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Clodagh

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cloggal · 16/12/2013 13:10

Not even TTC#2 yet. Heard this the other day and liked it! Goes with our surname and with DS's name. We live in Scotland, both DH and I of Irish/Scottish heritage. We would have likely gone with Orla or Eilis if DS had been a DD but I know a few so I'm thinking it might be about to get hugely popular.

Any thoughts?

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pinkgirlythoughts · 17/12/2013 18:51

We used to call my sister Clodagh as a nn as children- her name is actually Chloe. I really like it :)

N0llaigSh0na · 17/12/2013 18:49

I like it.

I don't understand how Cliodhna is an STD treatment. Whaaaat?

I thought of Clodagh when I was pregnant but people said "what? like a Claddagh ring!?" eh no. That put me off using it in England.

nauticant · 17/12/2013 15:19

Cliona - STD or treatment? You decide!

TruJay · 17/12/2013 14:58

Love it, we live in England and we know a Clodagh (Irish dad) I think it's a fab name and she's a lovely girl. I think u do need the heritage connection to use it though in my opinion which u have so go for it!

U can't please everyone with ur name choices as I have recently discovered when I introduced my baby girl!!! If u love it use it x

sonlypuppyfat · 17/12/2013 14:42

Oh sorry x posted!

sonlypuppyfat · 17/12/2013 14:41

I think its beautiful Deborah Kerr played a nun called Clodagh in The Black Narsissus.

womma · 17/12/2013 13:07

I really like it. I remember Clodagh Rodgers from the Eurovision song contest when I was a nipper.

squoosh · 17/12/2013 12:25

I'm Irish, mid 30s, it's a nice enough name. Less boring than Orla but doesn't set my world alight either. I know a few and none of them stand out as being awful people.

PeterParkerSays · 17/12/2013 11:18

It reminds me of the film (and book) Black Narcissus which I think had a Sister Clodagh so it reminds me of that sort of era when the film was made - 1950s?

I think a lot depends on how you pronounce the 2nd syllable, going slightly up at the end of the "a" sound makes the whole name sound a bit lighter.

Apparentlychilled · 17/12/2013 11:10

I'm Irish, in my late 30s and live in the UK. I love it!

diddl · 17/12/2013 11:10

I think it's lovely.

adaloveslace · 17/12/2013 11:06

You might like Cliona or Caríosa as an alternative though?

Or there's always Ciara...

adaloveslace · 17/12/2013 11:03

I'm late 30s and Irish. I went to school with a few Clodaghs too but I don't see it as dated - possibly because an English friend has a very sweet 8 year old Clodagh. She's known as Clo, which sounds fresh and Chloe-ish to me.

It's one of those Irish names that looks a bit ungainly I think - it's the combination of 'clod' and the 'gh'- but actually sounds feminine and mellifluous.

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cloggal · 17/12/2013 09:39

Looks like cough, surely Santana? Can see that, but not hear it!

Quite like Clo :) Interested though that two of the Irish people have thought it dated, quite sure my Irish relatives would have strong opinions too - just wasn't sure in which way...

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mumbaisapphirebluespruce · 17/12/2013 00:18

It reminds me of the word 'clodhoppers'. My Mum used it to refer to ridiculously high heels that you couldn't walk in and as a result you would be clodhopping around in the most ungainly way. So to me it's a name that makes me think clumsy and someone who thuds around a lot when they walk!

SantanaLopez · 16/12/2013 20:40

It sounds like a cough.

CiderwithBuda · 16/12/2013 17:24

I love it. A good friend's Dd is Clodagh. Clo for short.

DoesntLeftoverTurkeySoupDragOn · 16/12/2013 17:23

I have always thought it an ugly looking name to my English eyes.

BunnyLebowski · 16/12/2013 17:22

I hate it.

I'm Irish and to me it's a dated and thoroughly unpleasant sounding name.

It sounds heavy and ungainly and unfeminine to me.

BikeRunSki · 16/12/2013 17:21

.... And I like it.

BikeRunSki · 16/12/2013 17:15

I know one in her 40s, known as Clo.

Trooperslane · 16/12/2013 14:51

I'm a nordie living in Scotland with a cousin Clodagh and I love it.

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cloggal · 16/12/2013 14:41

Hahaha flipchart! Each to their own, not a fan of the most popular ones so there could be something in that.

Oooh nauticant I would never predict nicknames Wink

I had forgotten about Clodagh Rogers too. Good spread of opinion here! :)

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nauticant · 16/12/2013 14:28

It shortens to clod. Great nickname.

goodtimesinbontemps · 16/12/2013 14:22

It was my girls name for ds1 and ds2! By the time I had dd I had gone off it :) I still think it's a lovely name though and not too common even here in Ireland.