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What is Sadhbh’s sister called?

110 replies

dinosaurkisses · 12/08/2018 23:04

Due dc2 next spring- boys name sorted as we’re using a family name. Having more trouble with a girls name.

Dd is Sadhbh (pronounced Sive, rhymes with 5) which was DH’s pick. Ideally would go for another Irish name, but every irish girl’s name I’ve looked at is either

  1. Hideous (looking at you, Gobnait) Or
  2. very frequently used as it isn’t hideous (lovely names like Aoife and Ciara)

We are in Ireland so spelling etc isn’t an issue. I like Elinor, so it doesn’t need to be an Irish name (but I don’t love it).

Please hit me with inspiration- DH has just seriously suggested Blaithín so I’ve given up there.

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Heratnumber7 · 14/08/2018 20:38

My favourite Irish girls' names are Breige and Brona.

FirstofhisName · 14/08/2018 20:27

Róisín. Love it!

Lollipop129 · 14/08/2018 17:29

Croiadh (fada over the i) pronounced cree-a and means little heart

InionEile · 14/08/2018 05:49

Sorcha would be beautiful. Growing up, I was friends with a family that had 3 daughters, one named Sadhbh and the others were Aoife and Cara, all beautiful names.

IAmInsignificunt · 14/08/2018 03:35

I might know someone who has a Fiadh with a Sadhbh. Wink

Caireann
Bébhinn

OkPedro · 14/08/2018 00:36

Grainne doesn't sound anything like groin
It's not pronounced Groin ya
It's grawn ya

SisterNotCisTerf · 13/08/2018 23:45

I heard Sharon Horgan mention her daughter but she pronounced it Sivey (to rhyme with Ivy). Is it optional?

No she probably has added the “ey” part as a cutsie nickname. I have two (unrelated) friends called Claire and Jane and both their friends and parents call them Clairey and Janey.

WomblingWoman · 13/08/2018 23:00

Another one who loves Éabha.

I think it's a beautiful name and would have been my choice of I'd had a girl Grin

1000Stars · 13/08/2018 22:44

I knew sisters called Sadbh and Beibhinn thought those names went beautiful together.

violets17 · 13/08/2018 22:28

I heard Sharon Horgan mention her daughter but she pronounced it Sivey (to rhyme with Ivy). Is it optional?

Rainatnight · 13/08/2018 22:26

I came on to say Iseult, as a PP suggested

Firtreefir · 13/08/2018 22:23

Sharon Horgan from Catastrophe has a daughter called Sadhbh, her other daughter is called Amer

SpacePenguin · 13/08/2018 13:34

I think Oonagh or Muireann would be fab with Sadhbh. Or something like Mairsile (Irish version of Marcella) or Noirín.

I agree that you shouldn't go for something with an 'easy' spelling. Better to try to keep it relatively even - though Sadhbh is probably one of the most difficult.

DamnCommandments · 13/08/2018 12:58

Reidín?

noseoftralee · 13/08/2018 12:55

sessy - Graw (rhyme with straw) + in + ya

It gets a bit mangled in the English accent. Grainne Seoighe didn't last long on Breakfast telly in the UK. Adrian Chiles couldn't pronounce her name for the links.

Sessy19 · 13/08/2018 12:51

Is Grainne pronounced a bit like groin??? 😳

SgtFredColon · 13/08/2018 12:48

Laoise is lovely.

noseoftralee · 13/08/2018 12:46

Oonagh ? Er no.

Clodagh definitely making a comeback round these parts.

Orla getting trendy in England, lots of my English friends seem to be using it , no Irish connections.

Google a few NI GAA players and see what they named their daughters, you might get a few nice names in there :)

YeTalkShiteHen · 13/08/2018 12:42

I love Grainne

IWouldLikeToKnow · 13/08/2018 12:40

I love Caoimhe, but also Afric.

Redteapot67 · 13/08/2018 12:03

I don’t think you should have two s names

EleanorRigbey · 13/08/2018 11:55

*Today 11:52 EleanorRigbey

Saoirse means 'Freedom'.*

Posted too soon. The OP said she lives in NI.

EleanorRigbey · 13/08/2018 11:52

Saoirse means 'Freedom'.

helvetica01 · 13/08/2018 11:40

@dinosaurkisses Saoirse is gorgeous! What are the connotations? Confused

Please don't go with Grainne per a PP's suggestion - it sounds too similar to Groin Sad

ToesInWater · 13/08/2018 08:52

I had a friend called Blathin - I quite like it 😁 (sorry, can't find a fada on my keyboard). I was going to say Saoirse but understand why not. Sorcha could be an alternative or Caoimhe or Deirbhile would go with Sadhbh. My daughter has one of the names often mentioned above and we live in Australia. Luckily she loves her name as it can be hard work!

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