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Original poster

A sibling for Caoimhe

106 replies

confuddledconfuddle · 04/05/2018 12:08

So I have a Caoimhe (keeva, we are in Ulster so correct pronunciation for here), looking girls names, what should I be shortlisting!

Open to all ideas.

So far on my list is Fiadh but dh is not fussed

We had previously short listed Laoise but not sure if I love it anymore.

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mathanxiety · 05/05/2018 20:27

Beibhinn doesn't have a fada iirc. It's 'Bevin', rhyming with Kevin. With a fada it would be Bay-vinn.

Mo chuisle ('macushla') is 'my pulse', so 'something essential to my life' is what is conveyed in the endearment.

Eavan is 'Ee-vun' as in the poet Eavan Boland but I know one who is A-vun (short A) to rhyme with Cavan and another who pronounces it E-vun (short E). I would pronounce it E-vun if choosing the name. Afaik it's an anglicised version of Aoibheann.

WomanEqualsAdultHumanFemale · 05/05/2018 20:11

Yes I know, I was asking gwen how she is pronouncing.

PinkbicyclesinBerlin · 05/05/2018 20:07

No woman bev in.

WomanEqualsAdultHumanFemale · 05/05/2018 20:04

Be-vin as in bee- vin?

strawberryblondebint · 05/05/2018 19:46

I have a Caoimhe and her little sister is Maebh.

gwen25 · 05/05/2018 19:46

I would pronounce it be-vin

WomanEqualsAdultHumanFemale · 05/05/2018 19:40

Bébhinn= Bevin.

WomanEqualsAdultHumanFemale · 05/05/2018 19:40

Thanks pink!

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confuddledconfuddle · 05/05/2018 19:36

@gwen25 how do you pronounce Bébhinn - it was one of my short list as well but they I heard an alternative pronunciation which I didn't like.

Thanks everyone, there are some there that I can add to my list, still nothing really jumping out at me like how much I love Caoimhe

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Groovee · 05/05/2018 19:12

Orlaith

eloisesparkle · 05/05/2018 19:10
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PinkbicyclesinBerlin · 05/05/2018 17:48

Ee woman

Inkspellme · 05/05/2018 12:22

Surely "Acuisle mo chroí" is "beat of my heart"?

Snuppeline · 05/05/2018 12:20

Aoife
Sinéad
Deirdre
Alva
Orla (I have one of those)
Fennella (the Scottish Gaelic version of Finnula)

IronMansIronButt · 05/05/2018 12:14

Macuisle ( my sweetheart / darling )

Acuisle, and it actually means "beat of my heart"

Apileofballyhoo · 05/05/2018 11:51

Aedín/Étaín.
Deirdre.
Sinéad.
Aoife.
Neasa.
Síofra.
Caitlín.
Eilís.
Clíona.
Úna
Muireann.
Sorcha.

WomanEqualsAdultHumanFemale · 05/05/2018 11:26

Is it like ee in Easter?

WomanEqualsAdultHumanFemale · 05/05/2018 11:26

Ok, some people say ee mergency. And some say eh mergency. Grin

PinkbicyclesinBerlin · 05/05/2018 10:03

math what’s the pronunciation of Eavan? It looks lovely.

E (as in Emergency) van

eloisesparkle · 05/05/2018 09:53

Alana
Allanah
Macuisle ( my sweetheart / darling )

TinyPawz · 05/05/2018 09:29

I have a Máiréad and currently pregnant, if a girl she will be Bláthnaid

gwen25 · 05/05/2018 09:21

What about

Aoife
Meabh
Saoirse
Alannah
Sorcha
Roisín
Caitlin
Bébhinn
Fionnuala

HughLauriesStubble · 04/05/2018 23:52

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SpacePenguin · 04/05/2018 23:51

Personally, I wouldn't choose another name with a 'v' sound, and I'd prefer not to have a rhyming ending.

Siun
Doireann
Emer
Muireann
Noirín
Eileen
Cait
Mairead

(missing loads of fadas! )

WomanEqualsAdultHumanFemale · 04/05/2018 23:42

math what’s the pronunciation of Eavan? It looks lovely.

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