Irish girl's names

Obviously you can't predict where children will move to as adults, but if you know you will be living in one country for the foreseeable future, I think it is helpful to use a name that isn't going to cause issues every single time you have to tell people what your name is.

But countries aren’t necessarily full of one homogeneous type of person. I’m a Londoner & a lot of people I interact with on a daily basis are 1st or 2nd gen immigrants.

I think people will get used to it fairly quickly. All nice names.

I like all the names on your list, but Clodagh is my favourite. I think people adjust to unusual spellings. One of my daughters, now adult, has a similar name, and she really doesn't mind that she often has to spell it and correct people. I have a really common name, spelt and pronounced in the usual ways, and often have to correct people. So my conclusion is not to worry too much about unusual spellings or pronunciations, within reason.

but I do think as children get older the occasions that they meet someone for the first time reduce

I don't think that is true.... what about

• when you give your name for an order - take away, or a coffee for example
• Make a booking (hairdresser, dentist, giving your name at the garage when you book your car in , etc etc etc)
• when you start secondary, or 6th form, or go to University or start an apprenticeship. At secondary you are likely to be taught be 10 - 15 different staff per year
• when there is anyone new in - cover supervisor, supply teacher, student, visiting speaker, specialist coach, etc
• when you start a placement as part of your training
• when you join a sports team, or, quite frankly, any hobby or new activity
• when you start work
• when you then have to introduce yourself to clients / customers / service users / patients. Depending on role this might be several times a day
• When you meet someone new, socially - at a party or in a bar or wherever

Some sounds are easier for some people to 'hear' and replicate, as they sound the same as sounds from another language (eg Niamh, sounds, to my ears like 'neeve' - all sounds that are in the English language. But other sounds don't 'translate' so well. (I don't know Irish well enough to give an example, but I'm going to suggest the double L sound in the Welsh language which quite a few English people just find really difficult to replicate). You've still got problems with people reading it or spelling it, but at least it will be said correctly if a person introduces themself. Obviously you can't predict where children will move to as adults, but if you know you will be living in one country for the foreseeable future, I think it is helpful to use a name that isn't going to cause issues every single time you have to tell people what your name is.

Croía is a lovely name but Conor McGregor has used it which has put a lot of Irish people off the name.

I only like saoirse from your list. I also love Orla and Siobhan and Caoimhe

I think Clodagh is lovely.

Caoilfhionn

If i had my time again I'd probably still go for something Irish but more phonetical. Or at least that doesn't sound awful if read out phonetically.
But you go for whatever you think is best and it'll be beautiful x

Are you always such a keyboard warrior? Or are you just feeling especially twattish tonight? My 2 year is often confused, rather than upset, about why he's called ODD-ran so often.

I posted to be helpful. You posted to get a chance to be a dick anonymously.

GRAwn - ya

Emphasis on the gra, pulling out the a. The awn would be like from dawn.

And ya / yeh with a soft h at the end

I love Clodagh. I got ripped apart for saying that on here recently lol.

I like Aisling too.

Absolutely love Saoirse & I think with the actress Saoirse Ronan the majority of people would be able to pronounce it
Though it doesn't matter what your name is someone always manages to mangle it.
I know a Christina who gets called Christine and Crystal, a Racquel who gets called Rachel & Ella gets changed to Ellie or sometimes Eleanor.

GROYN-yuh.

Cara and Clodagh are beautiful. The others are trickier but still lovely.
I work with someone whose wife is called Grainne - any ideas how to pronounce this?

And why would that be an issue, unless you're so fragile that you can't cope with your name being mispronounced?

Bridie is the equivalent of Gladys or Edna.

Clodagh out of your list, OP. Croía is awful and make-uppy, and Fia is ridiculously overused, plus there are a lot of Saoirses.

People can be trained to pronounce Irish names. I have an unusual Irish name and an Irish-language surname, and London-born DS has both, without it being an issue.

I love Croía. It's my favourite.

The only one i like is Fiadh - but I really, really like Fiadh.
Caoimhe is nice too.

You'd think. But actually there's never ending occassions eg chemist, supply staff, doctors, soft play, vaccinations, library etc etc where people are having a one off interaction with him which starts by them reading his name before we have the chance to say it.

Fiadh would be butchered in London (where I am) - just sounds like a cockney saying Thea 🤪

I like Saoirse.

Sorcha
Aine
Roisin

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