Is it unfair to call my baby Saoirse?

I love the dance with that name from Lotd therefore u have always loved the name.

Nice name. I'm not up on Irish names but there's no reason not to learn them. Go for it.

I'm English and I can pronounce (and sometimes even spell) everything from Aibhlinn to Mhari to Granuaile. Saoirse (I understood seersha) is easy to spell as the vowels are in the same order as Aoife. And the best part is I have absolutely no idea about republican connotations. It's just a pretty name to me!

I'm English with no Irish connections and I knew how to say it ,it was DH ex's name !

I actually quite like it , but for me it's one of those names that looks prettier written down than said ...

Still a nice chose though !

I'm Irish. I've never heard it pronounced sor-sha and I've lived in the south, Midlands and further north. To my mind, it's Seer-sha. I wonder if it's being confused with Sorcha which is pronounced Sur-aka or Sur-ka?

I wouldn't worry about people not being able to pronounce it or spell it correctly. They'll just have to ask as they would if it were a name from any other country with a different language/unusual spelling/different phonics or indeed one of the more outlandish, made up names that seem to be rising in popularity.

Don't worry about it being republican ffs! Unless, we want to forever live pre 1922 and never appreciate a beautiful name for just that, a beautiful name with a family connection and a meaning that you hope she will carry through her life. Freedom of mind, body, choice

Go for it, op. Our names are so much about our identity and that of our family. With Irish heritage on both sides, you should go for it. The rest of the world will just have to learn it. It's called a diverse Britain. I think everyone knows that there are names out there that are not spelt phonetically.

Would you ask somebody of any other heritage to anglicise their name, Hannahouse?

DH said no for both our DDs, but I love that name. Go for it!

If you love it, use it and give her an easy to spell/pronounce middle name that she can use if she wants.

We live in a multicultural world and I often get lists of students names at the beginning of the year and think how on earth do you pronounce that but you soon get used to it. And some keep their original names and some, particularly Asian students seem to choose a traditional English name instead.

Also you could have a traditional name such as Isabelle but with about 10 other variations your unlikely to spell it right every time.

Perfectly ok if you are Irish or have Irish connections. I think it's a lovely looking name but I think I have been pronouncing it incorrectly.
It is hard to spell and pronounce though. I have a hard to spell and pronounce name - I love it but I use my simple middle name for certain things.

I think S.Ronan see, I can't spell the name is a brilliant actress, I thought she was fab in the lovely bones.

I think it is recognisable as an irish name so people will know that it is not pronounced how it would be if it was an English name (i.e. I don't people will try to pronounce it Sa-oh-rise or Say-orse or similar). They wont automatically know how to pronounce it on seeing it written (particularly as even in Ireland it is pronounced differently by different people - I had thought it was Seer-shuh) , but I am sure will remember when they are told.
It is also one of the easier Irish names to remember in spelling terms.

I was about to mention that British people are going to learn to pronounce it because Of Saoirse Ronan. And as you have irish connections i really don't see the problem my mothers family are irish and my brother has an irish name, it was always just my family are Irish this is how you pronounce it. In fact he was at very proud of having an Irish name at school.

I first heard this when I watched Saoirse Ronan in a film. I think it's a great name and would use it in England. But then I have a Tadhg in England so I would say that

I taught a girl with this name a couple of years ago. I live in England I don't think people would struggle with it. Most people only need to be told once. If you love it, use it.

It's a beautiful name and I have loved it for a long time. (And Saoirse Ronan is much admired by me since I first discovered her in "The Lovely Bones")
I feel that having no Irish connection has stopped me from using it but seeing as you obviously have, i would go for it.
Never mind the problematic pronunciation for some, how often do you have to write down your name and show it to somebody as opposed to just telling them your name when introducing yourself?
If you like it, do it!

It's definitely SEER-sha. "aoi" is an ee sound.
(Seoirse is SHORE-sha which is George. Sorcha is Surr-kha which is Sarah).

we are in england and its not a totally unknown name here altho the pronunciation is more like 'sorsha'. i really like it as a name.

I can pronounce it and I'm in England. I've also managed to pronounce Aoife, Siobhan, Niamh and Aisling.

I think you should use whatever name you like. :)

I wouldn't because I think whilst friends and teachers will rapidly get used to it once they have heard it a few times, there are lots of times in life when you meet someone just once and having a name that is pronounced very differently from the way it appears on the page is just a pain. I speak as a friend of a Siobhan which is much more common yet still causes problems.

Whoops, some English people may struggle to pronounce it, as may some of other nationalities. As the OP is in England it was prudent to just relate to England directly. It is of course a little relevant that both Wales and Scotland have native languages and names descendant from Gaelic and thus pronouncation is less problematic than it can be for some English people.

Anyway OP, name your baby whatever you wish, I can only tell you of my thoughts, which are as detailed above.