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Irish/Celtic girls name for dd

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Embolio · 10/03/2016 03:54

Poor child is a week old and still nameless! Her brothers are Aidan and Oisín.

Shortlist before she was born was -

Niamh
Muireann
Cara
Fódhla/Fóla
Nainsí
Sorcha

But now we can't agree. Dh's mum was Nancy so we might use that or Anne for a middle name (obv not if we use Nainsí as first name).

Any and all suggestions welcome - I like Fóla and Muireann best I think but DH being infuriatingly non- commital, grrr.

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guineapig1 · 12/03/2016 19:32

Also Efa (welsh for Eve and pronounced as "Ava" in English)

guineapig1 · 12/03/2016 19:30

Are you specifically looking for irish names or would scottish/welsh/cornish/breton also be ok?

What about:
Erin
Gwen (and its longer welsh variants - Gwenllian, Gwennan etc)
Sioned (welsh version of sinead - not dated at all)
Manon ( welsh but also works in french)
Mari (also has scottish/irish variations)

IoraRua · 12/03/2016 19:25

Sinead is a bit dated in Ireland imo, I'm guessing op is here. Pretty name but to me it'd be like naming her Louise or Carol.

Riona, maybe?

MrsPickwick · 11/03/2016 20:48

What about Ailbhe? Or Aifric?

Themodernuriahheep · 11/03/2016 20:12

Nainsi Brigid

Whatever the Irish of Patricia is..

Themodernuriahheep · 11/03/2016 20:11

Sinead Nainsi
Nainsi Sinead.

Great.

Themodernuriahheep · 11/03/2016 20:10

Sinead.

Love it and gave great friend called it.

tellmeofthetime · 11/03/2016 20:08

My new granddaughter is Orlaith Kate. My daughter in law is Irish. I think it's lovely.

3luckystars · 11/03/2016 19:19

Do you like Fiadh?

MNetter15 · 11/03/2016 17:50

Embolio

My list are pronounced as follows:

Clodagh - Clo-da
Saoirse - Seer-Sha
Aoibhe - Eva
Eabha - Ava
Aine - Awwn-ya
Aoife - Eefa
Aoife
Roisin - Ro-sheen
Cliona - Cli-uh-na
Roise - Ro-sha

LonestarStateOfMind · 11/03/2016 00:05

Roise is really beautiful but I see why you wouldn't want to use it.

Other names I like are Fiadh and Laoise. Congratulations!

BettyBitesBums · 10/03/2016 21:39

Not ignorant at all MadSprocker. If you're Irish or have huge crazy Irish family with many of these names like me they look completely normal but if not they just look like a shit load of vowels and the odd consonant chucked at a page Grin! My DH is always chuckling away at the ridiculousness as he spells mine and DDs names to people for the millionth time.

MadSprocker · 10/03/2016 20:39

Really don't want to sound totally ignorant, but would love the English phonetic spellings of the names, just so I know what they sound like IYSWIM.

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Embolio · 10/03/2016 20:35

Not keen on Aine really...

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Embolio · 10/03/2016 20:34

I know Nancy is a variation of Anne, it was my mil's name. That's why we were considering either as an option (probably middle name). I wouldn't use the two together of course Wink

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lamusic · 10/03/2016 19:45

Eilidh

CremeEggThief · 10/03/2016 19:36

Cara from your list or how about Aine? Nancy is a variation of Anne, by the way.

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Embolio · 10/03/2016 19:33

Thanks all - I really like Liadan but DH not keen, he's also vetoed Clodagh, Eilish and Cliona (all of which I like). I really like Roise but can't use it as I already have an Oisín.

Agree Muireann Anne is prob too many 'ann' sounds on reflection Confused DS1 has just suggested 'oats' and 'peso' at this point it nearly sounds sensible Wink

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MNetter15 · 10/03/2016 16:40

I like

Clodagh
Saoirse
Aoibhe
Eabha
Aine
Cait
Aisling
Aoife
Roisin
Orla
Cliona
Roise
Maeve (various spellings)
Aoibheann
Aoibh
Aoibhin

Hope you understand those without the fada, iPad playing up.

ifgrandmahadawilly · 10/03/2016 16:36

What about Welsh names?

Ffion
Aneira (pronounced an-eye-rah)
Nia
Gwen
Rhian

applecatchers36 · 10/03/2016 16:28

Clodagh?
Think Ciara and Siobhan are nice from other names mentioned...

weegiemum · 10/03/2016 16:20

what about Eilidh?

IoraRua · 10/03/2016 16:19

I am not a fan of Muireann Ann, I just think it's a lot of ann sounds together iyswim. Muireann Aine? Same meaning but a different sound.
Niamh Anne is lovely. I prefer Muireann to Niamh though.
What about Fiadh, Siofra, Liadain, Aoibheann, Aifric?

MissTessmacher · 10/03/2016 16:15

What about Caoimhe or Cliodhna?