLikeRainDear · 10/11/2012 23:02

Love it!

fluffygal · 10/11/2012 23:00

I love it, wanted it for DD2 but didn't because of that stupid girl on Big Brother, which really shouldn't have put me off!

CanonFodder · 10/11/2012 22:57

Love it! Was on our list for DD.

XBenedict · 10/11/2012 22:57

It's very pretty

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KittyMcAllister · 10/11/2012 22:57

Love it. Friend's dd is named this and it's a great name, pretty but also grown-up & won't date.

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