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Liberty or Dearbhla?

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DearbhIa · 31/01/2016 19:25

Really struggling to choose as equally love both! I am Irish and living in Ireland. Also wyoo Katie?

Many thanks

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chrome100 · 01/02/2016 12:35

They are both quite ugly in my opinion. Sorry Flowers

SoupDragon · 01/02/2016 12:22

As you are living in Ireland, Dearbhla.

Although I'm English living in England and I know how to pronounce it.

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DearbhIa · 01/02/2016 12:12

Many thanks everyone for your comments Flowers

I think I agree mostly about Dearbhla... Love Liberty to pieces also (although maybe I'll keep as guilty pleasure)!

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FretYeNot · 01/02/2016 10:53

I love Liberty. I'd be worried about years of having to spell Dearbhla (and her being called Dear Blah at school)

senua · 01/02/2016 10:47

COME HERE NOW, LIBERTY...
Kind of loses its meaning.

rofl.

OP made me rofl too. Look at her posting name and then try to guess which name she prefers.Wink

squoosh · 01/02/2016 10:27

Dearblah is lovely.

Grin

That's how I feel about the name Dearbhla. It's a bit blah and a tad meh.

Liberty isn't a fantastic name but it's certainly no more ridiculous than Saoirse. And I like Libby.

Sofiria · 01/02/2016 09:54

I love Liberty!

midsomermurderess · 01/02/2016 09:26

Libby as a nn is awful, so twee. Dearblah is lovely.

DontKillMyVibe · 01/02/2016 08:22

Not Katie. Don't really have a preference between the other 2 names

Mclaren37 · 01/02/2016 04:37

I love Liberty. I know a great family with Liberty, Henry and Sebastian. Lovely!
I wouldn't have known that Dearbhla was Dervla - but it sounds like lots of other people would. Slightly prefer Liberty though.

villainousbroodmare · 31/01/2016 23:41

Dearbhla by a mile. Smile

bibbitybobbityyhat · 31/01/2016 21:44

Dearbhla. You are lucky you can use this because you are Irish!

KenDoddsDadsDog · 31/01/2016 21:43

Dearbhla

maggiethemagpie · 31/01/2016 21:43

Liberty gets my vote. Nickname Libby?

Sophronia · 31/01/2016 21:40

Dearbhla

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 31/01/2016 21:40

COME HERE NOW, LIBERTY...

Kind of looses its meaning.

Rinceoir · 31/01/2016 20:52

I love the name Dearbhla.

Conundrumparpapumpum · 31/01/2016 20:49

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tinofbiscuits · 31/01/2016 19:54

Liberty

mrsschu · 31/01/2016 19:43

Dearbhla. 100%. And if you're in Ireland it's easy to use that spelling. Liberty sounds pretty ridiculous IMO.

VeryPunny · 31/01/2016 19:42

Dearbhla, great name. I also considered Daireann for DC2, but he was a boy.

Pipistrella · 31/01/2016 19:38

All are lovely.

DramaAlpaca · 31/01/2016 19:34

Dearbhla will be fine in Ireland as everyone will know how to say it.

I much prefer it to Liberty.

IoraRua · 31/01/2016 19:33

Dearbhla.
Katie is a bit meh.
Liberty is alright but Dearbhla is just nicer.

turdfairynomore · 31/01/2016 19:33

Dearbhla! Love it. (And Caoimhe. And Cliodhna.....even though you didn't ask for alternatives!! Sorry!!)

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