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Irish names?

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coffeeforthewin · 11/11/2020 20:43

Suggestions for Irish names (including pronunciation) for boys and girls?? ☘️

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LizzieAnt · 12/11/2020 00:39

@olderthanyouthink

"there is no K in the Irish language"

For real?! FFS more evidence than my nan is talking shit when she says my name is Irish! She just got Kreative with spelling and wont admit it

A lot of Irish names beginning with the letter C have anglicised versions beginning with K - eg Cian/ Kian; Cillian/ Killian; Ciara/ Kiera etc. So Irish in origin, but with an anglicised spelling...maybe your name is one of these?
SionnachRua · 12/11/2020 00:31

Yep, no k in the Irish alphabet. Ditto j, y, w, x, q, z, v. I'm probably forgetting some there as well.

Love Liadáin (lea-dawn), Ríona (ree-ohna), Róise (row-shah) and Luisne (lishna) for girls OP. Also like Croía (cree-ah) though it's a bit makey-uppey. Have heard Fiona is Irish too but haven't looked into it.

olderthanyouthink · 11/11/2020 23:45

"there is no K in the Irish language"

For real?! FFS more evidence than my nan is talking shit when she says my name is Irish! She just got Kreative with spelling and wont admit it

Yippeeforme · 11/11/2020 21:13

Sorry wasn't clear on Rónan, the Ó makes "oh" sound so ROH-nun

Oatbaroatbar · 11/11/2020 21:11

Fiadh is a great name!
Where are you though? I would worry about a lifetime of correcting people pronouncing wrong

Yippeeforme · 11/11/2020 21:11

Bláthnaid (BLAW-ned) means blossom
Aoife (EE-fa)
Gráinne (GRAW-nya)
Clodagh (CLO-da) o as in "oh"
Niamh (Neev)
Sorcha (sur-uh-ka)
Úna (OO-na)
Finola (fin-NO-la) or Finuala (fin-NOO-la)
Nuala (NOO-la)
Caoimhe (KWEE-va)

Donnocha (DUN-uh-ka)
Seoirse (SHORE-sha) Irish for George I think
Fionn (Fyunn)
Ronan (as spelled)
Dara/Darragh (as spelled)
Fergal (as spelled)
Ruarí (ROO-ree) similar to Rory
Cian (KEE-un)
Cillian (KILLY-un)
Cathal (CAW-hul)
Colm (CULL-um)
Tola (as written)
Tadhg (TIEg) "tie" with a G on the end
Dónal (DOH-nul)
Oisín (UH-sheen)

Smallsteps88 · 11/11/2020 21:10

Caolon (keelin)

It’s Caolan.

Be careful OP to do your own research on any names suggested as often they aren’t actually Irish names, just “Irishy sounding” names. Anything with a K for example isn’t Irish, it’ll likely be an anglicisation of an Irish name as there is no K in the Irish language.

What sort of names do you like to start off?

Oatbaroatbar · 11/11/2020 21:09

Aoife
Bebhinn
Ciara
Niamh
Nuala
Saoirse

Cian
Cillian
Conor or Con
Darragh
Fionn
Finn (not sure if this is Irish actually but I love it)
Murtagh
Oisin
Oran

wtftodo · 11/11/2020 21:02

Aoife (eefa)
Aisling (ashling)
Caoimhe (Keeva or queeva dep. on region)
Mairead (ma-raid)
Cadhla (kyla)
Ailbhe (Alva)

Boys:
Oisin (osheen or usheen)
Tadgh (tige)
Padraig (porigg)
Aiden
Malachy (Mala-key)
Cuan (coo-awn)

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coffeeforthewin · 11/11/2020 20:56

@Discobabe98 thank you - I really love Fiadh (fee-a)!

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Discobabe98 · 11/11/2020 20:53

Girls

Aoife (eefa)
Fiadh (fee-a)
Saoirse (sersha)
Ceola (key-Oh-la)
Laoise (leesha)
Eimear (ee-mur)
Aislí (ashley)
Ciara (kee-ra)
Keelin
Orla
Cara
Cora

Boys

Cian (kee-an)
Dara/ Darragh
Caolon (keelin)
Tiernan
Daithi (da-hee)
Carey
Conal

There are obviously loads more they are just some of my favourites/ ones that jump to mind!Smile

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