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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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nellyonthetelly · 01/08/2008 17:14

I have a Sorsha... We saw Sorcha in a book and fell for it , only to discover its correct pronounciation is sora-ka, or Sor-ka, so we decided to go with the phonetic spelling, which to be honest we now regret a bit - think it just doesn't look as nice. Just a word of warning if you are thinking of doing the same with a gaelic name.

pointydog · 01/08/2008 17:13

Finn

fransmom · 01/08/2008 17:09

ciaran

nickeldime · 01/08/2008 16:57

My favorites are..
Boy: Aonghus, Kieran, Lorcan, Quinn
Girl: Aisling, Clodagh, Maeve, Tegwen
Got them from the list of Irish names at:
www.babynamespedia.com/search/f/irish
www.babynamespedia.com/search/m/irish

mamalovesmojitos · 01/08/2008 16:53

saoirse is beautiful. nearly named dd that. my favourite irish names are

sadhbh
laoise
siofra
muireann
beibhinn
riona
dearbhail
caoimhe
i have named dd from the above list.

for boys-
fionn
naoise
fiachra
tadhg
oisin

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fransmom · 01/08/2008 16:44

pronounced as sorsha?

muggglewump · 01/08/2008 16:30

I love Saoirse.
You would have the problem of no one being able to spell/pronounce it though.
I also have a Niamh and even that can be problematic and it's one of the easier Irish names

fransmom · 01/08/2008 16:21

what does dannan mean??????? tia

Comerscroft · 01/08/2008 16:19

Sheena and Shona (Siobhan in gaelic) are Scottish, and mean the same as Jane.

Morag is also ScottishI don't know the Gaelic spellingand means the same as Sarah (princess)

Comerscroft · 01/08/2008 16:17

Eilish (pronounced eye-lish) is a lovely Irish name, which is the same as Elizabeth.

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BitOfFun · 01/08/2008 15:54

My beautiful red-haired daughter is Roisin, and it really suits her. I tend to call her Rosie for short though, and at least people can spell it!

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ilovemydog · 01/08/2008 15:48

Love Saoirse

fransmom · 01/08/2008 15:45

dannan? i heard it on a programme my dd was watching and it was for a girl but not sure what it means?

jamescagney · 01/08/2008 15:42

Macdara (m)
Fiachra (m)
Paidi (m)
Colm (m)
Cearbhall (m)
Saoirse (f)
Sinead (f)
Roisin (f)
Blaithin (f)
Aoibheann (f)

crumpet · 01/08/2008 15:32

What about Ailish?

bythepowerofgreyskull · 01/08/2008 15:29

my friend is called aisling
pronounced Ash-ling
she has to tell people once or twice and puts up with people spelling it wrong..
Worth it I think for a very pretty name.

CuckooClockWorkShy · 01/08/2008 15:27

ps, I don't know whether you're in Uk or Ireland, but if choosing a name like Maeve, there's NO need to spell it Maedhbh. Maeve is perfectly acceptable in Ireland.

I'm sure there is a more anglicised spelling of Saedhbh in use in Ireland.

Síofra is my dd's ballet teacher's name. It's Irish for Fairy. Sheefra for those who don't know how to pronounce it!

CuckooClockWorkShy · 01/08/2008 15:25

Roisín or Maeve would be two of my favourites.

I also love Clodagh. (gh silent)

Boys' names, like Tadhg, Cathal, Diarmuid, Cormac, Oisín, and although it's not gaelic, I love Patrick. I wouldn't be a fan of Pádraig. Every Pádraig I know ends up 'podge' which is awful.

ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 01/08/2008 14:31

Don't choose a name you don't know how to pronounce. Nobody else will either and it's not fair. Pick something like Callum/Finlay/Cameron that are in common use in england.

Blocky · 01/08/2008 12:11

Caoimhe - quee-va
Oisin-osheen

nervousal · 01/08/2008 12:04

Aoife = eef- a
Roisin = rosh - een
no idea re the others