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Fiadh

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Trexmomma · 14/08/2021 06:52

I'm expecting my third and already have an Aoibhe at home.
Would Fiadh be OK as a sister? Or does it sound too similar? We live in Ireland so the fear pronunciation shouldn't be a problem.

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Enough4me · 16/08/2021 02:08

Bridie
Briget

Funkmaster · 16/08/2021 01:50

Nuala?

Funkmaster · 16/08/2021 01:49

Roisin. Am biased.

LizzieAnt · 16/08/2021 01:48
  • just re-read what I said upthread...meant to say 'aoi is sometimes a diphthong'...leaving out words and can't spell, sorry Blush

Muireann is also nice OP. I think I like the meaning of Neasa (which isn't certain btw) more as I grow older, but that's probably just me Grin

MotionActivatedDog · 16/08/2021 01:38

Make sure and check the meaning behind any names suggested OP. Neasa, for example, means not gentle. I think it looks and sounds lovely but the meaning isn’t one I would want to attach to my child.

Fangdango · 16/08/2021 01:05

@MoreOfADogPerson

Fachtna is definitely a boy's name and uncommon outside a 20km radius in one part of the country.

I like Bronagh/Brona, but am slightly prejudiced as it's my sister's name.

Where is that? The 20km radius? That's unusual.

You are right, and I misremembered for Fleachta as a girl's name. Have just checked. That seems fairly uncommon too.

I like Bronagh too - also fine with Aoife.

DramaAlpaca · 15/08/2021 23:19

The singer Bryan Ferry has a son called Tara.

LizzieAnt · 15/08/2021 22:14

Never heard of Tara being used for a man, or of Eanair used as a name either! Learning lots today Smile

MoreOfADogPerson · 15/08/2021 22:10

Fachtna is definitely a boy's name and uncommon outside a 20km radius in one part of the country.

I like Bronagh/Brona, but am slightly prejudiced as it's my sister's name.

Germolenequeen · 15/08/2021 22:09

I love them together - you could have Fianadh instead if you want an F name?

dramalamma · 15/08/2021 22:05

I know a family with exactly those names - I think they're a lovely combo.

ColonelNobbyNobbs · 15/08/2021 22:04

I know 3 Fiadhs born in the last year also. I think Bronagh is lovely and I know someone called Liadán which I think is nice and unusual

SofaSpuds · 15/08/2021 22:03

I only know one Nollaig and she's a woman, haven't heard it used for a man.
I do know one male Saoirse, and two men called Tara (both 50ish) - did Tara used to be a boy's name?

ColonelNobbyNobbs · 15/08/2021 21:58

I know an Eanair!

LizzieAnt · 15/08/2021 21:54

And it was definitely Saoirse, not Seoirse.

LizzieAnt · 15/08/2021 21:53

It's probably a difficult one all right!
I recently met a youngish male Saoirse - that's an awkward one for men these days too I'd say.

Brimorion · 15/08/2021 21:44

Maybe it has a bad effect on men, being called Nollaig. 😀 I worked with one in university admin aeons ago, and he was notoriously sour. My sense is that it’s no longer really used for boys so surviving male Nollaigs are probably at least 60 now…?

LizzieAnt · 15/08/2021 21:40

I've never met a male Nollaig either! (Lots of Noels though.) I do know several women called Nollaig, mostly quite cheerful too Grin

Brimorion · 15/08/2021 21:34

Fachtna is a boy’s name, and has never been unisex that I’ve known of. Common enough for older men where I’m from. I like it. Not sure I could get behind Feabhra as a name, but then I’ve always loathed Nollaig. The few I’ve known have been mildly peevish-looking men in beige jumpers.

Belleager · 15/08/2021 20:38

Yes, Feabhra is February, but why not ... I suppose Nollag is a name too. Not sure about any other months.

LizzieAnt · 15/08/2021 20:01

@Belleager
Aoi is a dipthong, so it's not always a straightforward ee or í sound as in Aoibh or Aoibhe but it can be, depends on the word.

www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/aoi

www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/aoibh

I've never met either a Feabhra or a Fachtna I must say. I thought Fachtna was a boys' name? And isn't Feabhra February? Then again, April, May and June are names so why not I suppose Smile

Belleager · 15/08/2021 18:32

@LizzieAnt

Naoi is the only exception I can think of off the top of my head Belleager, I was going to mention it upthread but thought it might be too much detail Smile. Aoibh is said as eve in Munster though, at least by any Irish speaker I know.
Yes as far as I know too - bit of mystery really. Keep trying out aoi words in the accents of various muinteoiri I have known and it's always ee isn't it.

I've known a Feabhra and a Fachtna, OP, if you decide against Fiadh and want something similar. Feabhra is gorgeous.

MindyStClaire · 15/08/2021 18:20

I think they're too similar and I agree, Fiadh went from a name I'd never heard of to one I was sick of in the blink of an eye there recently so I'd be avoiding for that reason too.

Bronagh sounds nice and the one I know is fantastic, but the meaning puts me off. What about Clodagh?

LizzieAnt · 15/08/2021 16:27

Naoi is the only exception I can think of off the top of my head Belleager, I was going to mention it upthread but thought it might be too much detail Smile. Aoibh is said as eve in Munster though, at least by any Irish speaker I know.

Belleager · 15/08/2021 15:07

Some guides list aoi pronounced ay as Munster dialect.

Agree though I'd pronounce Aoife as Eefa and Eabha as Ayva. Aoibhe as Eeva but seems Ayva is a reasonable variation so I would ask.

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