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irish names

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mum2niamh · 01/08/2008 09:02

my dd is called niamh and i would like a celtic/irish/scottish name for my next child, sex as yet unknown. Suggestions please!

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Aefondkiss · 01/08/2008 23:58

My dh is Irish so lots of Irish nieces and nephews -

Oisin
Conall
Connor
Dervla
Roisin
Cathal (I like)
Maeve

EyeballsinHiding · 01/08/2008 23:42

Ah, picking the brains of the serious Irish name brigade, I have a second cousin and I'm trying to spell his name (don't see him very often, he's only 5!) but I can't find it for the life of me and am too embarrassed to ask rest of family!

I think it's pronounced Kway-lon and I'm sure it starts with a Q unless I'm going mad. Ring any bells?

stepfordwife · 01/08/2008 23:31

i have a finbar
love orla for a girl

PilgrimSoul · 01/08/2008 20:45

For earlier posters, Danan doesn't really mean anything, it is a mythical name. According to legend, before Celts, Ireland was populated by the Tuatha de Danan (People of Danan), a courageous, and poetic race. Members of this race included all the usual suspects, Deirdre, Niamh, Fiona, Fergus, Oisin, Conor etc.

I suppose it is like calling a child Saxon or Helena.

Doobydoo · 01/08/2008 20:40

I have a Finn and A MiloI am in Ireland.

MrsFogi · 01/08/2008 20:31

I had Lorcan and Lachlan at the top of my list of boys names (unused as it was a dd not a ds).
dd1 is Aleanbh (Allanah) and dd2 Saoirse

janx · 01/08/2008 20:22

Here are some of my cousin's names ( I have 65 first cousins!)

Girls
Mairaid (not sure if you spell it like that - but pronounced - myraid
Erin
Finola
Carmel
Eithna

Boys
Fergus
Finbar
Kieron
Declan
Owen

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pointydog · 01/08/2008 20:20

I like Aidan.

What about Conal - is that how you spell it? Irish, nice sound. Or Cormac.

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twelveyeargap · 01/08/2008 20:18

DD1 is Saoirse. We pronounce it Seer-sha but people from other parts of Ireland say Sore-sha. Not to be confused with Seoirse (See-or-sha) which is George. Or Sorcha, which is Sarah.

DD2 is Aoife (ee-fa)

Just gave birth to Oisin (we say Ush-een, but Osheen is also correct) this morning!

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mum2niamh · 01/08/2008 19:55

PS we both like Eilidh but my mum moans that it's 'too common'.

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mum2niamh · 01/08/2008 19:55

Thanks everyone, I'm scottish but my grandfather was irish hence the irish name question!

I like Cian but DH hates it

How do I pronounce Saoirse? It looks like a pretty name!

My DH is complaining beside me that if it's going to be gaelic, it has to be something scottish people 'know' and 'can spell'

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friendlyedjit · 01/08/2008 19:01

always loved aisling -"a dream" but was the name of make of exercise books at school.

one of ours is an eithne(enya) which everyone pronounces "ethnee"!

also love Bosco but didn't have any boys! and whether would have used who knows.

Milo is a great boys name but of course link with tweenies!

Cashel also interesting name- Daniel Day Lewis has called one of his sons.

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LAlady · 01/08/2008 18:02

Aine (pronounced Onya).

amidaiwish · 01/08/2008 17:36

Ciara
Ursula (is this Irish, one of my irish cousins called it)
Helena (pronounced Heleena)

CuckooClockWorkShy · 01/08/2008 17:27

source of inspiration for Irish names in Ireland now?

CuckooClockWorkShy · 01/08/2008 17:19

Shona means happy in gaelic and I believe that Siobhán is gaelic from Joan.

No idea what Dannan means but I've come across that name a couple of times recently, along with Liadan. Were they daughters of Lír (from the Irish folk tale, the children of Lír)?

MrsRecycle · 01/08/2008 17:17

I have an Eilidh - I live in England though and its not known down here but suits her down to a T very unique. Its pronounced Aylee and she knew how to spell it from 2 years old.

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