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unusual pretty irish girl names

92 replies

mum4five · 15/05/2015 19:50

hi im 38weeks pregnant an looking some unusual girls names

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FuzzyWizard · 15/05/2015 21:39

Aoife
Nuala
Saoirse

YDdraigGoch · 15/05/2015 21:37

My favourite Irish girl's name is Breige (or is it Briege??)

Twasthecatthatdidit · 15/05/2015 21:36

I think you're really going to have to tell us where you are - if you're in Ireland, some of the names being recommended are like coming in and recommending Karen, Susan etc

FlaviaAlbia · 15/05/2015 21:35

Aine
Bronagh
Oona
Caoimhe

None of those would be unusual but I think they're pretty.

KanyesVest · 15/05/2015 21:34

Cliodhna and Clodagh are two of my favourites. Both DD and I were going to be called Cliodhna, which is part of the reason I like it so much Smile

treaclesoda · 15/05/2015 21:34

Or actually, I suppose maybe I should have said Maebh.

Blaithnaid

Emer

tortoisesarefab · 15/05/2015 21:33

I love mairead, maeve & Nuala

treaclesoda · 15/05/2015 21:31

Maeve.

StAlphonsosPancakeBreakfast · 15/05/2015 21:30

I'm not familiar with Atorn (do you mean Etain?) or Aruna, I must say.

Sorcha, Caolfhionn, Naoise (boy or girl), Aoileann, Siún, Sinead all spring to mind.

MildDrPepperAddiction · 15/05/2015 21:29

Fódla (Fo-la)

It's a very old Irish name, having a bit if a revival at the moment.

Woola · 15/05/2015 21:29

Fionnuala (Nuala)

Twasthecatthatdidit · 15/05/2015 21:28

Siun
Realtin (little star)
Can't so the fadas in my phone, sorry!

theyoniwayisnorthwards · 15/05/2015 21:28

Where do you live? Are your family irish? I have an irish name and I like it but I am constantly spelling it down the phone

BippityBoppity · 15/05/2015 21:26

Siobhan

chicaguapa · 15/05/2015 21:24

Aoife is soft sounding. No one will ever spell it right though!

BlossomTang · 15/05/2015 21:24

Aine, Grainne, Atorn, Aisling, Eilish, Aruna, Sorcha I worked with a lot of Irish nurses in my time

looki · 15/05/2015 21:21

Irish names are rarely what I would describe as 'pretty' though many of them have nice meanings e.g. Roisin means little rose etc. What kind of names do you like?