Irish names for English babies

I would be delighted if my child's name didn't work in Swindon. Just saying.

I'm Irish (with a very, very Irish name) living in England, married to an English man and a couple of my children have Irish names. I'll tell you this now, no one over here can pronounce Caoimhe.
Whilst Qweeva might be the best way of explaining it to people who don't have Irish, even that isn't quite right.

A few names which go down ok over here seem to be

Siún
Siobhan
Aoife (although the I've heard a lot of E-furrerrrrr)
Rosin
Nuala
Clodagh
Oonagh

Sean
Declan
Dara
Ronan
Eamon
Ciaran
Eoghan
Diarmuid
I think Daithi could work too.

I'd like to use Fidha if we have another girl but I think I might sound like "fear" to English ears.

I love Siobhan, Sinead, Roisin and Caoimhe for a girl.

Dara/Daragh/Daire is a nice unisex name.

Love Oisin for a boy, as well as Tadgh, Seamus (really love Shay or Seami for nicknames) and Cian

I don't know what the all the angst is about Irish names in the UK.
Isn't the UK multicultural?
Some of the South East Asian names are tremendously difficult to pronounce and spell to my English speaking ears and eyes.

It's not a matter of opinion. It's a fact. It's a Scandi name, very common in Sweden and Norway

Thats not how OP was using it, she was clearly stating that she liked names like Ailbhe but would probably spell it in an English way, eg Alva. The fact that the name also happens to be spelled that way somewhere else is neither here nor there.

I'd love Irish names for future DC's, DH is not as keen. Names I love include:
Oisin
Conal
Evelyn (I know this isn't strictly Irish)
Niamh

I love Fiona if I thought they would be fair haired, but that's very unlikely.

We had several Caolin's in my year at school. Of both genders and every one had a different spelling so that would put me off.

Oh and we're both Irish, living in England with English first names and an incredibly English surname. I always hated my boring first name so am keen for my children to not be saddled with deathly dull names.

I get your point about wanting an Irish name but with a simple spelling!! My partner is Irish and we nick named my bump Seamus as a joke but got very attached to the name!! In the end we had a girl and she got an English name! We were also thinking of Cillian for a boy. Another boy's name I like is Caelan, slightly unusual to an English ear but not too complicated!

It's not a matter of opinion. It's a fact. It's a Scandi name, very common in Sweden and Norway.

Thats a matter of opinion. And the OP didn't see it that way.

user Alva is a name in its own right. It's not an Irish name "taken and butchered".

Don't anglicise an Irish name, its the worst of all options. It's taking and butchering..either use it or don't.

Siobhan
Sinead
Sian
Selina
Fiona

I love Irish names.

My favourite boys is Tadhg and girls is SÍomha

To the pp who wanted to use Eilidh but didn't, and others who worry about pronounciation, please don't. My DD is an Eilidh and we live in NZ, where there are very few names like this. Once you tell people how to spell it they never forget, yes she occasionally gets called Edith, and once got called eyelid by a Dr, but she loves her unusual name!

But your 'confused' moniker seems rather apt.

Oh dear. The word 'caoi' which means 'way' is pronounced kwee.

Where are you from that you don't know this?! Have you ever studied Irish? I would have assumed most Irish people would have known it was pronounced kwee-va in the south and kee-va in the north. I'm sorry you weren't aware of this.

Qwee-va is wrong ... there's no 'w' sound.

Caoimhe should definitely be pronounced qwee-va, unless you're from the North in which case Kee-va is more usual.

So much ignorance....................

Caoimhe should Not be pronounced queevabut it probably will be.
I'm not sure non irish people can pronounce it properly!

A lot of my friends growing up had Irish names (catholic school!) - they're really lovely. Lots of Aoifes, Roisins, Niamhs etc. there were a few mispronunciations but generally none of them have had any big problems through life. I love Irish names. If I ever have a daughter I'd love to call her Niamh. I've also always loved Saoirse.

Caoimhe should be pronounced queeva not keeva.

I never understand the stick Irish names get on MN.

There are many nationalities living in the UK who after arriving there have children and give their dc names from their home country

Maeve
Niamh
Ciara (might get see-ah-rah or key-ah-rah)
Siobhan
Catriona
Sian

Patrick
Aidan
Niall
Sean
Seamus
Declan

These are names that would be fine where I live (not Ireland or England). Some of the others mentioned on this thread would get a look when seen on paper, because they're non-intuitive to non-Irish people and people who don't spend a lot of time around Irish people/Irish names.

Clodagh
Nualla
Emer

Padraig
Seamus

I don't know anyone with Irish-name kids. The trad. spellings R very confusing.