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Favourite Irish names

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NoGoodDeed · 19/08/2018 15:33

Tell me your favourite Irish names, along with pronunciation.

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FacelikeaBagofHammers · 20/08/2018 17:04

Sadhbh (rhymes with Five)
Siun (Shoo-in)
Sinead (Shin-ead)

villainousbroodmare · 20/08/2018 16:59

Finnabhear is gorgeous! I also love Aedamair but I wonder if we're spelling them correctly as they aren't obeying 'caol le caol agus leathan le leathan'?

TinoBeans · 20/08/2018 16:53

Girl:

Niamh - pronounced Neev.

Boy:

Stiamh - pronounced Steve

Pemba · 20/08/2018 16:51

Saoirse and Roisin, and maybe Aisling - gorgeous names! I think it's maybe the 'sh' sound in them.

But no Irish connections, so didn't feel able to use them, oh well.

Allycumpooster · 20/08/2018 16:49

Love the name Finnabhear for a girl (Finnavear) or Finnbharagh (Finnvara) which is more of a boys name. This is what I wanted to call my kids when I was a teen but DH didn’t agree Hmm

villainousbroodmare · 20/08/2018 16:44

Lasairfhíona (Loss-er-EE-nah) and Iarla (EAR-lah) for girl and boy respectively.

MargoLovebutter · 20/08/2018 16:37

Girls - Fionnuala (pronounced Fuhnula) and Aoife (Eva)
Boys - Finbar, Cormac and Ruari (Rory)

SimplyTwinkly · 20/08/2018 16:29

Riley

TatianaLarina · 20/08/2018 16:12

Oisín - Usheen

InionEile · 20/08/2018 15:51

Oh no, FourFried! Some racist bigots might laugh at my kids’ names! Let me just go and change their names by deed poll to Elizabeth and William so no-one looks down on us...

Oops no, it’s not 1955 so it’s totally ok for anyone to give their child any name that reflects their heritage and take pride in where they come from. Phew. Thank goodness for that.

MarthasGinYard · 20/08/2018 15:51

Caiomhe

k ee v a

Or Queeva

newnamechange1234 · 20/08/2018 15:48

Erin

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NoGoodDeed · 20/08/2018 10:14

Some gorgeous names here. My best friend's OH is Irish and wants an Irish name, it's been so informative looking at the pronunciations.

She loves Cormac and Saoirse

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MollyHuaCha · 19/08/2018 23:15

Saoirse- beautiful name

Seamus - love this too

Xocaraic · 19/08/2018 23:08

Girls:
Aine-Aww-n'ya
Cliona-Cleena
Eimear-Ee-mur
Fiadh-Fia
Orna
Una

Boys:
Áedán -Aidan
Cormac
Éimhín -Evin
Garbhán -Garvan
Riain-Ree-on
Torna

Kool4katz · 19/08/2018 23:04

It's definitely pronounced Queeva in the Rebel county. Smile

Amber0685 · 19/08/2018 22:51

Maura rhymes with Laura

Dani18 · 19/08/2018 22:50

Niamh, Maeve and Sinead.
Cian, Killian and Brennan

FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:49

Oh OK, I was just wondering if it was regional tbh.

Greeneyedgeek83 · 19/08/2018 22:48

Actually Caoimhe can be pronounced both ways. Keeva and Queeva depending on where you're from

RedDwarves · 19/08/2018 22:41

Niamh pronounced Neev, and Maeve pronounced Mayv.

FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:37

it's not 'Queeva' it's Keeva..

FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 19/08/2018 22:36

well, yes , I suppose you could call it that. There's a lot of it about , you know..

Redteapot67 · 19/08/2018 22:35

Four fried - well that would just be racism.

Kool4katz · 19/08/2018 22:34

My favourite girls name is Caoimhe - pronounced Quee-Va - meaning gentle, precious, beautiful.

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