Sadhbh, Sáibh, Saiva, Saiveen etc

SunnyFog · 2024-04-05T08:03:12+00:00

I keep seeing this name in a very wide range of spellings - what spelling works? (I don't have a baby to name, I just love this name.)

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ColleenDonaghy · 07/04/2024 22:53

LadyEloise1 · 07/04/2024 20:04

Would Déarbhíle be pronounced Dervealya ?

She pronounces it Dervla obviously enough but in my head in screaming "dair-veela".

CliffsofMohair · 07/04/2024 22:38

RollingRocknRoll · 05/04/2024 09:05

What about Caher with Saiveen as a middle name?

😂👏👏👏

LadyEloise1 · 07/04/2024 20:04

Would Déarbhíle be pronounced Dervealya ?

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SunnyFog · 07/04/2024 09:09

ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 06/04/2024 16:07

I was going to say that earlier but stopped myself in case it caused offence! I've noticed they're extremely fond of a superfluous fada, or three, in Northern Ireland!

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Well Rían is in the top five boys' names for 2023, according to the CSO. So it's not just NI.
i guess some people are so sad about missing fadas, they like to throw in some extras to make up.

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ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 06/04/2024 16:07

ColleenDonaghy · 06/04/2024 13:47

Never come to NI. I know a Déarbhíle.

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I was going to say that earlier but stopped myself in case it caused offence! I've noticed they're extremely fond of a superfluous fada, or three, in Northern Ireland!

PlasticOno · 06/04/2024 16:00

ColleenDonaghy · 06/04/2024 13:47

Never come to NI. I know a Déarbhíle.

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There should be a law. 😱

EspressoMacchiato · 06/04/2024 13:50

Dubliner here.

We say “Siyve” and spell it Sadhbh

ColleenDonaghy · 06/04/2024 13:47

ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 05/04/2024 15:17

I'm convinced that's why some people use them. Pretty little hats for vowels!

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Never come to NI. I know a Déarbhíle.

ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 06/04/2024 13:05

PlasticOno · 06/04/2024 10:14

@LadyEloise1, you should be on the Leaving Cert syllabus. A friend of mine called Gary once did bar work in NYC and claims he’s tips went up hugely when he swapped name badges with a guy called Tadhg.

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No flies on him! Ain't no one going misty eyed for a Gary.

PlasticOno · 06/04/2024 10:14

ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 05/04/2024 18:43

thought this was a haiku initially

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@LadyEloise1, you should be on the Leaving Cert syllabus. A friend of mine called Gary once did bar work in NYC and claims he’s tips went up hugely when he swapped name badges with a guy called Tadhg.

LadyEloise1 · 06/04/2024 09:07

😂
I wish.
My heart always sank in English class when we were asked to produce a haiku @ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey

ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 05/04/2024 18:43

LadyEloise1 · 05/04/2024 17:11

That John B Keane play Sive is really sad. ☹️
I'd spell it Sadhbh.
I really dislike the name Tadhg.

thought this was a haiku initially

Anabella321 · 05/04/2024 17:47

LadyEloise1 · 05/04/2024 17:11

That John B Keane play Sive is really sad. ☹️
I'd spell it Sadhbh.
I really dislike the name Tadhg.

Yeah I saw it in the Gaiety in February. I cried!

Love Tadhg but I hate that some people spell it Tadgh.

Procrastination4 · 05/04/2024 17:16

RollingRocknRoll · 05/04/2024 09:05

What about Caher with Saiveen as a middle name?

Very good!🤣🤣🤣🤣

LadyEloise1 · 05/04/2024 17:11

That John B Keane play Sive is really sad. ☹️
I'd spell it Sadhbh.
I really dislike the name Tadhg.

PlasticOno · 05/04/2024 16:15

Blankname22 · 05/04/2024 15:36

Don't love it as a name, I put it in same category as Tadhg.
Too many ways to spell, confusing dbhgh letters that are not needed.
I say this as someone who had to spell out my name and pronounce it to anyone who needed to know. It's a burden in life, honestly it is. I personally gave my children, phonetically spelled names which will work outside Ireland too for that reason.

There’s only one way to spell Taghg, unless we’re going old school with the dots.

Blankname22 · 05/04/2024 15:36

Don't love it as a name, I put it in same category as Tadhg.
Too many ways to spell, confusing dbhgh letters that are not needed.
I say this as someone who had to spell out my name and pronounce it to anyone who needed to know. It's a burden in life, honestly it is. I personally gave my children, phonetically spelled names which will work outside Ireland too for that reason.

fuckssaaaaake · 05/04/2024 15:30

Love it :-)

SageRosemary · 05/04/2024 15:30

fuckssaaaaake · 05/04/2024 15:22

Feel like I just stepped into a parallel universe

Welcome to Ireland!

fuckssaaaaake · 05/04/2024 15:22

Feel like I just stepped into a parallel universe

ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 05/04/2024 15:17

VaddaABeetch · 05/04/2024 15:14

Ahh but they look nice!!!

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I'm convinced that's why some people use them. Pretty little hats for vowels!

VaddaABeetch · 05/04/2024 15:14

ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 05/04/2024 15:12

My pet hate is fadas being where fadas have no place being.

Ahh but they look nice!!!

ScubaDivingSpiderMonkey · 05/04/2024 15:12

My pet hate is fadas being where fadas have no place being.

Anabella321 · 05/04/2024 15:08

SunnyFog · 05/04/2024 14:45

Sáibhe seems to be popular, also Saidhbh.
It's a really ancient name, once spelt Sadb.
When I first heard it I thought it was sámh or sáimh, meaning tranqil, peaceful etc, but that's not a name.

Yes but there would have been a séimhiú on the d and b making it more like the modern spelling.

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SunnyFog · 05/04/2024 14:45

Sáibhe seems to be popular, also Saidhbh.
It's a really ancient name, once spelt Sadb.
When I first heard it I thought it was sámh or sáimh, meaning tranqil, peaceful etc, but that's not a name.

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