Irish girls names- easy to spell

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lakehouse · 17/08/2018 13:55

I love Celtic names, particularly Irish names, but they're so hard to spell. Living in England I don't want to give her a lifetime of people not being able to pronounce/spell her name. Any ideas for beautiful Celtic names which are simple?! Thanks!

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BillywigSting · 17/08/2018 14:01

Nuala
Cáit
Siobhán (common enough that most people know how to spell /pronounce it)

AtticaRose · 17/08/2018 14:01

Orla
Siobhán
Ciara
Aoife

Some reasonably straightforward and common Anglicised spellings:

Maeve (Madhbh)
Neve (Niamh)
Maureen (Máirín)
Moira (Máire)
Sive (Sadhbh)
Alva (Ailbhe)
Keeva (Caoimhe)

Also nice:

Áine (AWN-ya)
Sibéal (shi-BAYL)
Mairéad (mu-RADE, like parade with an m)

HumpHumpWhale · 17/08/2018 13:58

Orla, Ciara, Una, Maura, Emer.

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