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Pretty sounding irish derived baby names?

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Bella321 · 11/10/2025 09:11

I'm so stuck for a name for my little girl.

We have been wanting to go with a name with Irish origin because my partner and his family are Irish. However, we live in England and I don't want her to have the life long annoyance of people misspelling or mis pronouncing her name.

Me working in childcare and him having a large family is limiting options too as names like Orla and Fia are already taken.

Please correct pronounciation if wrong.. but my maybe list so far is:

Éabha- Ava

Aoibhe- Eva

Maeve

Úna- oona

Éala- Ayla

Talullah

Íde- eeda

But none are quite feeling like the one. And also the Irish origin is questionable on some even though they have all come from "Irish baby names" lists online.

Help! Any more suggestions or ones to eliminate?

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Dearmalt · 13/10/2025 19:50

bigwhitedog · 13/10/2025 16:25

Saidhbhe and Craoiadh would be bonkers in Ireland too to be fair, as those spellings are completely wrong.

As for the poster who stated Eibhlín is pronounced Everleen... I actually despair.

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I think Eibhlín can be said as Ev-uh-leen too, with the bh giving the v sound. The pp who wrote Everleen probably has a non-rhotic accent and didn’t intend that r to be pronounced.
https://forvo.com/word/eibhl%C3%ADn/

Eibhlín is a name of foreign origin originally.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eibhl%C3%ADn

Onefortheroad25 · 13/10/2025 17:55

Haven’t read all the replies but I love
Fiadh, Aine, Erin, Sibeal, Bebhinn, Caoimhe, Doireann, Laoise, Orlagh, Realtin, Roisin.
Some fadas probably needed on some of those.

Emanwenym · 13/10/2025 17:38

@PeonyPatch , Sloane Ranger - Wikipedia
Think Lady Di before her engagement or

me24x · 13/10/2025 17:36

I love the name Fiadh pronounced Fia

PeonyPatch · 13/10/2025 17:31

Emanwenym · 13/10/2025 17:27

It's awful.

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In your opinion! I like it.

Emanwenym · 13/10/2025 17:27

PeonyPatch · 13/10/2025 13:51

Sloane is very nice too!

It's awful.

Suednymph · 13/10/2025 16:52

I am Irish IN Ireland and the only thing I did was accidentally add the first a to the second name.

bigwhitedog · 13/10/2025 16:25

Suednymph · 12/10/2025 16:57

I am Irish and a lot of Irish names in my family so I understand where you are coming from as I have a niece called Saidhbhe (Syve is pronunciation) and Craoiadh, Aoife and a few others that are similarly bonkers for outside of Ireland to spell nor pronounce but there are many others I would think easier to say like Clodagh or Cushla etc

Saidhbhe and Craoiadh would be bonkers in Ireland too to be fair, as those spellings are completely wrong.

As for the poster who stated Eibhlín is pronounced Everleen... I actually despair.

TokenGinger · 13/10/2025 15:54

My Irish friend at work is Orla. I think she has a beautiful name.

Crikeyalmighty · 13/10/2025 15:50

Or Dolly !!

Crikeyalmighty · 13/10/2025 15:50

Dolores is very pretty too and you could call them Dora day to day - which I think is lovely

Crikeyalmighty · 13/10/2025 15:37

Caitlyn?

PeonyPatch · 13/10/2025 15:31

Dearmalt · 13/10/2025 14:58

No it’s very, very rare in Ireland ime. More an ex-pat name, as is Macushla I’d say.

I wouldn’t consider Sloane an Irish name either @PeonyPatch, although it does say it’s derived from an Irish family name when you look it up. Too far removed if so imho.

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Well, I’ve mentioned lots of others.

Dearmalt · 13/10/2025 14:58

deeahgwitch · 13/10/2025 13:47

Is Cushla used often. I have never met or heard of a Cushla but love the meaning of it.
Clint Eastwood produced, directed and starred in a movie calked Million Dollar Baby with Hilary Swank and her character, a boxer was called Mo Cuishle (Macushla)- meaning beat of my heart/darling.
I think Macushla would be a lovely name.

No it’s very, very rare in Ireland ime. More an ex-pat name, as is Macushla I’d say.

I wouldn’t consider Sloane an Irish name either @PeonyPatch, although it does say it’s derived from an Irish family name when you look it up. Too far removed if so imho.

PeonyPatch · 13/10/2025 13:51

Sloane is very nice too!

PeonyPatch · 13/10/2025 13:50

Siobhan
Aoife
Aisling
Róisín (my favourite)
Caoimhe
Rowan
Clodagh
Niamh
Saoirse
Maeve
Cadhla
Ciara
Riley
Orla

deeahgwitch · 13/10/2025 13:47

Is Cushla used often. I have never met or heard of a Cushla but love the meaning of it.
Clint Eastwood produced, directed and starred in a movie calked Million Dollar Baby with Hilary Swank and her character, a boxer was called Mo Cuishle (Macushla)- meaning beat of my heart/darling.
I think Macushla would be a lovely name.

Teaforthetotal · 13/10/2025 12:25

Snugglemonkey · 13/10/2025 01:03

Yours reminded me of the only triplets I have ever met. Aisling, Aileen and Aideen.

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I forgot about Aileen. Was relatively popular when I was growing up in early 90s Ireland. Eilís (pronounce Eye-leash) was really popular around the same time.

Snugglemonkey · 13/10/2025 01:03

Teaforthetotal · 12/10/2025 20:47

This post reminded me of the name Aideen , an anglicization but it's pretty.

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Yours reminded me of the only triplets I have ever met. Aisling, Aileen and Aideen.

ClearlyNoIdea · 12/10/2025 21:56

CrystalShoe · 12/10/2025 13:38

Oooh, Enya! That's gorgeous!

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I know an Enya and always loved her name.

I also love
Fiadh (Fee-Ah)
Naoise (Nee-sha)
Aislinn
Áine (Awn-ya)
Muireann (mweer-in)
Ríona (REE-ona)

Dearmalt · 12/10/2025 21:13

Fifiesta · 12/10/2025 12:10

I love the Irish name Fiadh, so pretty. If I had known of the name years ago, it would have been a serious contender for our daughter.
In England, with the habit of name shortening being very common, you could have the correct Irish spelling on her birth certificate, but AKA ‘Fia’ on her school exercise books with no loss of pronunciation.

Fia is the modern Irish spelling of the word anyway. Fiadh is a bit of an older spelling though it’s more popular as a name. But either is correct Irish.

Fiadh/Fia only started being used as a name fairly recently, with the first instance of its use in the 1990s I think, so that may be why you hadn’t heard of it years ago @Fifiesta.
OP said she can’t use it anyway as she already knows one.

Teaforthetotal · 12/10/2025 20:47

Whu · 12/10/2025 15:03

Irish names that are easy to pronounce for English people that I’ve known used for baby girls in the last few years include:
Aisling
Sorcha
and more unusually but still pretty and easy to say, Eadin.

This post reminded me of the name Aideen , an anglicization but it's pretty.

Suednymph · 12/10/2025 16:57

I am Irish and a lot of Irish names in my family so I understand where you are coming from as I have a niece called Saidhbhe (Syve is pronunciation) and Craoiadh, Aoife and a few others that are similarly bonkers for outside of Ireland to spell nor pronounce but there are many others I would think easier to say like Clodagh or Cushla etc

DrPrunesqualer · 12/10/2025 16:18

mathanxiety · 12/10/2025 16:16

Johannas and Anastasias went all the way into Carlow, and Laserian is one of the patrons of the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin so you find the odd one here and there - also used as a middle name.

My mother's parents followed the tradition of naming children after grandad's parents, then granny's parents, then significant relatives. Makes genealogical research a little easier.

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You are absolutely spot on there with tracing family history

mathanxiety · 12/10/2025 16:16

DrPrunesqualer · 12/10/2025 14:21

Yes louds called
Mary and Maryanne plus
Ellen on the Westmeath side for generations and still now.

and the Johanna, Anastasia side also has Honoras

Are those Johanna’s in the Tipperary/ Kilkenny area ? because there’s a lot of them about.

ps. I didn’t know that’s how Laserian was spelt. My lot maybe have been blighted historically by not being able to read or write and it’s just been followed down the line to now. Who knows

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Johannas and Anastasias went all the way into Carlow, and Laserian is one of the patrons of the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin so you find the odd one here and there - also used as a middle name.

My mother's parents followed the tradition of naming children after grandad's parents, then granny's parents, then significant relatives. Makes genealogical research a little easier.

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